Let's meet

[nadina]

Hei...that's a spirit!!

Ok then let's organise one:

- Friday or Saturday better?
- In 2 weeks or in 3 weeks so we can get it organised better?
- Beer night out, or cocktail thing with nibbles?
- Anyone owns or knows an owner of a pub where we can host this? Buffalo pubs is opening hopefuly in 3 weeks??

[caller]

[chelsea]

Caller I was thinking the same thing, but could not remember where I had heard it before.

It was in the original Monty Python i think. Never raised any eyebrows then, so cannot see any reason for it to change now.

These days I think people are to quick to jump on anything that is said in jest and then try and make a big PC issue out of it.

Just take the comments in the manner that they were supposed to be taken in, and try and not make an issue out of something that is obviously not there.
Far to may tree huggers and do gooders in the world, we do not need any more

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[Jim]

Monty Python is on constant re-run on Sky over here in Frangland at the moment. I saw the sketch in question only last week. It is very racist in that it is a dated stereotypic view of Australians as lager-addicted homophobes through the example of an Englishman being seconded to the philosphy department of an Australian university. All the Australian characters are also called Bruce. This causes confusion as Terry Jones' character's name is Michael.

Farang's misquote is aimed at neither poofters nor alcoholics, but Australians.

lol

Jim
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[JW]

Anyone who posts gets a free beer - no worries!

Chas,

Please try and come down Saturday night for a beer, always a decent crowd.
Hope you can make it.


Cheers,

JW

[chelsea]

JW what a scholar with the offer of free beer. Am on my way to catch plane now. Hope u have lots of beer. LOL

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[VincentD]

Guess I'll see you all at JW's tomorrow evening as I don't come down to HH too often.
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[The understudy]

Hello there Y'all

Count me in for the next bash!

Chas I'll be trying joining you on the next HHAD Bash but I'm not quiet sure when I'm gonna arrive. If I can't make it please pm me a report of how it was na krab!
My next appearence in Thailand/Hua Hin had to be postponed once again, due to the Worlds biggest Consumer Electronics fair here on Berlin, and The Frankfurt Motor Show in Mid September. I might still wanna miss that one to come to Hua Hin earlier to rest and unwind.

PS: I'm still having a Beer or 2 tomorrow and pretend I'm in Hua Hin @ that very exciting Bash. If only the weather here would play along. Right now it's 17 to 19 degrease here in Da Capital Zity uf Berlin.
typical Fall Season Temps. though


HAVE FUN Y'ALL ATTENDING THAT BASH @ JW's PLACE NA Krab!!!!!!


Your's The understudy!!!
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[tigger]

Will do my utmost to come along and meet such a fine body of upstanding global citizens.... that is I may be late so I hope at least some will still be upstanding.

Look forward to meeting you all..

[Chas]

I happen to really like Monty python! A great fan actually, though I dont remember the skit in question.

This forum however is not a Monty Python skit.. nor is life.

Without the context of involving Australians etc, such quotes and attitudes have the power to hurt and they do. The original quote has nothing to indicate it is meant in jest.

People who complain about "too much PC" in his world are never those affected by it. Living in another culture ought to make a person more sensitive to the way in which various minorities are treated by the majority and not less sensitive.

I am not lying. I DO know recovering alcoholics in Hua Hin and one is a very close friend.

[Jim]

script herewith

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/guide/hum/philosophy/philos_bruce.html

oh, and if you're Australian, gay (or maybe just a bit curious) or have a drink dependency then please take this as warning that if you have no sense of humour you will find this deeply offensive so don't read it.
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[DawnHRD]

Chas,

I am certain there was no malice behind Farang's words. It was just a joke, albeit perhaps in poor taste.

On a personal aside (not moddy), I think we have to sometimes take things written on forums with a pinch of salt. We don't know the other posters (often), we don't know their sense of humour, whether they are posting under the influence etc.
I'm involved in 3 Thai fora, this by far, being the most genteel. On all, I am in the minority, being a woman. Here I've virtually always been treated with the utmost respect (apart from the odd troll). On the others I've been called every name imaginable. I've been everything from a militant feminist, to a misandrist, to (yesterday) an "ugly old slapper" (this by someone who has actually met me!). I've been told my husband should be neutered so as not to produce any offspring with my genes, as well.
If I took every insult seriously, I'd never post again. As it is, I win a lot of brownie points by laughing it off & turning the tables humorously on my attacker. That's just my personal take on participating in internet fora if you're a minority group.

Having said all that, I reiterate my original point. I know Farang will not have meant his comments to be anything but a joke.
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