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[pinkpanda3310]

Originally Posted by PBO

Sounding like an ugly Aussie there mate...

Originally Posted by pinkpanda3310

or taken the wrong way and what is just plain rude to other people. It doesn't stop me from doing the same things

You know Abo's are the ones that call out 'bxxxk cxxt' down the street for everyone to hear. I've spent time around them when I was little and again when I worked on the stations up north. Myself and another stockman ended up at a party where we were the only 2 white fellas there. Me mate was a cheeky bastard and I never would have believed it if I hadn't seen it but he was mouthing off and calling them all 'bxxxk cxxts' and they were just laughing at him.

[PBO]

Originally Posted by pinkpanda3310

You know Abo's

Maybe things are different in WA but that term & the others are considered highly offensive in the rest of Australia

[pinkpanda3310]

I've obviously offended you. I'm sorry. It wasn't my intention. I think you are right that things might be different in WA. I have a very small portion of aborigine in my genes. My grandmother was halved with chinese, not uncommon for the Coori area (far north Queensland). There are small differences in the way Coori's and Noongars (Swan river area) interact with white people. I feel the Noongars speak their mind more.

When I was little I had racial taunts (both for aborigine and chinese). When I was older one or two people mentioned I look Spanish or Mexican. It doesn't bother me, I don't think I look unusual.

My father enjoyed telling this story after it happened. He was heading his own commercial building company and took a client to site where my brother was working-

client- that's the hardest working black fella I've ever seen
dad- that's my son
client- $h1z, your wife must be black!

I understand racial taunts in other areas of the world are frowned upon more so than here but they give it as good as they get it. I know that's no excuse. The last street I lived in had 2 different houses with indigines tenants. They were at extreme opposite ends of the scale. One was one of the nicest persons I've ever met. The other was the type to give them a bad reputation. One particular incident the gin threw a brick or rock and hit a neighbouring woman in head.

My intent is not to offend you or bag them out, just give you my perspective.