echineko 1 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Can someone tell me what do Australians do traditionally on Australia Day? Thank you Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 get hammered! Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Yep getting drunk is about it. We're all class us Aussies Link to post Share on other sites
Domokun_72dpi 0 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 In Perth, Western Australia, we just celebrate by having a huge fireworks display over the swan river. People congregate in their tens of thousands (don't know real figures) and have barbeques, picnics, listen to the radio, drink, play footy or cricket, drink, get sunburnt, drink etc etc. It can be a great day out, but today is just too damn hot. This will lead to a lot of idiots getting smashed (drinking ion a hot day, running around & not replenishing fluids is very stupid). Anyhows, it is a nice atmosphere (if you like crowds), fingers crossed the idiots don't come out and ruin it for everyone.... I tradtionally like to have a barbecue, play some footy, and drink with mates. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Quote: fingers crossed the idiots don't come out and ruin it for everyone Don't worry, Domokun, lots of them are in Niseko and Hakuba. Link to post Share on other sites
9015peter 0 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 JJJ hottest 100 Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I'd thought Australia day would be a day when all Australians would reflect upon their (mis)/fortune at birth to be randomly picked to be an Australian and to be proud of the fact that they are respected and not despised.... then go down the pub and get smashed and sing loud Rugby songs. Just like the buncha $#%^&$s last night in Wan Chai. Link to post Share on other sites
9015peter 0 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Mate, I am a proud to be known as an Aussie. I have traveled most of the world and know that Australians do live in the lucky country. Every country from Japan to Hong Kong, Great Britain and the Americas have people that carry on like wankers when they have had a few too many. You just have to expect that shit from time to time. Hope all the Aussies in Japan had a great day and behave like visitors to their own homes. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Originally Posted By: Domokun_72dpi I tradtionally like to have a barbecue, play some footy, and drink with mates. Mate, it's cricket season! Link to post Share on other sites
Domokun_72dpi 0 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Originally Posted By: grungy-gonads Quote: fingers crossed the idiots don't come out and ruin it for everyone Don't worry, Domokun, lots of them are in Niseko and Hakuba. I apologise on behalf of Kevin Rudd & Australia Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 lots of flags flying around here. A bunch of young guys set up a game of street cricket in the main street of B.H. Partly blocking the traffic. An esky at each end for a wicket and a huge aussie flag at the batting end. I was annoyed but also slightly proud of their cheeky antics. We are what we are and don't pretend to be anything else. I spent the afternoon at the beach teaching the kids to surf. No. 2 is up and riding. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Awesome Mantas.. Now won't be long till they're burning the old man! Oh.. spent the day snowboarding.. How Aussie is that! Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 listened to the hot 100 (a mate's band came in at #10, so stoked for them) went to a bbq, , watched some cricket and tennis, played some cricket and watched the fireworks, which i found as boring as ever. seriously - is anyone actually awed by fireworks? even as a kid atfer seeing 1 or 2 displays, i just found them the same old thing. anyway, fun day all round. and hot as hell Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 >seriously - is anyone actually awed by fireworks? even as a kid atfer seeing 1 or 2 displays, i just found them the same old thing.< Come on Spook, I thought I was the grumpy old prick. My kids love them. They were cheering there heads off after every one. Yeah stoked Indo. We both had grins from ear to ear. Where did you go snowboarding? Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I like the old fireworks spookster! Kids love them too. Firewaorks here are pretty rad, though they would be better if they did them to music. If you can get close the vibration of them being set off is cool! Mantas, just went up to Gifu. Takasu Snow Park. Some freshies (to my suprise) and a fun day in the park. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Originally Posted By: spook seriously - is anyone actually awed by fireworks? mate,you obviously have never been to PL fireworks in Osaka: the worlds largest annual display, you would have to have no pulse not to be awed by it. You cant compare the standard pissant fireworks displays in Western countries to ones like it. Some of the fireworks are more like like bombs, they shake buildings nearby, you feel major shockwaves through your body. It really is awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 ditto to SG, firework displays here are something else. Nice new avatar SG. I drank some Australian Shiraz/CabSav wine at TJs place Sat night though Im not an aussie Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Fireworks are AWESOME... I sit on a boat in the middle of the harbour for the CNY fireworks. It's a fantastic experience. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Id like to experience that too thurs - I bet CNY is crazy!! Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I like fireworks too but ..jeez.... they are bad for the environment. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Well as far as I can tell Aus day came and went in Niseko without any notable incidents. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 well, i guess i stand corrected on the fireworks front. although i must admit that i liked spending new years in germany and everyone there goes crazy lighting their own rockets. watching fireworks is one thing. almost getting your hand blown off is another Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I just got back from Whistler last night, so I got to witness Autralia Day (Saturday) firsthand for the first time. I saw a lot of odd clothing choices (old neon colours, non-snow hats), several Australian flags being used capes on the ski trails, and at night numerous raucous parties with unfortunate levels of male nudity. Someone on the gondola told me that Whistler has a really large Australian expat population, and the Aussie Day celebration there is the biggest outside of Oz - not sure if that's true or not. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 i would say london would be the biggest aussie ex-pat enclave - i've heard fugures of 70,000 been bandied about, but not sure how accurate that number is. but yeah, whistler would have to be up there Originally Posted By: Ezorisu unfortunate levels of male nudity. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Fortunate or unfortunate is I guess in the eye of the beholder... Oy, oy, oy! Link to post Share on other sites
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