All Things Australia-ish

[Alisaura]

1) If we get Abbott as PM, that'll be one more big incentive to get my British passport and start looking at working in the EU. Sure, the economy sucks, but PM Abbott will suck more.

2) I overheard some Americans talking about the language thing while I was on a plane last week, they were going on about how Estonian shouldn't be a language option when you go for your driver's licence and if you come here (to the USA) you should speak English, etc etc. At least it's not just us...

I don't even want to comment on the rest of it, you folks have pretty much said it all anyway.

 

[bono_man2002]

That Julia Gillard sitcom on the ABC last night was legendary! Mathieson getting bagged out the whole episode was hilarious!

 

[Axver]

I was out, but I wasn't going to watch it anyway because the ads honestly didn't make it look very good. "Julia" doesn't even look like Julia. The voice is sort of there, at least ...

Is it better than the ads imply?

 

[cobl04]

My favourite Chaser skit:

Broadest Broadsheet - The Chaser's War On Everything - YouTube

 

[bono_man2002]

Is it better than the ads imply?

I enjoyed the bashing of Tim more. It'll probably get old fast, but It was alright.

 

[mysterious_jen]

I found it made me giggle in a juvenile way, but I have no love for jooolia so anything taking the piss out of her works for me. The bob katter and other independents over for dinner skit was well worth it.

 

[Axver]

Oh my god, can we have a show lampooning Bob Katter? It'd be so cheap to make - you'd just need to mash together actual clips of him speaking!

 

[Axver]

Myf Warhurst's got a post-Spicks & Specks show on the ABC next year: Announcement: Myf Warhurst's Nice - ABC TV Blog

Could be OK, could not be. I'll give it a go, but it's the kind of thing I imagine would be much better hosted by James May.

 

[intedomine]

Katter show would indeed be a reality show. He's an appalling individual.

Myf needs to get naked before she gets too old. Hope her new show doesn't go the same way as her radio show with Strauchanie.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Myf Warhurst's got a post-Spicks & Specks show on the ABC next year: Announcement: Myf Warhurst's Nice - ABC TV Blog

Could be OK, could not be. I'll give it a go, but it's the kind of thing I imagine would be much better hosted by James May.

James May could host Antiques Roadshow and even then he'd make it watchable.

 

[Axver]

Now Strauchanie, there's a joke that's worn out its welcome.

And James May can't quite save everything, Vlad. Not even he could make A Current Affair watchable.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

True. That's beyond repairable.

 

[intedomine]

Ugh, Strauchanie. I was shocked that the "joke" had the resonance that it had. It was such a basic character, lacked any depth or critique. It just mimicked a stereotype that we all already knew and it wasn't even funny. It wore out it's welcome before it was even welcome. It was cringeworthy.

 

[Axver]

His "interview" with Barry Hall that I endured during half-time in the Bulldogs' last game was one of the most cringeworthy things I've ever seen on telly. Felt like it went for half a week.

Barry Hall deserved better than that.

 

[Cin]

Katter show would indeed be a reality show. He's an appalling individual.

Myf needs to get naked before she gets too old. Hope her new show doesn't go the same way as her radio show with Strauchanie.

Agree about Katter


I hope to god Myf never gets naked. It's one of the reasons I like her so much, she hasn't sold out like so many other celebs have.

 

[cobl04]

Well... point taken... but I have a penis, so I am with inte

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

I overheard some Americans talking about the language thing while I was on a plane last week, they were going on about how Estonian shouldn't be a language option when you go for your driver's licence and if you come here (to the USA) you should speak English, etc etc. At least it's not just us...

oh yeah, there's a lot of that "THIS IS AMURRIKA SON AND YOU BEST BE SPEAKIN' ENGLISH HERE" shit. never mind america doesn't even have an official language (though confusingly many states do have official language/languages on the books). i didn't realise there were enough estonians in one state to make the state justify printing the licence stuff in estonian. and if they were just saying, what a relatively obscure language to pick!

(though in regards to that i think driver's licences should only be printed in english, if only because all road signs are in english. if you can't understand simple words like name, birthdate, and address, how are you going to understand a roadworks sign stating the road's closed up ahead or there's a dui checkpoint?)

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Considering there are barely a million Estonians in Estonia I'm not surprised ...

 

[Axver]

Melbourne manages to have an Estonian House AND a Lithuanian House, one of which is not far from me and has seen better days. I haven't yet stumbled upon a Latvian House though. No Baltic trifecta for Melbourne.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

How big are they?

 

[Axver]

How big are they?

Estonian House is a two storey building from the 1920s, one of the larger buildings in its area, with a decent sized hall that's occasionally used for events, but I rarely see anything going on there ... wish they'd use it more for concerts because it'd be so handy for me!

Only been past Lithuanian House once, don't remember it, but occasionally some interesting noise/experimental music events seem to be held there.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Estonian House is a two storey building from the 1920s, one of the larger buildings in its area, with a decent sized hall that's occasionally used for events, but I rarely see anything going on there ... wish they'd use it more for concerts because it'd be so handy for me!

Only been past Lithuanian House once, don't remember it, but occasionally some interesting noise/experimental music events seem to be held there.

Lithuanian post-rock.

 

[cobl04]

Big Brother is back on ch9 next year.

 

[Axver]

That shit still exists?

 

[Vlad n U 2]

It will next year.

 

[mysterious_jen]

Why god why bring back big brother? Never has there been a show that highlights some of the pathetic useless self centerd bogan trash in society more than that waste of air time. Except mabe any show called top model. Ugh.

 

[cobl04]

There hasn't been enough turkey slapping on tv in the past few years apparently.

 

[Axver]

Can't wait for the next tart with bunny ears to become bogan Australia's ambassador of insignificance.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Estonian House is a two storey building from the 1920s, one of the larger buildings in its area, with a decent sized hall that's occasionally used for events, but I rarely see anything going on there ... wish they'd use it more for concerts because it'd be so handy for me!

Only been past Lithuanian House once, don't remember it, but occasionally some interesting noise/experimental music events seem to be held there.

Melbourne's Estonian House sounds very similar to the one in North Adelaide, big two/three storeys and vaguely art deco. I myself drive past the Latvian and Lithuanian Halls on the way to college - I've heard that the Lithuanian Hall makes the best comfort food you'll ever taste.

 

[cobl04]

Some of the insightful comments coming as a result of the mere suggestion that Victoria's number plates say "Victoria - The Multicultural State":

If Mr Kotsiras believes the term multiculturalism wouldn't be divisive, he is light years out of touch. Or is it simply a weak attempt at propaganda?

In Europe, Germany and many other countries admit multiculturalism has been a failure.

What, "celebrate" the failed experiment that has caused more division than any other socially engineered experiment in this country's history?

Forget multiculturalism anything. It has been a total flop from the word go.

Europe has acknowledged that multiculturalism is a failure. Why do people want to perpetuate this lie? The simple solution to anyone who wants to call Australia home - fit in or ship out.

We have always been a nation of immigrants, but the wonderful thing is that we all become Australian. To promote multiculturalism will encourage many who don't wish to embrace the Aussie way of life to hide behind this banner and stay entrenched in their old countries' ways.

Funny, I must have missed that memo that the EU sent out saying multiculturalism failed continent-wide.