Halloween

[bennylaird]

Who cooks prawns on the Barby??????

[bennylaird]

Yabbies, in the old copper boiler, with vinegar, pepper and salt, bread and butter all after a day of sunburn and tinnies with a bit of string and some off meat then scooped up with a net of fencing wire and some chicken wire.

Anyone else remember that?

[Felder]

Yabbies, in the old copper boiler, with vinegar, pepper and salt, bread and butter all after a day of sunburn and tinnies with a bit of string and some off meat then scooped up with a net of fencing wire and some chicken wire.

Anyone else remember that?

No.

[bennylaird]

That is other than the younsters

[Gumby]

They are Yabbies in Werribee, prawns in Ferntree Gully and shrimps in Armadale. But a Barby is a barby is a Barby, unless you're in Brighton of course.

[Stuart]

Care to name any "Aussie culture" that has been adopted by Americans, Stuart?:confused:

I know that Gumby has started answering that, but holy #### batman where've you been?

The Americans were shattered over Steve Irwin, and that was widely touted as being adoption of Australian culture and values, there was the whole Crocodile Dundee thing (and still is), the "Shrimps on a Barby" came from that era. There is the large Australian cultural festival held in LA each year, which is hugely popular, because the Americans love the Aussie culture.

These are just a few off the top of my head - I'm sure there are a tonne more examples out there.

So we haven't exported Australian Rules football, or ANZAC day, but Australia has done a lot of getting the local culture and values seen (and loved) in the US.

[bennylaird]

They are Yabbies in Werribee, prawns in Ferntree Gully and shrimps in Armadale. But a Barby is a barby is a Barby, unless you're in Brighton of course.

Yabbies in Kaniva, way up bush where the cream of the crop were born

[Bleedin Thumb]

That brings up an interesting point Stuart.
Halloween is more than another bit of absorbed American culture. It is an active celebration of an American Cultural phenominon.
Its perhaps this subtle difference that gets some of use a bit defensive.

Its OK that we absorb different cultural influences as the world gets smaller, but do we have to actively participate in celebrating a different cultures festivals?
I'm not gay so I dont want to participate in the Mardi Gras. I'm not Muslum so I dont want to celebrate Ramadam, I'm not a pom so I dont want to celebrate the Queens Birthday...but I still want the public holiday.

[bitingmidge]

Will you guys keep it down?

I'm trying to watch the Daytona World Series Superbowl here.

P

[bennylaird]

World series???? Wow:eek: :eek: :eek: ..... How many countries are playing?:confused: :confused:

[coastie]

One

[Stuart]

Definitely a valid point Bleedin, and perhaps it is the degree of adoption of the cultural event.

I'm likely to crack the ####s too if it gets to the extremes that the US take it (as Bob has pointed out). A few kids dressed up coming around once a year fine, but you are right, it will get out of hand very quickly. (I see the supermarkets are already trying to flog pumpkins for $20 each for halloween, so I guess it has begun).

Perhaps our resistance to it (in part) is not so much the adoption of another country's culture, but how much the retail world ####s it up for everyone - Christmas decorations being sold in supermarkets in September being a perfect example

[Gra]

Slight problem here. Halloween, isnt an american festival its irish..... The Americans just imported it.

[Gumby]

Halloween isn't the issue here. It's Birthdays. Who imported them :mad:

[bennylaird]

Halloween isn't the issue here. It's Birthdays. Who imported them :mad:

Happy Halloween Gumby!!!!!!!!