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I'm Australian & I'm extremely fucked off that the rest of the world has decided that we are the "arse-end" of the planet.
It's fucking round. Australia has a right to be on top as much as any other country. Personally I like being on top!
"Down under"? Like we're fucking beneath you?
Fuck you world! IIN?
Men at work didn't mind ..
But y'all have some fine looking guys and girls over (?) there that are definitely not "beneath" us unless they want to be
If I was an alien flying towards your little blue planet in my little green hyper-spaceship, I could just as well come in at an angle where Australia would be at the top. We would therefore put Australia at the top in our star maps.
The fact Australia is considered to be at the bottom of the world is purely arbitrary and based on history. There is no top or bottom from the POV of a planet floating in space.
It simply requires you to flip maps and globes to change perceptions. I do it all the time.
No worries mate. Pin your world map to the wall so that Antarctica is on top. Then, learn to read upside down.
Australia is beneath most other Western countries. It's full of racism, bigotry and ignorance, which I'm not a fan of. Also, it's too hot.
Yeah cobber, true blue mate, we all wear hats with corks hanging off them and it never rains and the country is full of crocodiles and snakes and spiders ....
Not scared of ignorant stereotypes, are you?
And what utopian country do you live in, by the way? Somewhere with no racism, bigotry or ignorance?
You disapprove of bigotry, racism and ignorance with a name like that? You don't fool me.
I've always thought 'down under' was a pretty appropriate nick name for that antipodean place. Have you ever tried to get there on a sailing boat? Seems pretty damn 'down under' from that point of view.