My government is Fascist.

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Originally Posted by SID

Sounds like a pretty sorry state of affairs, its such a shame that most aussies have that outlook seen as its such a beautiful country.

I think the history of the creation of Australia plays a large role on how they percieve the world and other races. I mean its kinda like what black people went through, they found out about their sinister past and just dident know how to take it, i think the same has happened to the aussies, its essentially a deep rooted mistrust of foreign powers and motives.

What does the general aussie population think of the british out of interest?

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Look, i'm probably painting a bleaker picture than most Australian's would because of my own personal beliefs.

I'm sure if you asked the other Australian's on this forum they'd praise the country and it's people far more.

The British are viewed as comical more than anything.

There is no animosity there though really, most people here just like to make light of Briton's lack of sporting prowess, their tendency to burn under the non ozone protected Australian sun and their tendency to complain a lot.

I mean, you have to remember the only British people most people here encounter are either tourists or older English people who have sort of retired here. Probably not the best representation of a nation.

Then again, foreigners seem to view Australian's as drunken louts who generally exhibit bombastic behaviour, and i wouldn't say this is far off the mark.

Driunken Bombastic Louts?

Seems like all English speaking people have something in common.

My Americans have their Drunken College Bros.

The Brits have their Bombastic Soccer Hooligans.

And You Aussies have your Loutish Citizens...

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Originally Posted by Sean Bateman

Look, i'm probably painting a bleaker picture than most Australian's would because of my own personal beliefs.

I'm sure if you asked the other Australian's on this forum they'd praise the country and it's people far more.

The British are viewed as comical more than anything.

There is no animosity there though really, most people here just like to make light of Briton's lack of sporting prowess, their tendency to burn under the non ozone protected Australian sun and their tendency to complain a lot.

I mean, you have to remember the only British people most people here encounter are either tourists or older English people who have sort of retired here. Probably not the best representation of a nation.

Then again, foreigners seem to view Australian's as drunken louts who generally exhibit bombastic behaviour, and i wouldn't say this is far off the mark.

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Dont get me wrong i'm not saying all aussies are sleepers, i've met some cool aussie students but when i go to walkabout i feel this obnoxious racist kinda vibe, my friend noticed it too, nothing to direct just a general belittling kinda autitue, buts its a jam made for the commons anyway so no suprises there really.

Australia seems quite distant from international politics also, kinda isolated. Does the govenor general have the final say in major decisions?

The GG is almost a purely symbolic position.

Technically, it is the most powerful political position, as they must sign off on all policy etc.

But in practice they usually do nothing.

The Dismissal was complicated, but basically the opposition blocked supply (wouldn't allow the government's budget to pass through parliament) and the GG as a solution dismissed the Prime Minister.

It was an aberration.