I hate Australia

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Doc67 wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:38 am
Username Taken wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 4:36 am I'm sure you mentioned your age in some past post.
I would imagine that with the number of ageing Aussies who have/had been in Cambodia in recent years with,,,, how to say it without offence?,,,, a liking for young ones. If that was their profiling, then it would also account for them downloading the contents of your phone.

We've all been targeted at some time, and yes, it's annoying. But we can just try to come out of it knowing that we managed to waste their time.
@Tootsfriend

If you are sure you are getting pulled up again the next time, here's a fun game you can play.

Keep a password protected file marked "Private" in the photos section.

Fill it with many paragraphs like:

aweurycmlowyeo;chm;oeh;ohw;ofx;,fjwloho
woiefhxhwieulrhiheru;qw#[zPX#PQW[[K#KFX[
#[QPWKZ#[P;EJIFXPjfpxjwej/jwefwejfjwéwxk

etc etc.

They could spend hours running their anti-encryption software trying, and failing, to crack it open. If they ask you about it just tell them you are fucking with them, like they are fucking with you.

Caveat; your 4 hour delay might turn into a 4 day delay, but that would make a good thread too.
That password protected file, when opened should reveal the message “Fuck off, wasting my time and your own, cunts”
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Khmu Nation wrote: Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:26 am I went to Australia intending to stay for up to six months. I left after 10 days. It's like a shit version of England on the edge of a desert. Plus the people are arseholes. What an over rated dump. Never again
A few years back, a whole group of my (British) family - about 10 of them - went to visit another small branch of our family who'd moved out to Australia in the 90s.

Funnily enough, they all came back saying pretty much the same thing. In fact, my fathers very words upon his return were "Imagine how shit the UK is, now imagine something even shitter".
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xandreu wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:26 pm
Khmu Nation wrote: Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:26 am I went to Australia intending to stay for up to six months. I left after 10 days. It's like a shit version of England on the edge of a desert. Plus the people are arseholes. What an over rated dump. Never again
A few years back, a whole group of my (British) family - about 10 of them - went to visit another small branch of our family who'd moved out to Australia in the 90s.

Funnily enough, they all came back saying pretty much the same thing. In fact, my fathers very words upon his return were "Imagine how shit the UK is, now imagine something even shitter".
Just out of curiosity, what is it Brits don't like about Aussie? I understand if it's the people - Aussies have a culture that apparently pisses other nationalities off sometimes, although I've never had any problems with them - but the country itself... I've been there, thought it was great.
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Just jealousy...........
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Random Dude wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:56 pm
xandreu wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:26 pm
Khmu Nation wrote: Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:26 am I went to Australia intending to stay for up to six months. I left after 10 days. It's like a shit version of England on the edge of a desert. Plus the people are arseholes. What an over rated dump. Never again
A few years back, a whole group of my (British) family - about 10 of them - went to visit another small branch of our family who'd moved out to Australia in the 90s.

Funnily enough, they all came back saying pretty much the same thing. In fact, my fathers very words upon his return were "Imagine how shit the UK is, now imagine something even shitter".
Just out of curiosity, what is it Brits don't like about Aussie? I understand if it's the people - Aussies have a culture that apparently pisses other nationalities off sometimes, although I've never had any problems with them - but the country itself... I've been there, thought it was great.
I've never been there either so I'm just going on what I was told - a couple of Aussie guys took issue with our family that they were British and dared to be drinking in a bar in their country. One of them even followed my father into the toilet to intimidate him / beat him up, luckily his brother noticed and a few of the male members of our family went in to scare him off. Obviously it would be a huge generalisation to say all Aussies hate the British, but many of my family said they did occasionally have a sense they didn't feel welcomed due to the fact they were British.

Apart from that, boredom came up a few times. Once the initial amazement of "Wow, we're in Australia" wore off, they said there was very little to do, except walk along the beach which, as beautiful as it was, got a bit boring after 100 times. Obviously there are the famous sights - my sister and brother took a flight to Sydney for a couple of days but said once they'd done the normal touristy things (Opera House etc) they were left at a bit of a loss as to what to do.

It took my (then) elderly father about a month to get over the 24 hour flight. He said after he got home he'd often wake up in the night thinking he was still on 'that bloody plane'. - I know, hardy Australia's fault but it's a hell of a long way there and back from the UK.

Pwrsonally, I'd still like to go, just for the experience. It hasn't put me off and I get invited there by the same members of my family often. I'll take up the offer sooner or later.
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Random Dude wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:56 pm
xandreu wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:26 pm
Khmu Nation wrote: Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:26 am I went to Australia intending to stay for up to six months. I left after 10 days. It's like a shit version of England on the edge of a desert. Plus the people are arseholes. What an over rated dump. Never again
A few years back, a whole group of my (British) family - about 10 of them - went to visit another small branch of our family who'd moved out to Australia in the 90s.

