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Maybe you ought to speak for yourself! I'm a Pommie! I'm also very short! I've been on the receiving end of numerous jokes about Pom's & short people. As soon as you work out that these jokes aren't made 'at' you, rather 'with' you, you realise that it's all harmless fun. Yes, there are...

Me too! Although not a 'Wog', I still copped it for being a 'Pommie'. Yep! That's how I remember it, except there was a bit more resistance to the 'Lebs' where I was. They did! Yes there were the odd zealots, but they were on BOTH sides. Lots of name calling etc, but there wasn't a lot...

HELLO!! Where did i say i encouraged it?

Whatever you want to call it, it works. Well, no, that wasn't what I meant. I mean they can still hold onto who/what they are without trying to change the people that are already here. Maybe I didn't articulate myself very well. I did say that I didn't condone the way that some of the...

Multiculturalism is fine! But they still have to assimilate! Sheesh! We all live in the same country! I've got a friend that is Greek. He still has his Greek customs, food, religion, traditions etc, yet he is assimilated into society without expecting that the rest of the country change...

Yep! And I was not immune either. I was a Pommie! I was always taunted because I said poo-well (pool), schoo-well (school), sweets, instead of lollies, vest, instead of singlet, and many more that I've forgotten over the years.

Yes it is! It's racism in reverse! You would soon get into a heap of trouble if you advertised "white applicants only", wouldn't you? Why not just let the best applicant have the job, white, black, chinese etc, who cares the colour of the skin or their background, just the best person for the...