Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 Dear Doug,<br><br>I was rudely interrupted by the fire alarm just as I was getting into full stride.<br><br>I think the question was, are we Australians the world's biggest drinkers. And I think the answer was, we are the world's ugliest tourists. However we have created a free and fair multicultural society across an entire Continent without waging a War of Independence against Britain or a Civil War amongst ourselves. We fight above our weight in Sport and Science and create our own living culture.<br><br>We invented the Secret Ballot, called the Australian Ballot. Women gained the vote first in Australia. All Australians vote in elections.<br><br>And we have successfully banned guns in Australia.<br><br>And Australia does not execute its citizens.<br><br>Aborigines have substantial, entrenched Land Rights.<br><br>The first Secretary-General of the United Nations was an Australian.<br><br>We have the cleanest and greenest fruit and vegetables in the world. And our meat is residue free.<br><br>The downside is we have the most poisonous snakes in the world and our spiders have the most lethal venom. Also the Great White Shark likes to eat us raw and as fresh as possible; while the Saltwater Crocodile likes us raw but prefers to keep us in the larder for a while.<br><br>But all this palls under the onslaught of the Australian Tourist.<br><br>You have my sympathy.<br><br>Victor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2000 Report Share Posted November 29, 2000 Oh no no no! We love Australian tourists. When I was a drinking man, I would drink with them, they were the most fun.<br><br>Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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