Society & Culture Things in life you just don't understand - Part 5

[burge13]

Absolutely right. At the Ashes years ago at Adelaide Oval a small band of Aussies tried to start singing a song to rival the Barmy army. About 2 seconds after they started i reckon the whole Army stood up and sang for the next 10 minutes non stop, yeah they got put in their place ha ha

Went to boxing day not last ashes, one before, and sat in the barmy army with a few pommy mates. Puts Bay 13 or whatever the bogan version is to shame. More songs, more atmosphere, more fun. We really are clueless in the crowd participation area of sports...

Somehow the darts is dead here

 

[GreyCrow]

I'm trying to eat my cheese plate here

 

[the_interloper]

Went to boxing day not last ashes, one before, and sat in the barmy army with a few pommy mates. Puts Bay 13 or whatever the bogan version is to shame. More songs, more atmosphere, more fun. We really are clueless in the crowd participation area of sports...

Somehow the darts is dead here

I don't think so, we just do sport differently traditionally. I mean before people started going on these junkets to the US on fact finding missions to the NBA etc we had quiet during quarters and at half time, now you don't get a break.

 

[Stemp Fester]

An Aldi catalog (in Perth) featuring about 25 pages of snow gear...

 

[peternorth]

Went to boxing day not last ashes, one before, and sat in the barmy army with a few pommy mates. Puts Bay 13 or whatever the bogan version is to shame. More songs, more atmosphere, more fun. We really are clueless in the crowd participation area of sports...

Somehow the darts is dead here

I don't think so, we just do sport differently traditionally. I mean before people started going on these junkets to the US on fact finding missions to the NBA etc we had quiet during quarters and at half time, now you don't get a break.

yes its not in our psyche or culture. we understated. perhaps more concerned with not looking silly to our peers

 

[burge13]

yes its not in our psyche or culture. we understated. perhaps more concerned with not looking silly to our peers

But we half try for it which is worse than leaning right into it or not doing it at all

Japan for example had 55,000 at the boxing last night and they largely sit quietly and watch.

We have a few bogans try for songs, repeat the same ones over and over which just bores people

Every culture is different but we try to copy others and never really have our own. It's weird here

 

[JackOutback]

But we half try for it which is worse than leaning right into it or not doing it at all

Japan for example had 55,000 at the boxing last night and they largely sit quietly and watch.

We have a few bogans try for songs, repeat the same ones over and over which just bores people

Every culture is different but we try to copy others and never really have our own. It's weird here

Aussie Aussie Aussie, oi, oi, oi.

 

[JackOutback]

An Aldi catalog (in Perth) featuring about 25 pages of snow gear...

Hikers brave icy conditions to take in spectacular sight of snow in WA

Snow has fallen on the Stirling Range for the first time this year, attracting a handful of delighted hikers.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Gough]

An Aldi catalog (in Perth) featuring about 25 pages of snow gear...

It must be my aunt who sent me a book on snow skiing one Christmas putting that together.

 

[Chief]

An Aldi catalog (in Perth) featuring about 25 pages of snow gear...

They have to have somewhere to dump the stuff they couldn't sell two years ago in Germany.

 

[Roobs321]

Im surprised no one (as far as i know) play Let’s go Crazy by Prince at pregame or a qtr break. Perfect stadium song

Yeah true, perfect stadium song for those moments. Would suit afternoon/twilight in one of the more boutique stadiums.

I went to an SCG Anzac weekend game the day after news of his passing and they played both Sweet Caroline and a Prince song (can’t recall exactly which hit though, likely When Doves Cry)

 

[Engimal v3]

Went to boxing day not last ashes, one before, and sat in the barmy army with a few pommy mates. Puts Bay 13 or whatever the bogan version is to shame. More songs, more atmosphere, more fun. We really are clueless in the crowd participation area of sports...

Somehow the darts is dead here

You've clearly never heard a roaring "Kanga Kanga Kanga, Roo Roo Roo" shake Level 1 of Marvel Stadium.

 

[Billy ray]

An Aldi catalog (in Perth) featuring about 25 pages of snow gear...

do it here to in Qld (although granted its cheaper and closer to get to the ski fields here).
tho in saying that japan ski fields are probably the same distance from each coast


ive got the ski stuff before - its pretty good, good enough for zee germans, good enough for me

 

[GreyCrow]

You've clearly never heard a roaring "Kanga Kanga Kanga, Roo Roo Roo" shake Level 1 of Marvel Stadium.

Not for a while

 

[Xtreme]

Prime Minister Albo has labelled the chant "from the river to the sea" a violent statement that has no place on Australian streets...........


Does this mean we are no longer allowed to sing along to John Farnham's - Two Strong Hearts ?

 

[Caesar]

Aldi ski gear is excellent apparently, I have friends who ski all over the world and swear by it

 

[the_interloper]

At the footy on Sunday (great day, not!) and had to get a bucket of chips. Went to get two beers first so carried them into the food joint and awkwardly carried everything to the register.

Fumbling around for my wallet, trying not to spill beer etc anyway asked "oh where's the sauce mate". Old 17 year old register operator just pointed to the end of the shelf thing. I looked and couldn't see any, "sorry where?" He pointed again and said "there!". It was actually on the other side of the shelf thing, I couldn't see it from my vantage point.

Anyway got the sauce and said "you know you might want to be more specific next time?" he said nothing and then after paying i said "thanks and have a great day!"

I wonder if that's how he responded every time someone asked him where the sauce was that day? Surely i'm not the only one who would have cracked it with him, I was fairly polite too I think.

 

[katana]

Aldi ski gear is excellent apparently, I have friends who ski all over the world and swear by it

yeah but imagine trying to look people in the eye at Zermatt while you're wearing a jacket you bought at ALDI.

 

[Billy ray]

yeah but imagine trying to look people in the eye at Zermatt while you're wearing a jacket you bought at ALDI.

 

[blueboy25]

An Aldi catalog (in Perth) featuring about 25 pages of snow gear...

Half of Perth seemed to be in Japan in the January school holidays so not surprised.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

An Aldi catalog (in Perth) featuring about 25 pages of snow gear...

I suppose some might need it for a winter snow trip. Shops in Queensland are selling overcoats and winter gear. I gave most of mine away when I moved here, keeping just a few items to take on trips south.

 

[Off The Couch]

Sitting in ED of the children’s hospital waiting for my granddaughter to be seen and hearing a code blue over the PA

I cannot begin to tell you how sick that makes me feel

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Sitting in ED of the children’s hospital waiting for my granddaughter to be seen and hearing a code blue over the PA

I cannot begin to tell you how sick that makes me feel

Hope all is ok OTC x

 

[Off The Couch]

Hope all is ok OTC x

Thanks MEB
A “flu” - wanted to make sure it wasn’t RSV or the like - so many shitty bugs around


Just felt for the parents of the child who was coding

 

[Gralin]

Sitting in ED of the children’s hospital waiting for my granddaughter to be seen and hearing a code blue over the PA

I cannot begin to tell you how sick that makes me feel

We spent a week at the children's before our kid was one eating to find out if they had cancer (they didn't) luckily

The kids in there though, you get why everyone there works so hard but by god it would be grueling

It was rough just visiting