Funnily enough, they all came back saying pretty much the same thing. In fact, my fathers very words upon his return were "Imagine how shit the UK is, now imagine something even shitter".
Just out of curiosity, what is it Brits don't like about Aussie? I understand if it's the people - Aussies have a culture that apparently pisses other nationalities off sometimes, although I've never had any problems with them - but the country itself... I've been there, thought it was great.
Yea your right. Could be a great country if there were no snakes, no crocodiles, no birds or kangaroos that would rip your guts out with their feet, no redback spiders , no sharks and what else
Spoiler:
No fn aussies
No surprise that most of those mentioned are a protected species except for the kangaroo which is a nation symbol on their flag, and they shoot and kill them.
Another thing that I cannot understand is why they export iron ore and coal to china, let them pollute the air making iron , then buy it back as steel. Answer would probably be , to lazy or too dumb.

My neighbour on one side is a typical aussie sheila , overweight , smokes, drinks and talks loud dirty words that that the whole street can hear.
The neighbour on the other side is a family from Bangladesh . Quiet, clean and really lovely people. The older lady , probably a grand mother speaks almost no English but I understand exactly what she is saying when she brings me a cooked meal of curry chicken / rice.
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Re: I hate Australia

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Chad Sexington wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:08 pm
Doc67 wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:38 am
Username Taken wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 4:36 am I'm sure you mentioned your age in some past post.
I would imagine that with the number of ageing Aussies who have/had been in Cambodia in recent years with,,,, how to say it without offence?,,,, a liking for young ones. If that was their profiling, then it would also account for them downloading the contents of your phone.

We've all been targeted at some time, and yes, it's annoying. But we can just try to come out of it knowing that we managed to waste their time.
@Tootsfriend

If you are sure you are getting pulled up again the next time, here's a fun game you can play.

Keep a password protected file marked "Private" in the photos section.

Fill it with many paragraphs like:

aweurycmlowyeo;chm;oeh;ohw;ofx;,fjwloho
woiefhxhwieulrhiheru;qw#[zPX#PQW[[K#KFX[
#[QPWKZ#[P;EJIFXPjfpxjwej/jwefwejfjwéwxk

etc etc.

They could spend hours running their anti-encryption software trying, and failing, to crack it open. If they ask you about it just tell them you are fucking with them, like they are fucking with you.

Caveat; your 4 hour delay might turn into a 4 day delay, but that would make a good thread too.
That password protected file, when opened should reveal the message “Fuck off, wasting my time and your own, cunts”
That's definitely going to earn you some extra time is a small room.
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Re: I hate Australia

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Tootsfriend wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 2:03 pm
Random Dude wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:56 pm
xandreu wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:26 pm
Khmu Nation wrote: Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:26 am I went to Australia intending to stay for up to six months. I left after 10 days. It's like a shit version of England on the edge of a desert. Plus the people are arseholes. What an over rated dump. Never again
A few years back, a whole group of my (British) family - about 10 of them - went to visit another small branch of our family who'd moved out to Australia in the 90s.

Funnily enough, they all came back saying pretty much the same thing. In fact, my fathers very words upon his return were "Imagine how shit the UK is, now imagine something even shitter".
Just out of curiosity, what is it Brits don't like about Aussie? I understand if it's the people - Aussies have a culture that apparently pisses other nationalities off sometimes, although I've never had any problems with them - but the country itself... I've been there, thought it was great.
Yea your right. Could be a great country if there were no snakes, no crocodiles, no birds or kangaroos that would rip your guts out with their feet, no redback spiders , no sharks and what else
Spoiler:
No fn aussies
No surprise that most of those mentioned are a protected species except for the kangaroo which is a nation symbol on their flag, and they shoot and kill them.
Another thing that I cannot understand is why they export iron ore and coal to china, let them pollute the air making iron , then buy it back as steel. Answer would probably be , to lazy or too dumb.

My neighbour on one side is a typical aussie sheila , overweight , smokes, drinks and talks loud dirty words that that the whole street can hear.
The neighbour on the other side is a family from Bangladesh . Quiet, clean and really lovely people. The older lady , probably a grand mother speaks almost no English but I understand exactly what she is saying when she brings me a cooked meal of curry chicken / rice.
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Re: I hate Australia

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xandreu wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 1:17 pm
Random Dude wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:56 pm
xandreu wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:26 pm
Khmu Nation wrote: Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:26 am I went to Australia intending to stay for up to six months. I left after 10 days. It's like a shit version of England on the edge of a desert. Plus the people are arseholes. What an over rated dump. Never again
A few years back, a whole group of my (British) family - about 10 of them - went to visit another small branch of our family who'd moved out to Australia in the 90s.

