Food, Drink & Dining Out The Perth Thread - Part 2

[perthblue]

What the hell is a wog anyway? I know a lot of Bosnians and Croatians that call themselves wogs, but I thought that term was strictly for the Greeks and Italians.

 

[Ljp86]

Melbourne summers are absurdly overhyped.

December: average of 25 with 7 days over 30.
January: average of 27 with 10 days over 30.
February: average of 26 with 2 days over 30 out of 19 so far.

They get a couple of hot days each year and carry on like the world is ending. Got to 41.7 one day in Jan which is hot anywhere then didn't reach 25 for 3 days. Two days of 40 a few weeks later followed by a week of low to mid 20s.

Gotta laugh at people who refer to summer in Melbourne as "hot". They have a piss poor summer with a few hot days somewhat occasionally. Their summer is pretty mild compared the some of the other capital cities around Australia.

 

[The Speaker]

What the hell is a wog anyway? I know a lot of Bosnians and Croatians that call themselves wogs, but I thought that term was strictly for the Greeks and Italians.

It's extended over time to include basically anyone from the Mediterranean.

 

[Beerfish]

Italians I play football with have told me that the concrete lion is something you can only put out the front once you've paid off your mortgage. Personally I think it's bullshit and something said to aussie ital kids to make them work harder and keep an eye on the prize (or just to take the piss out of skips like myself).

Now there's something I've not heard before.

 

[ioppolo]

What the hell is a wog anyway? I know a lot of Bosnians and Croatians that call themselves wogs, but I thought that term was strictly for the Greeks and Italians.

Lebanese do this as well

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

Now there's something I've not heard before.

It's like a status symbol I think.

 

[gaskin]

Lebanese do this as well

And the Portuguese I went to school with.

 

[Andronicus]

So Wog away I say

Sounds like an immigration policy that a few current politicians would embrace.

 

[bombersfan4000]

Gotta laugh at people who refer to summer in Melbourne as "hot". They have a piss poor summer with a few hot days somewhat occasionally. Their summer is pretty mild compared the some of the other capital cities around Australia.

It’s more amusing people refer to a perth summer hot an the Pilbara hotter

Having been brought up in Melbourne then working life in mining for the best part of it working out side in the middle of nowhere WA weather largely over hyped

 

[Scotland]

Now there's something I've not heard before.

Did not know they had mortgages, thought they paid cash for everything.

 

[The Speaker]

Lebanese do this as well

And the Portuguese I went to school with.

Like I said, the term now applies to the whole Mediterranean. I'm sure if we had more Moroccans they'd come under it too.

 

[Scotland]

If you have olive skin and dark hair chances are you are a wog to someone.

 

[largebus]

The term wog is about as broad as bogan. My stepdad is from Iran and gets called one

 

[Reynolds Number]

Another day another building company busts. Will get worse when the construction boom ends in 2020.

My father has been a lifelong carpenter and he believes the culture of middle management in the industry stinks and is full of selfish pricks who just want their company cars and big parties at the expense of company wellbeing.

 

[ep2018]

https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/poli...rawara-choked-on-chicken-burger-ng-b88752163z

Damn, woman found dead in her car after choking on a burger. Scary way to go. If that were me I'd have at least jumped out of the car and waved my arms around for help.

 

[Kram]

If you have olive skin and dark hair chances are you are a wog to someone.

In high school one of the teachers was away absent and when he came back a kid goes "Were you at home in bed with a wog, sir?". The teacher then went into meltdown going "Are using a slur against my wife because she's Italian?!!" The funny thing was that I don't think anyone even knew she was of Italian decent because she had very fair skin.

 

[Beerfish]

Another day another building company busts. Will get worse when the construction boom ends in 2020.

My father has been a lifelong carpenter and he believes the culture of middle management in the industry stinks and is full of selfish pricks who just want their company cars and big parties at the expense of company wellbeing.

Which one?

Damn, woman found dead in her car after choking on a burger. Scary way to go. If that were me I'd have at least jumped out of the car and waved my arms around for help.

Really? Where?

Don't you people link any more?

In high school one of the teachers was away absent and when he came back a kid goes "Were you at home in bed with a wog, sir?". The teacher then went into meltdown going "Are using a slur against my wife because she's Italian?!!" The funny thing was that I don't think anyone even knew she was of Italian decent because she had very fair skin.

My grandmother was the only one I remember using wog in that way.

 

[ep2018]

Really? Where?

Don't you people link any more?

https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/poli...rawara-choked-on-chicken-burger-ng-b88752163z

 

[Beerfish]

The 47-year-old Bentley woman is believed to have bought the burger from the outlet about 12.30pm and then parked her car in a quiet section of the Waterford Plaza shopping centre’s carpark to eat it.

Calling bullshit on that. There is no quiet section of that car park.

It is also understood that police do not believe there was anything wrong with the burger which may have been a contributor to her death.

Er.. like what? And how did they know?

 

[Plugger35]

Fast food really is bad for your health.

Calling bullshit on that. There is no quiet section of that car park.


Er.. like what? And how did they know?

They must have eaten the remaining half of the burger.

 

[Scotland]

Another day another building company busts. Will get worse when the construction boom ends in 2020.

My father has been a lifelong carpenter and he believes the culture of middle management in the industry stinks and is full of selfish pricks who just want their company cars and big parties at the expense of company wellbeing.

Yeah, there are a lot of project managers who don't contribute a whole lot of value in building and construction.

 

[Scotland]

https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/poli...rawara-choked-on-chicken-burger-ng-b88752163z

"In 2016, 49 people — or almost one a week— died after a piece of food became lodged in their airway.

Another 88 people died after swallowing something other than food."

Wat.

 

[JackOutback]

Small bites, people, we're not pelicans.

 

[Scotland]

I sometimes I feel like a pelican - whichever way I turn, I've still got an enormous bill in front of me.

 

[WCErevival]