I saw this article about a thin-skinned Yank who fled Australia in tears after being taunted at a Queensland university.
Ignorant Aussies on the east coast call Americans "Sepos", which is short for "Septic Tank", which rhymes with "Yank", which is slang for "American". I know... it is a stretch. They use it because they want to "take the piss out of you". In other words, they want to get you riled up.
I've never been called a "sepo", at least to my face. One Aussie was about to. He got the "Se" out and I gave him a dirty look. The kind of that says "That is going to be your last word.". Then he shut up. It is not as common on the west coast. Perhaps because there are not as many Americans out here on this side of Australia.
I think if one was ever dumb enough to call me a sepo, I'd put him in a headlock, slam his head into the wall, then buy him a beer and get drunk with him.
Getting back to the article. I have run into leftist Aussies that hate Bush, the US, and all that stuff. I just dismiss them as clueless pinko commies that haven't a clue as to what they are talking about. If they really had things their way, they would be speaking Japanese or Chinese as slaves in a labor camp. They are idiots, and I don't worry about idiots.
I don't shy away from being American either. I'm more than willing to discuss the bad and good parts of my country. I know we are not perfect. I don't pretend that we are.
So to the Oregon student that fled home...Grow some balls for Christ's sake.
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