(Nice) Cultural Differences -

outlaw king · #91 03-03-2006, 08:32 PM

Yeah , down here in New Zealand , I see the odd " banned in Australia " Label on various ps2 and xbox games ( BMXXX BIKING , to name one ) . Its weird tho , cos all the games in N.Z that are rated r18 are only r15 in aussie ( so ive heard )

I wanna go to australia , so i can get 15 games that are really 18 in NZ.

However , do you guys know the game " manhunt " ? Well , this game is banned in NZ . If you possess a copy which you smuggled in from aussie ( or somethin like that ) You could be charged up to ( i think its 3000 ) 3000 moolah!
The same goes for any other game banned in N.Z

Leto · #92 03-03-2006, 09:22 PM

But if you owned a copy before the ban you can keep it, silly.

Harhar, Poland. That so deserves points.

***Nate*** · #93 03-04-2006, 12:45 AM

Australia doesn't ban too many movies. The only ones I can think of are the crappy french films with real sex in them. As for games, yes it happens because we don't have an 18+ classification for games. So if a game is too violent/inapproprate for 15 year olds it can't be sold at all.

It has been under discussion for a few years to change that law. It may yet happen.

On another topic: I don't know why but it seems like everyone has been mocking my accent today. I've been asked to do an "Aussie Aussie Aussie Oy Oy Oy", an impression of Steve Irwin and say "Fish are friends, not food". Damn you americans!

AquaticAmbi · #94 05-20-2006, 07:19 PM

I almost feel bad for reviving one of my own threads, but I have another random question about Australia.

Someone I know thinks that Australia is nothing but a death trap on land and in the water.

I must admit that those box jellies and other random poisonous creatures are intimidating, but are people, especially tourists, harmed by such animals frequently?

SeaRex · #95 05-20-2006, 09:27 PM

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Someone I know thinks that Australia is nothing but a death trap on land and in the water.

Hey. Not my fault that you want to visit that deathtrap. XD

***Alcar*** · #96 05-20-2006, 10:54 PM

It is the most dangerous continent, as in there are more deadly 'dangers'(?) per square metre in Australia than any other continent. Aside from that classification which no one pays attention to, or knows of, Australia is harmless.

As for Box Jellyfish, I wouldn't worry so much about them. It's the Blue Ringed Octopus you should be worried about. But you'll find that hardly anyone pays much attention to these problems, as most of it is localised to Northern Queensland.

Other than that, if you leave Spiders, snakes, etc, etc alone, they'll leave you alone. Australia is a safe place

Alcar...

***Nate*** · #97 05-21-2006, 04:40 AM

If you're in the cities, you'll not find anything hazardous. Unless you're in Sydney where they have funnel-web spiders. Which is yet another reason not to visit Sydney

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But I've been in the bush plenty and the closest I've gotten to anything dangerous is passing copperhead and tiger snakes (both among the top 10 most deadly in the world) whilst hiking. But it is true that they're more scared of you then you are of them.

AquaticAmbi · #98 05-21-2006, 01:01 PM

Well... That's the first time I've ever heard of octopi biting humans, let alone killing them. >.>

So public beaches are pretty safe other than that? I'd love to do some diving there some day, but I fear even more venomous things live among the reefs.

***Alcar*** · #99 05-21-2006, 04:37 PM

Beaches on the whole are safe. Deaths are very rare. You're more likely to die driving to the beach than you are to die from something stinging you there.

Alcar...

Slig_Cake · #**100** 05-21-2006, 05:09 PM

Not many differences.

Over here aussies rule. Overseas aussies rule.

Facsimile · #**101** 05-22-2006, 08:44 PM

Hey this is a pretty good topic. Too bad it came when I wasn't here.

What about that time you hassled our use of the word 'lollies', Ambi? That hurt. Especially when you use 'candy' for everything. Even chocolate. That makes no sense at all.

AquaticAmbi · #**102** 05-23-2006, 08:30 AM

Lollies should only come on sticks. And yes... candy is candy is candy. Fruity or chocolate. Some people do actually refer to chocolates as "chocolates" but feh.

If we went trick-or-treating, we wouldn't call it "Halloween candy and chocolate"... It's simply an all-inclusive "Halloween candy."

Mojo · #**103** 05-23-2006, 10:00 AM

Fax, what is your definition of a lolly then?

Kimon · #**104** 05-23-2006, 03:59 PM

Lollies are fruity or rooty-beer flavored candy balls or elipses on the ends of white paper sticks. NOTHING MORE.[/imperialism]

That's funny though. I've never heard candy called 'lollies.' Good stuff.

