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The Rock said:Someone brought up becoming an Australian citizen earlier - I know someone who came to Australia a few years ago and is now an Australian citizen. Wouldn't dream of calling himself anything other than an Aussie. Isn't this the same concept? Seriously, why is it so lame for a kid to move interstate and as an adult decide that's where his heart lies? If it was someone shit, this wouldn't even be an issue.Emma said:[quote="The Rock":3vr5bae1]mrslong - you're an idiot, I don't care about the eligibility rules that's not even the point.
Hammo - Leaving NSW at 13 and declaring himself a Queenslander at 18. (He's 20 now...but he declared himself a dirty redneck bogan at 18) Get it right.
I just find it lame that he can spend most of his life as New South Welshman, raised there, played his young days of footy there...then move to QLD at 13, spend 4-5 years there playing footy and thinking he's a true hearted Queenslander.
The Rock said:KrispyKris said:[quote="The Rock":2a7q9i70]Someone brought up becoming an Australian citizen earlier - I know someone who came to Australia a few years ago and is now an Australian citizen. Wouldn't dream of calling himself anything other than an Aussie. Isn't this the same concept? Seriously, why is it so lame for a kid to move interstate and as an adult decide that's where his heart lies? If it was someone shit, this wouldn't even be an issue.Emma said:[quote="The Rock":2a7q9i70]mrslong - you're an idiot, I don't care about the eligibility rules that's not even the point.
Hammo - Leaving NSW at 13 and declaring himself a Queenslander at 18. (He's 20 now...but he declared himself a dirty redneck bogan at 18) Get it right.
I just find it lame that he can spend most of his life as New South Welshman, raised there, played his young days of footy there...then move to QLD at 13, spend 4-5 years there playing footy and thinking he's a true hearted Queenslander.
Where was he from? Cambodia probably. No wonder he classes himself as an Australian.
Hammoz said:KrispyKris said:Then why did you assume that just because Cambodia is a poor country that someone from there would want to class themselves as Australian? I don't see the logic in that.
Yeah, it's lame.
The Rock said:Oh shit, I think I hear the PC police! Oh noez.
A lot of refugees and asylum seekers that come from countries such as Cambodia, Rwanda, Afhganistan etc tend to class themselves as Australian even though they've only lived here for a small portion of their lives because of the bad experiences, memories and poor quality of life that they had in their previous country.
Heck, even my Dad classes him self as Australian and not Lebanese because of how much Lebanon has impacted negatively on his life.
So Get over it - was just using it as an example.