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BCR posted:I've only lived in QLD (The best state). Normally I would let blatant lies like this go, but the end result might be that some poor bastard actually believes you and moves to QLD, and that would just be unthinkable.
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When foreigners think of Australia they think of beach's, sunshine and the Great Barrier Reef. All in QLD. And maybe one token shot of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and a roo/koala. QLD: Average yearly days of sunshine is 263, average of 25C and has cold beer.  Gold Coast: * Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Pet a roo, hold a koala and then go surfing at Currumbin rocks and have a beer at the surf club. * Surfers Paradise: nightlife and party zone plus beach. Fraser Island: The only national park I can think of that lets you rip along the beach at 100KM+ at the waters edge. Plus the biggest sand island in the world. Whitsundays: Tropical heaven. The Great Barrier Reef: Nuff said. Brisbane: An actual functional city unlike Sydney, and warm unlike moody Melbourne. If you go to NSW you'll meet people like Trent. BCR fucked around with this message at 04:59 on Dec 11, 2012 |
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Dec 11, 2012 04:46
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Another pro-Queensland person here, I live in CQ, arguably the shittest part of QLD, and it's pretty rulin' honestly. I'm partial to the Sunshine Coast over the GC because IMO the GC is tacky but that's just me. I mean, there are lots of things about QLD that aren't great. The government for one thing but that doesn't affect tourists really so yeah hook in guys QLD is rad.
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I only really "travelled" in Queensland once, as a tourist. I went all the way up the coast, from Brisbane to Cairns, with my mom, who's French and has a VERY strong French accent. In Airlie Beach, the woman working the desk at the Youth Hostel told told the three of us, when my mom was buying a tour from the lady, "why can't these Germans just loving learn English before they come here", because her instructions on how to access the locker were TERRIBLE. My husband, who's as true blue Aussie as they come, didn't understand, and yet she says this in front of a person who also has an accent? In about 90% of tourist shops up the coast, they have "gently caress off, we're full" T-Shirts. Seriously? Eventually me and my husband would walk in, have a look, and if they had those t-shirts we'd casually take my mom elsewhere. I have travelled in basically the rest of Australia except Perth before, and I have never encountered the kind of racism you see even to tourists up in Queensland. Ever. I can't even imagine what it must be like to be Asian trying to visit without a tour group. That said, the GBR is totally worth the fact that you have to interact with Queenslanders.
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Dec 11, 2012 06:05
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HookShot posted:I only really "travelled" in Queensland once, as a tourist. I went all the way up the coast, from Brisbane to Cairns, with my mom, who's French and has a VERY strong French accent. I'm disgusted that you guys experienced treatment like that in tourist hotspots, of all places. Goodness knows that stupid moron in the YH wouldn't have a job if it wasn't for tourists. That's appalling! But please don't tar us all with the same brush, some of us are pro-tourism, pro-multiculturalism, generally tolerant and left wing people who are trying our best to make an impact on our demographics 
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Dec 11, 2012 06:32
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gently caress Off We're Full is actually Queensland's license plate motto
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I'm going to the Sunny Coast for a week, any recommendations other than Noosa? I also could go to Fraser, but I've been living on Moreton for the past four months, so I'm a little over islands.
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Sharks Below posted:I'm disgusted that you guys experienced treatment like that in tourist hotspots, of all places. Goodness knows that stupid moron in the YH wouldn't have a job if it wasn't for tourists. That's appalling! But please don't tar us all with the same brush, some of us are pro-tourism, pro-multiculturalism, generally tolerant and left wing people who are trying our best to make an impact on our demographics Thanks for the kind words! I lived in Queensland (Brisbane) for about two and a half years, for most of the time I lived in Australia, I had just hoped that my mom wouldn't experience any of that great Aussie racism while she was on her own vacation, and boy did that backfire! I know there are good people in Queensland, I'm just also way too well aware that they're the minority. When your husband's really good friends start complaining about immigrants in front of you, and you point out that you're in fact also an immigrant, and the reply is "Yeah, but you're the right kind" you kind of start to lose hope in humanity! It would be nice if people that worked in tourism actually realized that being literally openly racist to foreigners is not a thing that's acceptable, and to this day I have no idea why on EARTH that lady said that to us, but who knows. I do know north/central Queensland is the only place where I've ever seen that sort of thing happen. HookShot fucked around with this message at 18:24 on Dec 11, 2012 |
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Dec 11, 2012 18:21
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Sharks Below posted:I'm disgusted that you guys experienced treatment like that in tourist hotspots, of all places. Goodness knows that stupid moron in the YH wouldn't have a job if it wasn't for tourists. That's appalling! But please don't tar us all with the same brush, some of us are pro-tourism, pro-multiculturalism, generally tolerant and left wing people who are trying our best to make an impact on our demographics My girlfriend who has lived in Australia literally her entire life but is Asian has had the same experiences as detailed above I have at least 5 different stories from people who are African, Indian, Asian, Islander saying the same from when I worked in fast food. I now work as a travel agent and people come back to me with these stories. I've actually deterred people from travelling to queensland because of it if they have any ethnic background other than pale white
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Dec 12, 2012 07:24
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I don't blame you but I wish it didn't have to be that way 
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Dec 12, 2012 11:00
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Am I just having really bad luck or is it impossible to get bar work at this time of year in Sydney?
