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| Ian^ |
| the words sore & loser come into it, the attitude of most the auta's has been cool over it, but c'mon, theres no need for bs like that, we both only scored 1 try each |
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| Renegade |
Twas a pretty tough time to be a dual national. :-/
I honestly didn't give a who won (doubled by the fact that, up until this world cup, I'd hardly watched a game of rugby in my life - one of the many benefits of being a Victorian ;) ) but what I couldn't stand was the bull invective coming from both sides during the world cup and leading up into the final. It was primarily media based, but still, the kinda that was being written (by both the Australian and English media) about the other side was shocking. I think the English and the Australians are more similiar than we'd care to acknowledge, yet based on what I've seen and read from journalists from both sides, you'd think we'd been at war with each other for decades. So a big " you" to both the English and Australian press who transcended the normally jocular way in which we get stuck into each other and transformed it into humourless national warfare.
Yet, having said that, congratulations to England and bad luck to Australia. Both played well (based on what I know about rugby :rolleyes: ) and I'm sure we'll all agree that it was a good game and it was a shame there had to be a loser. Hopefully all the parochial s will shut up for another four years and we can put all this behind us.... until the ashes of course. ;) |
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| swisstoni |
| quote: | Originally posted by Renegade
Twas a pretty tough time to be a dual national. :-/
what I couldn't stand was the bull invective coming from both sides during the world cup and leading up into the final. It was primarily media based, but still, the kinda that was being written (by both the Australian and English media) about the other side was shocking. I think the English and the Australians are more similiar than we'd care to acknowledge, yet based on what I've seen and read from journalists from both sides, you'd think we'd been at war with each other for decades. So a big " you" to both the English and Australian press who transcended the normally jocular way in which we get stuck into each other and transformed it into humourless national warfare.
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Well said, i totally agree. I love australia and the aussies after having been there for about 6 months. So right, shame there had to be a loser. I have the highest level of respect for both sides. |
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| AndskiSpeed |
| So who won then? |
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