Funnily enough, they all came back saying pretty much the same thing. In fact, my fathers very words upon his return were "Imagine how shit the UK is, now imagine something even shitter".
Just out of curiosity, what is it Brits don't like about Aussie? I understand if it's the people - Aussies have a culture that apparently pisses other nationalities off sometimes, although I've never had any problems with them - but the country itself... I've been there, thought it was great.
I've never been there either so I'm just going on what I was told - a couple of Aussie guys took issue with our family that they were British and dared to be drinking in a bar in their country. One of them even followed my father into the toilet to intimidate him / beat him up, luckily his brother noticed and a few of the male members of our family went in to scare him off. Obviously it would be a huge generalisation to say all Aussies hate the British, but many of my family said they did occasionally have a sense they didn't feel welcomed due to the fact they were British.

Apart from that, boredom came up a few times. Once the initial amazement of "Wow, we're in Australia" wore off, they said there was very little to do, except walk along the beach which, as beautiful as it was, got a bit boring after 100 times. Obviously there are the famous sights - my sister and brother took a flight to Sydney for a couple of days but said once they'd done the normal touristy things (Opera House etc) they were left at a bit of a loss as to what to do.

It took my (then) elderly father about a month to get over the 24 hour flight. He said after he got home he'd often wake up in the night thinking he was still on 'that bloody plane'. - I know, hardy Australia's fault but it's a hell of a long way there and back from the UK.

Pwrsonally, I'd still like to go, just for the experience. It hasn't put me off and I get invited there by the same members of my family often. I'll take up the offer sooner or later.
Yep, I understand very well how having a run-in with locals who don't like anyone foreign can influence the way you feel about a country. When I first went overseas to work I copped my share of that, especially when I was out in a restaurant or somewhere with one of 'their' girls.

Looking back now, I actually think it was good for me. I was volatile for a while, ready to take on any dickhead who mouthed off at me and hating pretty much any stranger, while at the same time really liking and respecting the local friends I made and worked with. It was a trip back home, talking to people who had never left their small town who would tell me how all the foreigners were taking their jobs, the Asians (not that they would have met or known any)would eat your cat if they get the chance etc that made me realise there are fucking idiots everywhere but the vast majority of people are ok once you get to know them. It helped me understand and deal with it when I was on the receiving end of it. As a foreigner, you'll attract the ignorant peasants wherever you go. This wasn't an overnight realization for me though, it took time and I can see how a tourist would write a country off because of it.
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Re: I hate Australia

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Tootsfriend wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 2:03 pm
Random Dude wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:56 pm
xandreu wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:26 pm
Khmu Nation wrote: Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:26 am I went to Australia intending to stay for up to six months. I left after 10 days. It's like a shit version of England on the edge of a desert. Plus the people are arseholes. What an over rated dump. Never again
A few years back, a whole group of my (British) family - about 10 of them - went to visit another small branch of our family who'd moved out to Australia in the 90s.

Funnily enough, they all came back saying pretty much the same thing. In fact, my fathers very words upon his return were "Imagine how shit the UK is, now imagine something even shitter".
Just out of curiosity, what is it Brits don't like about Aussie? I understand if it's the people - Aussies have a culture that apparently pisses other nationalities off sometimes, although I've never had any problems with them - but the country itself... I've been there, thought it was great.
Yea your right. Could be a great country if there were no snakes, no crocodiles, no birds or kangaroos that would rip your guts out with their feet, no redback spiders , no sharks and what else
Spoiler:
No fn aussies
No surprise that most of those mentioned are a protected species except for the kangaroo which is a nation symbol on their flag, and they shoot and kill them.
Another thing that I cannot understand is why they export iron ore and coal to china, let them pollute the air making iron , then buy it back as steel. Answer would probably be , to lazy or too dumb.

My neighbour on one side is a typical aussie sheila , overweight , smokes, drinks and talks loud dirty words that that the whole street can hear.
The neighbour on the other side is a family from Bangladesh . Quiet, clean and really lovely people. The older lady , probably a grand mother speaks almost no English but I understand exactly what she is saying when she brings me a cooked meal of curry chicken / rice.
Yeah, the wildlife scares the shit out of me. When I was in Queensland I really wanted to swim in the ocean but there were first aid stations on the beach with bottles of vinegar for if you got stung by the terrifying jellyfish (it was stinger season), there were signs warning swimmers of the risk of crocodiles and I saw probably the biggest shark I've ever seen just a few meters offshore. The locals told me if/when I saw a cassowary - that thing is a dinosaur if you ask me, Aussie still has dinosaurs FFS - don't get too close because it could disembowel you. I tried not to think about the spiders and snakes.
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