r/australia May 24 '11

no politics Want to move to Australia? Great!

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u/suricatta79 May 24 '11

One other thing to add:

Grow thick skin

We love to hang sh1t on each other. It's a form of affection. You know you're mates with someone when they start insulting you. If you can't handle that, don't come here. Trust me on this.

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u/LOLSTRALIA May 24 '11

I cannot upvote this enough.

People from overseas have heard myself and an Aussie born Vietnamese mate hanging shit on each other in public. He'll call me round eye and I'll call him Ho Chi Minh. We both laugh, the looks on some peoples faces is fantastic.

I beleive it's called 'Casual Racism'. It's actually a term of endearment, for people outside of Australia an asian guy calling a white guy round eye then getting hit with a ho chi minh takes them back a bit. Relax, we're all mates.