A-league attendances 24/25

[Monoethnic Social Club]

I'm ethnic myself and people assume I wasn't born in this country by default

Heaven forbid you have a surname with too many vowels, or not enough... I'm surprised they let us vote even .....

 

[Pasquali]

Fair enough mate, but you cant tell me with a straight face that you were ever made to feel not welcome? Can you?

Greek aussies speak to each other in greek, and have all this greek slang for each other. Unless you're greek you don't truly fit in

 

[Muz]

Greek aussies speak to each other in greek, and have all this greek slang for each other. Unless you're greek you don't truly fit in

My experience at Apia and Marconi.

Went a couple of times and never went again. BUT I was only 18 or 19 at the time.

Probably would have a higher tolerance for it now.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

My experience at Apia and Marconi.

Went a couple of times and never went again. BUT I was only 18 or 19 at the time.

Probably would have a higher tolerance for it now.

Thats mighty tolerant of you Muzzie ... hahahahahah

 

[Muz]

Its a sad reality but undeniably so... Harry Souttar is more Aussie than I or my kids will EVER be considered in this country.

Harry Souttar IS NOT Australian regardless of what shirt he throws on his back.

My question to 'some' first gen 'aussies' is why do they say I'm Greek/Cro/Italian/Sebian/Macedonian first and then they say 'but I was born here'.

 

[TheSelectFew]

British people are hardly ethnic as such. They colonised the place , the modern Australia founders, and still have their flag on the Aussie flag

It's embarrassing it is still there but can you imagine a politician trying to change it these days? Christ, the debates would be insufferable. I, for one, am a fan of the Wattle flag but that's just me.

 

[Muz]

Thats mighty tolerant of you Muzzie ... hahahahahah

I was a country kid from the bush. It was as alien to me as a Oxford Street was back then for me.

Edit: But if you mean tolerant now then I don't know what to tell you.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Greek aussies speak to each other in greek, and have all this greek slang for each other. Unless you're greek you don't truly fit in

Yeah man, NOBODY in Australia knows what Malaka means eh? C'mon ...... I personally, never felt ill at ease socially with Lebanese, Turkish, Italian or Vietnamese friends, even when at their houses or events, and even when they were all speaking their own language (and probably making fun of me).

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

I was a country kid from the bush. It was as alien to me as a Oxford Street was back then for me.

HAHAHAHAAHAHAAH "Stone the flaming crows cobber".

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Harry Souttar IS NOT Australian regardless of what shirt he throws on his back.

My question to 'some' first gen 'aussies' is why do they say I'm Greek/Cro/Italian/Sebian/Macedonian first and then they say 'but I was born here'.

Stockholm syndrome from years of "no but where are you really from?" perhaps.

 

[Muz]

HAHAHAHAAHAHAAH "Stone the flaming crows cobber".

Pretty much. Despite both parents being immigrants I get told all the time I sound like the most ocker bloke ever.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Pretty much. Despite both parents being immigrants I get told all the time I sound like the most ocker bloke ever.

The funny thing is, so do I.... HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

 

[Pasquali]

Yeah man, NOBODY in Australia knows what Malaka means eh? C'mon ...... I personally, never felt ill at ease socially with Lebanese, Turkish, Italian or Vietnamese friends, even when at their houses or events, and even when they were all speaking their own language (and probably making fun of me).

They may welcome you, however being greek gives you a special status in these clubs.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

They may welcome you, however being greek gives you a special status in these clubs.

Yeah thats true, I get the "secret handshake" and 5% off at the bar at South just becuase of where my parents where born .... C'mon man. its 2024. 90% of the "Greek" kids at Hellas matches can't speak Greek beyond perhaps saying their own names and "souvlaki with tztaziki"

 

[Pasquali]

Yeah thats true, I get the "secret handshake" and 5% off at the bar at South just becuase of where my parents where born .... C'mon man. its 2024. 90% of the "Greek" kids at Hellas matches can't speak Greek beyond perhaps saying their own names and "souvlaki with tztaziki"

Nah but surely there's a respect you get among other greeks when you tell them your greek.

 

[melbcityguy]

I found Greeks to be great they are family and food people. All the dividedness that goes on is so primitive we all want the same shit

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Nah but surely there's a respect you get among other greeks when you tell them your greek.

Hahaha actually quite the opposite.... Try telling a Greek tradie to give you a discount because your both Greek these days..... hahahahahahaahah

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

I found Greeks to be great they are family and food people. All the dividedness that goes on is so primitive we all want the same shit

My hope lies in the next generation mate.. My kids are proud Australians and it brings me joy to see the absolute confusion on their faces when I refer to one of their friends (purely as a descriptor) as "that Asian kid" or the "Indian girl" They young'uns really "don't see colour or race" anymore......

 

[vo2Max]

I was a country kid from the bush. It was as alien to me as a Oxford Street was back then for me.

Edit: But if you mean tolerant now then I don't know what to tell you.

And there it is.

Hahahahahahaha.

 

[TheSelectFew]

TBF the ocker accent doesn't mean bogan to me. It's just thick. I worked with a Maco bloke and he had a thick accent but I would 100% describe the guy as ocker. He was absolutely fucked.