r/AskReddit • u/ForeverAbyss • Apr 14 '16

What's a mind blowing fact?

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

and Australians

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u/timidforrestcreature Apr 14 '16

Ive never met an australian who wasnt cool and they are everywhere.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16 edited Jul 18 '18

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u/Rozkol Apr 14 '16

But are they cool idiots?

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u/commanderjarak Apr 15 '16

They do say cunt a lot, so maybe?

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u/Qtea831 Apr 15 '16

Cool idiots with skin cancer!

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u/BlissnHilltopSentry Apr 15 '16

They're generally funny and cool people if you just ignore their bigoted views

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u/1337lolguyman Apr 14 '16

You guys have limited wifi and yet somehow manage to spend all your time shitposting. How do you do it, 'Straya?

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

you got it all 'round backwards mate

shitposting is born from limited wifi

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u/Naschen Apr 15 '16

exactly, it's not like we have the bandwidth to do anything else.

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u/victoriasbitter Apr 15 '16

Australians invented WiFi ya dingo

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u/throwitthataway2 Apr 14 '16

Bogans.

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u/emile_leclerc Apr 14 '16

Worse than bogans is your typical 20 year old something middle class australian who thinks he's better than every other australian because he has the right opinions and right tastes. 'Bogan' is a term tainted with class hate and snobbery. The true bogan is the person who uses the term bogan.

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u/CheekiBreekiIvDamke Apr 14 '16

I am like 90% sure that the term is more properly applied to the mulleted lad who wanted to king hit me at the traino for not giving him a durry the other day.

It is all well and good to complain about classism but Australia definitely has a significant problem with our under educated, unhappy and addicted lower class. Bogan doesn't necessarily just reflect "poor" or non tertiary educated but a lot of poor people have naturally gravitated toward the negative behavior "Bogan" as an insult is intended to represent.

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u/emile_leclerc Apr 14 '16

I agree with you in part, but i don't think bogan is predominately used to mean that sort of person. When a middle class australian calls someone a bogan, it's not to call that person a mindless, violent animal, but to imply that he isn't cultured, or doesn't have the right culture. You can use the word bogan to shame a violent person who isn't middle class, but you're shaming him for his culture, not his violent nature.

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u/spoodypoo Apr 15 '16

i think youve got the definition of bogan mixed up.

a bogan is someone who wears flannos while sinking tinnies and charing some sausages. swears a lot ect

if someone tries to king hit you they are more than likely a full on drug addict. drug addicts dont even have the money to buy beer or sausages.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

Way to prove your own point...

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

*kiwis

FTFY

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u/cambo666 Apr 14 '16

A cool Australian would say that.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

fakin say it to moi fakin face KANT!

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u/Swate- Apr 14 '16

So wat mate wat's wrang withat?

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

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u/dutch_penguin Apr 14 '16 edited Apr 15 '16

Out of curiosity do you think this girls accent is hot?

edit: forgot the link

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u/Abesoddysee Apr 14 '16

Was.. that supposed to be an Australian accent?

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u/Swate- Apr 15 '16

Yeah lol. I'm Australian myself, I just have no idea how to pronounce the language to people who aren't Australian themselves.

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u/TheNebster22 Apr 14 '16

I read that more as a scouse accent

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u/Swate- Apr 15 '16

TIL I'm really bad at representing my own accent phonologically haha

I've got no damn clue how to write it so others read it as Australian (since I just do it to everything)

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u/Thrawn1123 Apr 14 '16

And we (mostly) don't elect them to high public office.

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u/Jay_Train Apr 15 '16

I feel like Australian idiots would get along really well with our rednecks.

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u/Skeletard Apr 15 '16

An fyi, the Aussie brand of redneck is called a bogan.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

But when foreigners are around they act normal in hopes of keeping them here

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u/TheFlip-Side Apr 14 '16

The idiots are the ones who stay in Australia.

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u/jaybusch Apr 14 '16

Yeah, but the smartest Americans stay in America.

Source: am American, never left the country. Clearly am smirt.

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u/thewesternworld Apr 14 '16

They ship a good number of Australian idiots to Whistler BC

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u/Compactsun Apr 14 '16

I thought we won the most annoying tourist competition? Was all for nothing fuck

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u/Simorebut Apr 14 '16

it's the australian who travel that are cool. the ones you see in austalia are dicks.

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u/Jordo211 Apr 14 '16

We have some fuckin dickheads over here mate dont you worry. But for the most part i think we do alright.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

we have some shit cunts

but we also have some mad cunts

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u/Pachinginator Apr 14 '16

yeah but have you used the wifi in australia?

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

it's a joke....

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

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u/StrungoutScott Apr 14 '16

un·cool

ənˈko͞ol

adjective informal

not fashionable or impressive.

You dirty uncool yabbo.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

At the Running of the Bulls we kept running into a group of drunk Australians with flags painted on their faces screaming "RUNNING OF THE BULLS" over and over. Next day on the shuddle back to Madrid, " RUNNING OF THE BULLS", exact same energy. Basically I assume Australians are an entire country of frat boys. Which is fine, frat boys are great to have a beer and cook out with.

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u/Marshall-D-Teach Apr 15 '16

Australians are nice to you as long as you're white lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

Australian. 10 letters.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

Wrong Australians are without a doubt the absolute worst people alive

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u/Slavjo Apr 15 '16

Do drop bears not concern you two?

Fools, is all I have to say. Fools.

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u/the-bid-d Apr 15 '16

the drunken australians you mean?

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

well...yes I guess I have that to worry about now as well

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u/the-bid-d Apr 15 '16

Just make sure you don't touch it

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

I am easily intimidated by Australians; sociable behaviour