Australia Day - huh ?
Yesterday was Australia Day, a day of celebration for some, a day or mourning for others. Still it surprised me when I was told that there were a few Aussies out there that don't actually understand why we celebrate on the 26th of January each year. Let me first tell you what Australia day isn't
1) Australia Day is not the day that Australia II won the America's Cup
2) Australia Day is not the day that Australia qualified for the World Cup, the first time
3) Australia Day is not the day that Vegemite was discovered - a vile spread that most
of us would end up enjoying anyway !
Now, there are some arguments that I will allow, just because it shows a little bit of thought and insight - although still, these thoughts are also incorrect
a) It is not the day that Captain Cook happened upon the East Coast of Australia
b) It is not the day of Australian Federation, although it did happen in the same month.
So, what we're left with is this - 'Australia Day is the anniversary of British Settlement in Australia' . That's it, there's not much more to it than that. So for all the dumb ass arguments around town that make reference to Australian Federation and how Australia Day is somehow supposed to represent that ....NO. Although, the one thing that I do find disturbing is that our Constitution makes reference to 'states', which prior to Federation were colonies - within that group , New Zealand was distinctly mentioned. Now, wouldn't that have been a blast ! Having the Kiwi's as full blown Aussies would have added a hell of a lot to the Australian way of life. We would have been world champs at not just cricket but also rugby ! We would have had an awesome war cry every time we went into a sporting battle. Imagine Australians of Italian, Chinese or Greek descent trying to get their head around doing the hakka ! We would have won the America's Cup twice. We would have been a lot closer to having a female Prime Minister and probably would have also been known as the land of the long dust cloud. Ah, if only. Anyway, the poor Kiwi's banished themselves to their own two islands and made the decision to become more familiar with sheep than humans, although with that said, Tasmania is a good enough reason to let the Kiwi's off for that type of thinking. Still, for all the good things that the Kiwi's could have brought us I'm also thankful that they're over there and we're here, imagine getting pissed and instead of singing Khe Sahn, getting into a boisterous rendition of Slice of Heaven or being overly sentimental about a bird that doesn't fly .....???? (ahhh, scratch that last thought).
Don't worry about Australia day bro', it's still choice eh !
Yesterday was Australia Day, a day of celebration for some, a day or mourning for others. Still it surprised me when I was told that there were a few Aussies out there that don't actually understand why we celebrate on the 26th of January each year. Let me first tell you what Australia day isn't
1) Australia Day is not the day that Australia II won the America's Cup
2) Australia Day is not the day that Australia qualified for the World Cup, the first time
3) Australia Day is not the day that Vegemite was discovered - a vile spread that most
of us would end up enjoying anyway !
Now, there are some arguments that I will allow, just because it shows a little bit of thought and insight - although still, these thoughts are also incorrect
a) It is not the day that Captain Cook happened upon the East Coast of Australia
b) It is not the day of Australian Federation, although it did happen in the same month.
So, what we're left with is this - 'Australia Day is the anniversary of British Settlement in Australia' . That's it, there's not much more to it than that. So for all the dumb ass arguments around town that make reference to Australian Federation and how Australia Day is somehow supposed to represent that ....NO. Although, the one thing that I do find disturbing is that our Constitution makes reference to 'states', which prior to Federation were colonies - within that group , New Zealand was distinctly mentioned. Now, wouldn't that have been a blast ! Having the Kiwi's as full blown Aussies would have added a hell of a lot to the Australian way of life. We would have been world champs at not just cricket but also rugby ! We would have had an awesome war cry every time we went into a sporting battle. Imagine Australians of Italian, Chinese or Greek descent trying to get their head around doing the hakka ! We would have won the America's Cup twice. We would have been a lot closer to having a female Prime Minister and probably would have also been known as the land of the long dust cloud. Ah, if only. Anyway, the poor Kiwi's banished themselves to their own two islands and made the decision to become more familiar with sheep than humans, although with that said, Tasmania is a good enough reason to let the Kiwi's off for that type of thinking. Still, for all the good things that the Kiwi's could have brought us I'm also thankful that they're over there and we're here, imagine getting pissed and instead of singing Khe Sahn, getting into a boisterous rendition of Slice of Heaven or being overly sentimental about a bird that doesn't fly .....???? (ahhh, scratch that last thought).
Don't worry about Australia day bro', it's still choice eh !
posted by Helisher at 7:53 am
2 Comments:
I have nothing to say, so I'm just going to get up and tell everyone I have nothing to say
Except that you're a metro poof and I savagely need baroccas this morning
PS I want a contract taken out on my neighbour's kids. No one in my condition should have dealt with those savage little bastards this morning.
Australia day commemorates Arthur Phillip hosting the first Big Day Out at Sydney Cove in 1788. Headline acts included "The Convicts", "The Castaways" "The Tortured Souls" and Johnny O'Keefe (His career really took off a few years later.)
Judith Durham and The Seekers bought down the house, which was an impressive feat as it was also the sole building in the colony at the time.
Yeah right - those were the days hey. None of this paying $90 odd bucks for a Big Day out.
Pretty small crowd, approximately 2000 odd, great security at the venue, picturesque....decent
indigenous support. Big Day # 1 Kicked A**
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