Curt Fischer wrote:
> Ryan Ginstrom wrote:
> > It seems that in addition to a predilection for yodeling in lederhosen, the
> > many faults of Austrians include "persecuting" poor, unsuspecting American
> > exchange students.
> >
> > http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15734656-421,00.html
> >
> > The vile abuses included calling Americans "sepos" and in one incident,
> > telling an American student in a pub "I hate your president. I hate your
> > country."

Why is having a barney with some daggy seppo in a pub, and opining that
Bush is an absolute nong and that a country that re-elected such a nong
could only be a mob of nongs something that could be considered "vile
abuse", or even a bit aggro, let alone something to get the shits over?

> > It appears that many of the American students were shocked at the treatment,
> > because they thought that "everybody likes Americans."
> >
> > Shame on you, Austrians!

Shut yer gob and pass us a tinnie ya bloody seppo.

> My favorite part:
>
> > The Colorado-based Australearn organisation - which teaches "cultural
> > adjustment" to US students before they come to Australia - started
> > warning in January of attitudes towards Americans over Iraq.
>
> Started in January?  As in January 2005?  Hasn't the war been going on
> for since 2003?  Did Austrians not get mad at Americans about the war
> until then or did it take "Australearn" 1.5 years to figure out what the
> hell was going on?

Mebbe they're a little slow in Colorado? Or until December thought
Austrians to be as happy as larry about iraq, lining up with prezzies
to welcome whinging seppo students before taking them off for a good
root in the back of the ute?