2the9s said:

VAN DIEMEN'S LAND - U2

Hold me now, oh hold me now
'til this hour has gone around
And I'm gone on the rising tide
For to face Van Diemen's land


It's a bitter pill I swallow here
To be rent from one so dear
We fought for justice and not for gain
But the magistrate sent me away


Now kings will rule and the poor will toil
And tear their hands as they tear the soil
But a day will come in this dawning age
When an honest man sees an honest wage


Hold me now, oh hold me now
'til this hour has gone around
And I'm gone on the rising tide
For to face Van Diemen's land

I live in OZ so I know a fair bit about it.

I've also lived in and travelled to:

USA - lived for 2 years
England - lived for 2 years
Scotland - was born there
France - visited there, 3 days
Hawaii - visited there, few hours
Fiji - visited there twice, couple months
Hong Kong - visited there, a week
Japan - visited there
Canada - twice, visited for a couple months

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[Edited 1/27/05 19:16pm]

mrdespues said:

you've done some travelling! that's cool...remind me to ask you all about it tomorrow

guys, I wasn't specifically referring just to Australia - I'd love to know how much we all know about the rest of the world and other places/cultures etc

for instance, I don't know very much about Asia or South America and other places. Over time I've learnt a lot about the USA and the UK especially but other parts of the world by watching documentaries and talking to people that have been there

I'm asking anyone who would like to answer if you know much about other parts of the world in general...

I know I want to go to Australia. Two of my best friends have been traveling the world for the last two years and have been just about everywhere. Australia is hands down their fave.

I have been to:

Mexico
Jamaica
Canada
Morocco
Spain
England
Thailand
Taiwan

The world is lovely.

Australia..... Lemme seeeee.....

Waltzing Matilda (song)
kangaroos
koala bear
Sydney opera
Melbourne
Sydney
Bondi Beach
arid, dry, tropical, winter, summer, humid
beautiful
former penal colony - descendants of criminals
Quantas Airlines
lovely accents
Steve Irwin
Crocodile Dundee
Kangaroo Jack
Close to Indonesia, Tasmania, New Zealand
Awful BIG country
Olivia Newton John (born in England) - singer
Nicole Kidman
Aborigines
Gunny sack
Duckbill Platypus
Dingos (wild dogs)
Lots of snakes
Vegemite
Men at Work (80's group)
INXS (another great group)
Air Supply (another great group)

luv4u said:

You forgot

I have been to:

South Africa
The USA
Italy
France
Germany
The Netherlands
Belgium
Spain
Croatia
Switzerland
Hungary
The Czech Republic
Slovenia
Denmark


I have never been to Australia , I was thinking about it some years ago, but then decided to visit South Africa instead to avoid the jetlag .
But I am living in Austria, so at least it happens sometimes that people think I am Australian . And we have t-shirts here in Austria that say "No kangaroos in Austria" so I do feel a certain connection to Australia

Serious said:

Hey! I was in Vienna a few years back and nearly bought one of these very T-shirts - I have been telling people here about them and they look at me kind of weird, like "Why?"

charlottegelin said:

So I guess people in Australia don't think they are funny .
If I were a tourist and not living in Vienna myself I would buy one myself .
BTW, once I ordered some CDs from the TKO Orchestra and they were sent to Australia instead of Austria . So it took about half a year since they finally reached their destination here in Europe . So everytime someone from outside Europe asks me where I am from I answer: "Vienna, Austria, Europe, not Australia"

My Akubra! 6 rabbits died for my hat.....I love it!!!

Travelled to -

Spain
Italy
France
Netherlands
Greece
Germany
Portagual
New Zealand
Singapore
Thailand
Turkey
Egypt
Vanuatu
Fiji
Tonga
Samoa


Hoping to get to the USA at some stage - would love to see NY, San Francisco etc

AsianBomb777 said:

I had people from down under as colleagues. I know about beer, rugby, beer, Flying Dr's, beer, Neighbours, beer, Kylie, beer, Inxs, beer and that you need to get used to that accent, but as soon as you do, you'l be 'mate-in' everybody.

Ooh. And , mate.

Ooh. And Nicole Coleman and Toni Collette.

Ooh, and every Ozzie guy gets gay after a certain amount of beers. They don't even need to pass out while acting out either!

Stax said:

How the hell did I manage that?

luv4u said:

Too many of these, I suspect.

[Edited 1/28/05 11:05am]

luv4u said:

that's cause it's part of Australia.

HamsterHuey said:

define gay.