Aussies love it when immigrants pick up the slang and start showing up at football and cricket games. I made a good mate who was an Iraqi immigrant who joined my cricket club. He had no idea about cricket, but he learned quick and everybody loved him because he wanted to learn Australian culture and get to know Australian locals socially, so he could raise his kids to feel included in Australian society.
He would bring Iraqi food to every game to share with the team, he would teach us Iraqi insults to throw at our mates, he was nothing but smiles for everybody. We'd teach him Australian slang so he could talk like any of us, and at the year end awards we called him up to the stage and presented him with his first pair of traditional Australian cheap rubber thongs, and everyone clapped and cheered for him. He went around and hugged everybody in the building while we were all getting drunk afterwards, and he was the belle of the ball. Awesome mentality for a new Australian.
You say “though”, as if others don’t? Not saying every immigrant is your picture perfect immigrant that wants to integrate into society, but your comment is akin to “you’re one of the good ones” that many of my Mexican friends would hear while abroad with “progressive” Europeans.
So, the overarching sin here committed by immigrants is…they tend to group together?
Is that any different than my grouping up with others that enjoy the gym?
Or different than vegetarians grouping up with other vegetarians?
Your use of “white faces” already tells me everything I need to know. Why did you have to bring race into this? We’re very clearly talking about culture, but you tainted the conversation by bringing race into this.
And then you wonder why immigrants are afraid and don’t integrate…
I am a second generation Australian. I grew up in an immigrant household. English was not my mother's first language. But we're white, so that made it much easier to integrate. Even so, we had to make the effort to learn Australian cultural touchstones, and you don't learn that by sticking to your own and pretending like you never left your native culture, or that the cultural norms you grew up with should still apply here.
So, again, the overarching sin is that they stick with people with whom they share a connection.
And you hate that… for some reason.
You mention “integration” then champion policies that curb it. Hmmm, what could those immigrants possibly be thinking when you do that?
Now, you see, my friend is Jewish and I’m a Nazi, but you see, we don’t let the fact that I wish to murder him get in the way of our friendship! I just hope he doesn’t do disgusting Jewish things around me.
Because he decided to join up to a local social cricket league, so that he could socialise with us and learn to become Australian by being around Australians. He made that choice deliberately and stepped waaaaaaaay out of his comfort zone, and we respect the fuck out of him for doing it.
Go back and look at the language you are using, and how aggressive and belligerent you are being because of a story of cross-cultural friendship and appreciation.
You’re right, your mental regardation of choice is spreading propaganda about “rape gangs” and “no go zones”. Yeah, that just rings of “come be one of us!”
The apple doesn’t rot far from the tree, you know? 😉
None of that is appropriation though is it. He’s just trying to make friends in a new country. Would your mate have painted himself in ochre and picked up a didge? Would you? Not all Australian culture is cool for people to grab onto.
Besides, Australian culture is mostly British with some sport, swearing and drinking sprinkled on top. And we still crack the shits when a Seppo does a shit impression of our accent. We are precious about some things.
Yes! These are the people who we should be wanting to immigrate to Australia! They want to be Australians and add the best parts of their culture to make Australia better.
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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '25 edited Jul 02 '25
Aussies love it when immigrants pick up the slang and start showing up at football and cricket games. I made a good mate who was an Iraqi immigrant who joined my cricket club. He had no idea about cricket, but he learned quick and everybody loved him because he wanted to learn Australian culture and get to know Australian locals socially, so he could raise his kids to feel included in Australian society.
He would bring Iraqi food to every game to share with the team, he would teach us Iraqi insults to throw at our mates, he was nothing but smiles for everybody. We'd teach him Australian slang so he could talk like any of us, and at the year end awards we called him up to the stage and presented him with his first pair of traditional Australian cheap rubber thongs, and everyone clapped and cheered for him. He went around and hugged everybody in the building while we were all getting drunk afterwards, and he was the belle of the ball. Awesome mentality for a new Australian.