The American Gamer's Knowledge of Australia

[cheese_wizington]

*Mulls over the list.* Yep, everything seems to check out.

Really though, it's the internet. Nowhere else will you find such a wretched hive of scum and villainy. (Except for maybe Australia*....)

*Only Joking!

 

[Orcus The Ultimate]

Welcome to Xbox Live, I'm afraid. Hell, welcome to the Internet as a whole!

Just ignore it man, I mean, if those stereotypes aren't correct, and they think they are, then they're wrong. Enjoy your moral victory.

I'm Irish, so apparently I'm a drunk, inbred fool. This despite the fact I don't drink, and I ace all my exams. Still, I just shrug it off.

you're still lucky... my stereotype is even worse, thinking of french... they say that we are cowards because of WW2 and even so we backed up the british retreat; and to think that behind this mistaken stereotype there's 1500 years of constant Wars...
etc.

 

[Plurralbles]

... Fuck you and your stereotypes. It works both fucking ways.

It'd be like calling US citizens british who are dangerous rebels. SCREW THAT.

 

[Plurralbles]

The Average Australian/British/American Gamer's Knowledge of Canada:
* We are all American (In American's case, we are "America's Hat")
* We are cowboys
* We are eskimos
* We live in igloos
* We drink beer non-stop.

However, I found the most enjoyable people to play with on XBL were British or Australian or other Canadians. Many Americans were just too ignorant and stupid. Obviously not all Americans are like that, but the worst people on XBL are American.

actually, "we are cowboys" is the japanese stereotypical thought for the united states.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

A 16 year old in the southern part of the USA now believes that I live in an igloo, I have a pet beaver and moose, my best friend owns a polar bear, and that I swam two kilometers under frozen water to run an internet cable in order to play xbox live.

I live in Canada and I run into to many idiots.

Same here my good fellow. I apparently ride my snowmobile to work, and Parliament is right beside my house in the bush.

Some people around me actually do ride their snowmobiles to work though, so maybe I'm being to sarcastic...

 

[Agayek]

...Well some Americans I met were convinced that I had an Aussie accent, and I can't say I was too enamoured with that idea either. Stupid people say stupid things, like asking if JK Rowling was going to become queen, and thinking that all Brits like the Beatles. Other than that, I can't recall, I'm sure there are loads, but not so many that have been drawn directly to my attention.

All people with souls like the Beatles. 'tis a proven fact.

 

[Valkyira]

The exact oposite. I hate it when Americans think us Brits are Australian... I know the English and Australian accents are quite similar, but c'mon!

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Sweden: All women are blondes with big melons as tits, we ride polar bears, we have snow the whole year around, and we talk like we're retarded. One of these I wish were true, guess which one.

Riding Polar Bears? Cus' that would be awesome

 

[Valkyira]

Apparently all us English folk have a breakfast consisting of ONLY crumpets and tea. Then we conveniently forget to clean our bad teeth before going to see every Englishman's best friend, the Queen. Before boning her silly and returning home for more crumpets...

 

[Agayek]

you're still lucky... my stereotype is even worse, thinking of french... they say that we are cowards because of WW2 and even so we backed up the british retreat; and to think that behind this mistaken stereotype there's 1500 years of constant Wars...
etc.

Except France never won a major military victory, with the exception of the Napoleonic wars, in its entire history.

And now that my daily quota of ignorance has been met, I can don my leather duster and ride off into the sunset!

PS - American stereotypes are so aggravating.

Entirely because they're true

 

[Irridium]

Wait wait wait, your telling me that you don't ride kangaroos to work?!

Thats like saying no one fights dragons in England.

 

[MelziGurl]

The extent of my knowledge about Australia comes mainly from this forum, and in it I have learned that everything in Australia is trying to kill you.

If you want to get technical on this, our flora and fauna wishes to keep to itself. It's the idiots of this country that are trying to kill themselves.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

I know that you hate New Zealanders. Why? Are you guys jealous or something?

Hopefully everyone knows those things were just completely false stereotypes. It really doesn't make sense. Well, except for the first one. Of course Australians are British in disguise.

 

[razerdoh]

ofc this is how all americans think:
* Beer is self-cooling.
* "Cash Rules Everything Around Me".
* Everybody loves Imperialism.
* Food isn't just nutritional, it's for fun!
* Household appliances are God-given and powered by Jesus.
* Ice cubes are a naturally occurring phenomenon.
* Like water, oil is a natural resource, is free and is unlimited.
* That Martin Luther King, Jr. said: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the color of their teeth."
* The whole world has AC, portable water and enough hot dogs for eating contests.
* Everyone respects me because I have a gun.
* Ann Coulter is a credible journalist.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

I mean seriously "faking" their accent is the easiest thing in the world--thank you Crocodile Dundee--is the funnest thing in the world.

No one outside of Australia gets the Aussie accent right. I wouldn't recommend trying a fake Aussie accent on an Aussie when you're face to face with them.

Seriously, try and say good eye mite without sounding Australian.

Also, don't try that to an Australian's face. At best you'll get eyes rolled at you. At worst... well, in the words of Uncle Chop-Chop "Australia is big and shovels are cheap."

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

I know that you hate New Zealanders.

We don't. You've misunderstood Trans-Tasman relations.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

We don't. You've misunderstood Trans-Tasman relations.

It's a joke from Flight of the Conchords...

 

[Shanannara]

I'm Welsh so I shag sheep. Apparently.

 

[Orcus The Ultimate]

you're still lucky... my stereotype is even worse, thinking of french... they say that we are cowards because of WW2 and even so we backed up the british retreat; and to think that behind this mistaken stereotype there's 1500 years of constant Wars...
etc.

Except France never won a major military victory, with the exception of the Napoleonic wars, in its entire history.

And now that my daily quota of ignorance has been met, I can don my leather duster and ride off into the sunset!

you shouldn't have started the war about military victories; although i was waiting for someone to say that:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEcYAbtJcKk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH67_RqNlGE&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNN68H4e8mU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATjj_LkKyb0&feature=related

you should revise your history, after you've got your dose of military victories.

btw France won the Hundred years war (116 years);

Also the famous Battle of Bouvines: A great French victory against the coalition of germans, english and flemish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pK8SrkJUDs&feature=related

now you see why so many people are resentful.

 

[Brian Hendershot]

snip.

Haha very much so. I mean people really thought she was a little slow in the head.[/quote]Okay, she's an idiot then. Although I will admit, other countries think that the Swedish language sounds funny. But we do know how to speak English well.[/quote]

And I doubt many Americans cant speak English or Swedish, or any other language other then "American", but thats probably me just basing everything off of living in the South. So thats
Sweden-1
States-0[/quote]Yea! That's one more thing we are better than Americans at. [/quote]

You make it sound like alot!