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Gibberings CLVI: Back to the Future

Small town mentality I only find part of it. The big thing is I have never met such a race of people with an inferiority complex. Nationalism usually produces the opposite. I guess 800 years being crushed by the English takes it toll.
 
I never saw it as an inferiority complex. I saw it as ferocious pride in being Welsh. I guess things can look totally different depending on the circumstances.

As crazy as it may sound should you ever find yourself involved in crazy car crashes i found that bought forth overwhelming support from the community, everyone was united in their concern for me and my friend, and their hatred of the cunt of the driver, the car that ended up sideways in a ditch, but he didnt give a shit about his passengers; he actually climbed over my friend to get out of tfirst without even looking or asking to see if we were both ok. My friends first words were to ask me if i was ok, and then he got out and helped me out of the wreckage. There are some things that bring communities together.
 
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mydrugbuddy said:
I never saw it as an inferiority complex. I saw it as ferocious pride in being Welsh. I guess things can look totally different depending on the circumstances.
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Can I offer an example? I've been called "intellectual" not once, but twice, directly as an insult.

"You come here with your fancy ideas" etc.

Wouldn't mind but I'm a pretty long way from intellectual.
 
StoneHappyMonday said:
Can I offer an example? I've been called "intellectual" not once, but twice, directly as an insult.

"You come here with your fancy ideas" etc.

Wouldn't mind but I'm a pretty long way from intellectual.
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ok i see where you are coming from now.

I dunno precisley what defines an intellectual other than communicating complex ideas at a high level of intelligence, and you're not far from that. And i dont say that as an insult. ;) It's like John Lennon said "they hate you if you're clever, and they despise a fool." i suppose.
 
how do you actually get a sick note?

my GP prescribed me anti-depressants (citalopram) but didn't give me a sick note. Maybe I should have told him it was directly affecting my uni work.
 
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well not sure if my sick notes going to fuck me over or not with the esa claim , drug induced personality disorder and stress wrote on it
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that will help your claim, you just need to be ticking all the boxes that state i am a danger to myself. Not meaning to be blunt but as you have been hospitalised a few times you should surely qualify without any difficulty. I would advise you to get some help from your workers to fill in the form. You might accidentally tick no to something that will automatically disqaulify you. I think you legitametely qualify based on the things youve posted over the last few months. The thing to remember is that this is a temporary situation, im sure in time things will improve for you, so when they re-test you in a few months down the line, you may no longer qualify as you may have recovered enough not be considered "sick" any more.
 
hexagram said:
how do you actually get a sick note?
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you just ask the doctor if they can write one for you and explain the reasons why you need it. ;)

In this respect they have allways been helpfull and written the notes without any hesitation. I was genuinely stressed to fuck at work, and didnt need to put on an act when i met the Dr. She gave me notes for as long as i wanted them. Looking back now i wish id screwed my employer over and claimed that for as long as possible. But i didnt do that, i just resigned.
 
I think the whole racist Australian is a little over blown. Sure the aborigines copped a raw deal over the years but you can hardly compare their treatment today to the segregation that still exists in the US. They tend to be patriotic and love winning at sport but if you are dark skinned there are far worse places in the world to wander the streets. I've seen people refused service in France and Italy that I would consider more insulting than anything you'd find in Australia. They have that sarcastic humour and love to take the piss out of foreigners, but mostly it is good natured ribbing without any fear of political correctness. This is completely different to actual xenophobia in my experience.

Unlike the UK there is no such thing as the class system that seems to get poms knickers in a bunch. Everyone gets called a cunt no matter how much they earn or what school tie they wear. It's refreshing and a great leveler.
 
Yeah i got the piss ripped out of me all evening for getting sunburned, i must have been a very easy target, the sunburned pommy, oh how they laughed, i took it in good humour, mostly. :\

I think the class system exists everywhere in some form or other. In Australia even if no one uses terms like middle class, working class etc, there are certainly wealthy well to do areas full of extremely grand and flashy houses, and other areas where the inhabitants are clearly not so prosperous. If its not a class system then its some sort of wealth system at the least just as in any other capitalist developed country. Maybe money talks louder than class over there ?

Is there no equivalent of the American 'poor white trailor trash' class ?
 
Some people make more money than others sure, but people don't use where they come from as an excuse though. The term cashed up bogan springs to mind, especially since the mining industry has made it easy for poor kids with little skill set to earn six figures and set themselves up. If you go to a posh restaurant you aren't generally forced to wear a jacket for fear of offending some women with a pearl broach.
 
Yeah ive heard of the Bogans, apparently they are responsible for all the black tyre skid marks in the roads where they've been doing those doughnut spin things in their cars.

I liked the lack of formality. My brother in law doesnt own a tie, a pair of trousers, nor even a pair of shoes i dont think. I think that's totally normal there, but depends on what job you do i suppose.
 
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I attended one of the most expensive schools in the country. One of my uniforms I carried a ceremonial sword for fuck sake. My girlfriend attended the same piss ant tech college in a fly blown country town that Nick Cave did. She may not know how to say Grace in Latin like I do or which knife to spread her butter with in a fancy establishment, but the staff would never roll their eyes at her and judge. They are just as likely to say, "Sweet heart, just so long as you don't use your fingers no one will even notice"

Don't get me wrong, some of the places we go to you are more comfortable in a suit and tie, you just won't get snubbed because your shoes and belt don't match. I will judge you for your poor fashion sense though ;)
 
There is another boat cruise for that company in a month or two. I was sober last trip, this time it is on a Saturday so I'll be able to get on it. You've seen nothing yet ;)
 
"Jesus is the reason for the season" - graffiti on the side of a house in Queensland countryside. In huge letters.

Oh, and story on the local news about a drink driver who'd gone through the side of a house. You know how they always have a little picture and caption in the top right of the screen? Caption was "Bloody Idiot"

You don't get that on Anglia TV.
 
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