I'm afraid to say Ryan that it's too late now....... YOU ARE DOOMED!!
Somewhere along the family line you had an Aussie in the mix ;)
You seem to be abnormal as the rest of us!! :D
Aussies love to take the urine out of anybody who is around & if there is nobody else around, we hook in on ourselves! :D
We love to take the pis* & pick handles out of EVERYONE & most nationalities (a) don't like it at all, &/or (b) become agressive/agitated. If the recipient doesn't take too much offence & returns in kind, respect is generated & the person is accepted.
This Aussie behaviour has been ingrained into the Aussie psyche since the birth of our nation.
Aussies HATE any class society (courtesy of a penal history & England) We tend to give someone some stick to see how they react! ;)
Australia is one of the most multi-cultural societies around (21million & 97% are of imported origin) & we like to get on with everybody (it makes life a lot easier) We tend not to take ourselves or life too seriously. We are just testing to see what sort of reaction we'll get. Other nationalities have misread this as a less intelligent/educated culture usually to their detriment but from the reaction an Aussie will form an opinion. :rolleyes:
If someone has you called a 'mate' you should concider it as having a brother & if you are refered to as a 'best mate' it's as if you have the same feelings as a twin. "Mateship" has a VERY sepcial meaning in Australia which goes back to diggers in W.W.I
So ends my view of basic Aussie psychology 101
Or I've got me head up me ar*e & I'll soon be told :D ;)