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Dec 12, 2012 12:14
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Have you got your RSA and are you physically going around the bars?
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Dec 12, 2012 12:28
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BCR posted:Have you got your RSA and are you physically going around the bars? Yes to both, I've got ~7 years experience too but everywhere is either "not hiring" or "we'll take your resume and get back in touch" I'm thinking I might have to dumb my experience down as my last job was as a bar manager and I've already been told that bartending work "might be beneath" me :/
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Dec 12, 2012 23:59
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Wouldn't bars/clubs/etc. already have their staffing locked down this time of year?
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Dec 13, 2012 00:10
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It depends. Often they'll take a warm body to do the day shifts leaving the nights to more experienced people. Yeah, you're not a bar manager, you're a plucky barman whose done 2 years on and off and know your way around a till and schooner. For whatever reasons even if its disposable casual labour, mgmt doesn't like workers having options or the ability to leave at any time. Dumb down your resume to two years exp.
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Dec 13, 2012 05:13
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Who are you giving your resume to? If its some casual guy behind the bar he may just take the resume and have no reason to give it to the manager as he doesnt want to lose shifts.
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I've nearly exhausted the places I want to visit close enough to Hobart to do as day-trips, and it's time I started camping. I didn't bring any of my gear with me, so I'm hoping to buy some cheap / second hand stuff. I'm not going to be doing any serious backpacking ("bushwalking"), but driving to a site and setting up a tent. My girlfriend will be visiting in February, and we'll be going camping then, too. I'm having a hard time figuring out gear and shop brands. I've seen sleeping bags, for example, for $20 new in stores like K&D Mitre 10, or $100 second-hand ("used once!!1!!!") on Gumtree. Obviously there are differences in quality, and I'm not looking for anything too heavy-duty as I'm only here for the summer, but is there a brand or shop someone could recommend for basic stuff like a tent, sleeping bag, lightweight inflatable mattress, and portable stove?
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Dec 14, 2012 01:57
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Its summer. You can probably get away with Kmarts camping stuff. For the price and you're going to lose/sell/throw them away anyway. Better Camping and Fishing (BCF) might be having a sale as well.
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Dec 14, 2012 02:10
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I thought it was Boating Camping and Fishing  You are blowing my mind.
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Dec 14, 2012 03:04
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No you're right its boating, camping and fishing. I'm being retarded.
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BCR posted:No you're right its boating, camping and fishing. I'm being retarded. Don't mind me, I'm a (central)Queenslander.
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Yeah, looks like Kmart or a hardware store is my best bet - cheap and essentially disposable is exactly what I'm looking for. BCF isn't in Tasmania.
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BCF is super expensive. You want a kmart, big w or even check out a sam's warehouse or go-lo (discount variety stores) if they have them in tassie.
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Dec 14, 2012 22:24
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I bought a sleeping bag, basic foam pad, and some other minor things at Kmart today. If my coworker's offer to loan me a tent for the summer falls apart, it looks like I can get something suitable for tossing in the back of the ute for less than $50, plus a single-burner butane stove (and fuel) for $20. Not too shabby - I can get myself camping for about the cost of a single night at a bed & breakfast.
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ExecuDork posted:I bought a sleeping bag, basic foam pad, and some other minor things at Kmart today. If my coworker's offer to loan me a tent for the summer falls apart, it looks like I can get something suitable for tossing in the back of the ute for less than $50, plus a single-burner butane stove (and fuel) for $20. Not too shabby - I can get myself camping for about the cost of a single night at a bed & breakfast. There is always the local camping disposals places, every major city and or suburb will have one. I was in one the other day here in Brisbane, brand new sleeping bags for like $30 and all other kinds of crazy crap. Coleridge49 fucked around with this message at 14:43 on Dec 15, 2012 |
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teacup posted:My girlfriend who has lived in Australia literally her entire life but is Asian has had the same experiences as detailed above I'm a white male, and was standing at the counter of a Japanese takeaway in the heart of the Brisbane CBD waiting to be served. I was the only one standing there, and the three Asian women behind the counter were busying themselves with making sushi and stocking the fridge. I was ignored for some small time, and an Asian couple came up behind me and stood at the counter. The three staff turned and asked them what they would like, ignoring me completely. At this point I walked away and have never shopped their since. I'm not suggesting this is common, or that I feel hard done by as a middle-aged white male in modern society, but it didn't impress me.
