Re: Pakistan vs Australia in England?

by Henry Thu 03 Apr 2008, 01:16

JKLever wrote:Similarly there were a load of Aussie croats cheering on Croatia in the last football world cup.

And an even bigger load of Aussie Italians cheering on the Azzurri.

by embee Thu 03 Apr 2008, 02:42

JKLever wrote:Similarly there were a load of Aussie croats cheering on Croatia in the last football world cup.

2 of them played for Croatia

by horace Thu 03 Apr 2008, 02:48

and one used to play for the italians...

many seem to barrack for carlton or collingwood in the afl...along with other well known racing identities

by Lara Lara Laughs Thu 03 Apr 2008, 11:26

tac wrote:
Lara Lara Laughs wrote:I don't see why people should be forced to support England just because they were born here. People can support whoever they like. If British born Asians identify more strongly with their Pakistani heritage (often influenced by their parents and upbringing) then that's their prerogative in a free country. It's a pretty pathetic thing to get worked up about.

No one's getting worked up about who they barrack for . . . just trying to show fluffy that you can't really compare these UK born and breds with English expats as presented in GT's post. They can barrack for whoever they like . . .

Errr....maybe I just dreamed GT's post then.

by eowyn Thu 03 Apr 2008, 11:34

LLL, expats aren't people living in the country where they were born is the point being made, I think.

by lardbucket Thu 03 Apr 2008, 11:49

Heresy, or maybe hearsay.

by eowyn Thu 03 Apr 2008, 11:57

Definitely heresy.

Did you get up again?

by lardbucket Thu 03 Apr 2008, 12:00

'Life on Mars' finished

by eowyn Thu 03 Apr 2008, 12:01

And that stirred you?

by lardbucket Thu 03 Apr 2008, 12:02

The finish was disapppointing.

by Lara Lara Laughs Thu 03 Apr 2008, 12:03

eowyn wrote:LLL, expats aren't people living in the country where they were born is the point being made, I think.

Yes, I know.....

That wasn't the point I was making though. I was making a completely different point.

by eowyn Thu 03 Apr 2008, 12:05

The finish was disapppointing.

So you came here to be undisappointed? scratch

by tac Thu 03 Apr 2008, 12:06

The Finnish usually are . . .

by eowyn Thu 03 Apr 2008, 12:07

You've known Finns as well have you?

by lardbucket Thu 03 Apr 2008, 12:07

tac wrote:The Finnish usually are . . .

Barring Lapp dancers.

by eowyn Thu 03 Apr 2008, 12:07

Why would you bar a lap dancer?

by tac Thu 03 Apr 2008, 12:08

lardbucket wrote:
tac wrote:The Finnish usually are . . .

Barring Lapp dancers.

I usually find the Lapp dancers a nice relief . . .

by Brass Monkey Thu 03 Apr 2008, 12:13

Lardy, what didn't you like about the LOM finale?

by lardbucket Thu 03 Apr 2008, 12:15

Danny, I admit I'm a greedy bastard, I was hoping for more.

I really enjoyed the series, but the ending seemed a little glib.

by Lara Lara Laughs Thu 03 Apr 2008, 12:16

It was a bit of a rip off of Abre Los Ojos/Vanilla Sky?

by lardbucket Thu 03 Apr 2008, 12:17

Can't comment on that.

by Brass Monkey Thu 03 Apr 2008, 12:20

lardbucket wrote:Danny, I admit I'm a greedy bastard, I was hoping for more.

I really enjoyed the series, but the ending seemed a little glib.

It was pretty much the only way to end it well. After the build-up, only fantasy could've made it too different, unless he just got on with his 2006 life. That would've been 'bunkum'.