much more than could be said for australians re australian aboriginal culture
>and not being mistaken for aussies,
>NB
>Oz = Australia
>Aussie = Australian
well it equals a certain idea of australian that not all of us associate with i despise being called or even associated with 'Aussie' i'm not sure i could explain in sufficient detail why but it invokes not one association that i do not find stomach-churning
>Kiwi= New Zealander (yes I know that its silly to have a stupid flightless
>nearly extinct bird for your national emblem, I've always viewed it as a
>metaphor for our economy and at least its better than a sheep).
why is it better than a sheep?
>We take a lot of ribbing from the Australians regarding sheep, our alleged
>intimate relations there with and our earthquakes but at least we arent
>Tasmanians.
there's that. nor are you from perth. there's the sheep, of course, but the earthquakes? who makes fun of nzers because of the earthquakes? who needs to, when there's the sheep?
>Thanks for the briefing. I thought the
>'z' in OZ signified NZ.
really? how hideous. that's like coining a term to mean the US and Canada at once and ascribing 'national' characterstics to it.
>Australia and
>New Zealand, two loving neighbors, rather
>than feuding ones.
hah!
with nothing but international respect, catherine