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During this episode did you think to perhaps say "Hello" or "Hi there" Also gently caress you if you think that was racist.
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Gromit posted:I'm a white male, and was standing at the counter of a Japanese takeaway in the heart of the Brisbane CBD waiting to be served. I was the only one standing there, and the three Asian women behind the counter were busying themselves with making sushi and stocking the fridge. The state of Queensland, under asian dictatorial rule. Have fun in your concentration camp known as Brisbane, RIP white rule of this fine nation, etc btw thanks for backing up my point
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Gromit posted:I'm a white male, and was standing at the counter of a Japanese takeaway in the heart of the Brisbane CBD waiting to be served. I was the only one standing there, and the three Asian women behind the counter were busying themselves with making sushi and stocking the fridge. Yeah seriously, did you have to? This is exactly the dumb poo poo I'm trying to convince people isn't as common as rumoured
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Dec 16, 2012 13:48
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teacup posted:The state of Queensland, under asian dictatorial rule. Have fun in your concentration camp known as Brisbane, RIP white rule of this fine nation, etc I heard they have their government headquarters, far away in Castle Hill. Plotting for the eventual downfall of the Australian white male.
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SH/SC Job Fair crosspost. I work for a small web dev in West Melbourne* and we've got implementaion (HTML/CSS) and platform development (Java) positions open. Some details in the SH/SC spreadsheet. PM or email me (username at gmail) if you're interested. *As in the suburb next to the CBD Cirofren fucked around with this message at 02:29 on Dec 17, 2012 |
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Dec 17, 2012 02:25
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I watched Australian Red Dawn ("Tomorrow When the War Began") on Netflix. A group of Aussie teenagers return from the bush to find their town overrun and their families enslaved in concentration camps. And their dogs were all killed and cooked in a stir fry. Representative of Multicultural Australia, included in the group are a wild and swarthy Greek peasant and a True Blue Asian with a thick Ocker accent whose parents run a Chinky takeaway. No surprise, the invaders were Asian nations looking to force Australia to share her vast land and resources with the teeming masses of the East. I was expecting the group to turn on the Chinese guy and question his allegiance, but they avoided the obvious. Yellow peril, indeed.
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When I was younger I read those books (which are great) and I always had an image of the invaders in my head as more of an Eastern European appearance but ymmv also the author fairly carefully avoids describing them physically in the book.
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It was always a cop out anyway as it plays on the fear that some people have (ridiculously so) that Indonesia will invade.
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Gromit posted:I'm not suggesting this is common, or that I feel hard done by as a middle-aged white male in modern society, but it didn't impress me. Thanks for not reading this part, nutjobs. It was just an anecdote I posted, that's all. I was pointing out that you can see racism anywhere, directed at anybody, if you look hard enough. For all you know, that "racist" person you spoke with was having a lovely day or something. \/ That's not the definition of racism but I'll agree with you to let this drop. Gromit fucked around with this message at 13:53 on Dec 17, 2012 |
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Dec 17, 2012 13:11
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Umm in order for racism to be levelled against you it has to come from a place of privilege, hope this helps. Please can we stop this derail it's depressing as gently caress. It was 40 loving degrees C (that's, what, 105F or some poo poo) in my town today. 
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Gromit posted:Thanks for not reading this part, nutjobs. It was just an anecdote I posted, that's all. I love this, "let's drop the discussion, btw the thing you guys all criticised me for is totes not true, parting shot on poster below me edited in, I'LL BE THE BIGGER MAN AND NOT CONTINUE THIS DERAIL"
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Dec 17, 2012 14:20
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Hey, he asked for the derail to end and my comment was not exactly a parting shot. Still, nice that I pissed someone off enough to blow ten bucks!
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Gromit posted:Hey, he asked for the derail to end and my comment was not exactly a parting shot. Still, nice that I pissed someone off enough to blow ten bucks! She, you sexist bastard. 
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Oof, okay, fair cop. I apologise all around for an awful post that would have been better off not made at all. I'll wear that avatar as a mark of my shame and try not to be such a douche in future.
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