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Mine too. Well said, Mr Wolfe.

Raja, what you read on Wikipedia is a very narrow version of "christian heritage" and one that exists only in extremely conservative,fundamentalist, and usually American, communities. This in no way reflects what Australian values are and in some cases is diametrically opposite. It's...

It's good to know that you realised that no offense was intended. I referred to "thin skins" because of my involvement on a daily basis with people from many different cultures, and the tip-toeing around trying hard not to accidentally say something insulting is exhausting.

Nikolina said that her family have a Croatia/Bosnia background. In plain and perhaps old fashioned english that is just called "countrymen". No insult intended. One of the down sides of immigration is an influx of thin skins.

That's good to hear, and was probably hard to do. Unfortunately a lot of your countrymen seem to be passionately embroiled in bygone battles. Given the history of the area it's understandable I guess, but it sure would be nice if the younger generation can start afresh and try not to pass...

I agree with your first statement. The idea of going to live in another country, not matter what the circumstances, and then not participating in the host country's culture, or even trying to learn the language, is completely baffling.

I just wish that people from other countries wouldn't bring their wars into our country.