And I don't know if this counts, but I've heard both the delicious drink (Loganberry) and the fantastic sandwich (Beef on Weck) are native to my very own Buffalo. Surprising AND delicious.

Godlesswanderer · #**105** 05-23-2006, 05:06 PM

I'm not sure this is true but I heard that no one except the British/Irish/Scottish/Welsh eat baked beans and brussel sprouts. I kinda find that hard to believe but I heard it on a quiz show about facts so... meh.

Kimon · #**106** 05-23-2006, 05:30 PM

I'm not either of those things and I eat baked beans on occasion.

Humph.

Mojo · #**107** 05-24-2006, 12:07 AM

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I'm not sure this is true but I heard that no one except the British/Irish/Scottish/Welsh eat baked beans and brussel sprouts. I kinda find that hard to believe but I heard it on a quiz show about facts so... meh.

Nope, the Dutch also eat baked beans and Brussel Sprouts.

Godlesswanderer · #**108** 05-24-2006, 04:09 AM

Damn... ah well. Stephen Fry is a liar! :P

***Alcar*** · #**109** 05-24-2006, 04:13 AM

Aussies eat them too.

Alcar...

Godlesswanderer · #**110** 05-24-2006, 04:14 AM

Damn that Stephen Fry...

***Nate*** · #**111** 05-24-2006, 05:32 AM

He's damn funny though.

Here's a fun thing to do: watch the 'Benny Hill-chase' scene from V for Vendetta in a cinema full of Americans who don't understand why it's funny and why the heck you're laughing so hard that you've got tears in your eyes.

Mojo · #**112** 05-24-2006, 05:37 AM

Heh, Benny Hill was funny. Back then

. Fortunately they did re-runs of him, or else I'd never known about him.

SeaRex · #**113** 05-24-2006, 06:21 AM

What the Hell. America is stupid.

I've never seen an episode of Benny Hill in my life, and even I know what the Benny Hill chase thing is.

Mojo · #**114** 05-24-2006, 10:15 AM

You're stating the obvious. :P

We know America is stupid. Hell, you guys even stole our best Directors and actresses/actors: Paul Verhoeven, Jan de Bont, Famke Janssen, Rebecca Romeijn, and Rutger Hauer!

OANST · #**115** 05-24-2006, 11:02 AM

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You're stating the obvious. :P

We know America is stupid. Hell, you guys even stole our best Directors and actresses/actors: Paul Verhoeven, Jan de Bont, Famke Janssen, Rebecca Romeijn, and Rutger Hauer!

You should never call anyone stupid ever again. Never, ever ,ever.

Rebecca Romeijn. pshaw.

Facsimile · #**116** 05-24-2006, 09:13 PM

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Fax, what is your definition of a lolly then?

I'm pretty sure our lollies are the same as what are called 'sweets' in the UK. Basically any confectionary, except nothing in bar form or chocolate. Small things, where you would buy a bag of them, are lollies.

Candy for us means a hard kind of lolly. I'm not sure how I could describe it though, it's not just any hard lolly. I'll try and find some to buy and take a picture of.

Mojo · #**117** 05-25-2006, 04:38 AM

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You should never call anyone stupid ever again. Never, ever ,ever.

Rebecca Romeijn. pshaw.

Is it okay if I call you stupid?

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I'm pretty sure our lollies are the same as what are called 'sweets' in the UK. Basically any confectionary, except nothing in bar form or chocolate. Small things, where you would buy a bag of them, are lollies.

Candy for us means a hard kind of lolly. I'm not sure how I could describe it though, it's not just any hard lolly. I'll try and find some to buy and take a picture of.

Yep, you have a diff. definition of "lolly". We Dutchees only call the thing on a stick (popsicle or something) a lolly. And even in English we wouldn't call a sweet/candy a "lolly".

***Nate*** · #**118** 05-25-2006, 07:21 AM

Well something on a stick would be a lollypop. But anything of a similar sort but not on a stick would be a lolly.

Rich · #**119** 05-25-2006, 07:43 AM

In Britain:

Lolly or lollypop = Sweet on a stick

Sweets = Candy other than chocolate

Chocolate = chocolate

***Wil*** · #**120** 05-25-2006, 09:27 AM

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Damn that Stephen Fry...

Haha. That's what you get for watching QI and believing all the BS they come up with. It's Quite Interesting, but also Quite Inaccurate.