"The edit was to correct a typo. "
Sure it was fun boy, sure it was - thats why you added 2 extra sentences to it. Anyway its a mute point but god knows why you bothered to lie about it.
That comment was directed to your apparent in depth knowledge of how Australia as a whole treats it's indigenous people.
You dont need to put a sh#t under a microscope to know its a sh#t mate.
Have you spent hours and hours studying the topic or you have spent numerous hours in communities that are domianted by our indigenous people. I am amazed that this needed to be clarified, actually I am not really you obviously speak then think. If you have not done either of these how do you explain your apparent intimate knowledge of the topic? Surely you have an intimate knowledge of this topic to use such broad sweeping statements you did in the initial post i replied to.
Unfortunately I spent a couple of years over your side of the ditch. That was long enough to see the total lack of disrespect Australians in general have for their indigenous population. Infact the over whelming feeling was one of disgust towards them. The media portray aboriginis in Australia one way and the man on the street follows suit.
You were talking about pidgeon holing people before, well it seems that alot of Australians have done just that with aboriginis - "unemployed drunks"
Would you like me to explain my relationship with indigenous australians in a professional and social context?, Or would you like me to expalin the relationship approx 17.5 million australians, as a whole group or single entity, have with the other .5 million aussies of indigenous extraction?
Yeah mate go for it - I would love to hear it. Explain to me how exactly aboriginis have more of an impact on the culture in Australians than say gypsies.
The fact of the matter is they don't - and as I explained before - the only time they make an appearance is when you wheel them out for a tourism ad.
If this You are clearly out of your depth if this needed to be explained. Please enlighten me as to how you justify your comments either to me or Australia as a nation.
Mate just because youve watched the first 2 seasons of 'Boston Legal' and think your Danny Crane, it doesnt mean that you can win an argument just on how good your argument sounds. All you have done in your last point is ask if I want aspects of your culture explained. You have not gone on to defend your culture (or lack of it) or disprove anything I have stated in my previous posts.
So wheel out the stats, prove me wrong. Show me where aboriginis figure in your culture - and selling didgeridoos at dreamworld isnt counted. Show me anything that demonstrates how Australians actually respect any other nations culture. ...
Willie Mason went out on Saturday and showed a complete lack of tact when dealing with another countries culture. There are far better ways of dealing with the Haka (ideas have been floated in this thread in others) that might actually inflict a mental blow on the kiwis. If abuse and foul language are how Australians deal with the culture of another country then thats really saying something.
But hay, instead of coming on here and saying you agreed with what Mason was trying to do but possibly he could of gone about it better, you and other Australians opened up the flood gates. Hay you may think we are 'dole bludgers' and 'sheep shaggers', but I'd sure as hell rather be labelled that than ignorant, rude and disrespectful to anyone except yourselves.
It amuses me that you think you can attack the culture of another country when your backyard is so piss weak. I'm still waiting to hear from you in what areas Australia out does New Zealand in both it's cultural substance, and it's treatment of its indigenous population.
Guys like Willie Mason do Australians no favours. If I was an Australian id be embarrassed by his actions on Saturday night. I certainly wouldnt support a kiwi who did something similar.
