A research in Australia or NZ

Peter a écrit :
Asking an Australian about New Zealanders and sheep is asking for
trouble. Depends how interesting you want your thesis to be, I suppose.

Because shephers are only found in NZ, not in Australia?

Pete, calming things down

I can't really see the weigth of the stupid thing I said yet! Is it
really something that makes people angry about?

Caro.

In article , Caro says...
Peter a =E9crit :
Asking an Australian about New Zealanders and sheep is asking for=20
trouble. Depends how interesting you want your thesis to be, I suppose.
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Because shephers are only found in NZ, not in Australia?

No, Australia has more sheep. We're just not as sheepish about it.

Pete, calming things down
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I can't really see the weigth of the stupid thing I said yet! Is it=20
really something that makes people angry about?

On the contrary. Australians are happy to talk about Kiwis and sheep=20
until the cows come home.

Sorry. I shouldn't torture you so. There is a running joke in Australia=20
that New Zealanders (known as Kiwis) have relations with sheep. This is=20
because sheep are highly visible in New Zealand and people aren't.

Of course the truth is that most New Zealanders are quite innocent of=20
this practice.

This minor point aside, the relationsheep between Australians and Kiwis=20
could best be described as La Belle Alliance.

Pete, who knows his Quatre Bras

In article , Caro says...
Peter a =E9crit :
Asking an Australian about New Zealanders and sheep is asking for=20
trouble. Depends how interesting you want your thesis to be, I suppose.
=20
Because shephers are only found in NZ, not in Australia?

No, Australia has more sheep. We're just not as sheepish about it.

Pete, calming things down
=20
I can't really see the weigth of the stupid thing I said yet! Is it=20
really something that makes people angry about?

On the contrary. Australians are happy to talk about Kiwis and sheep=20
until the cows come home.

Sorry. I shouldn't torture you so. There is a running joke in Australia=20
that New Zealanders (known as Kiwis) have relations with sheep. This is=20
because sheep are highly visible in New Zealand and people aren't.

Of course the truth is that most New Zealanders are quite innocent of=20
this practice.

This minor point aside, the relationsheep between Australians and Kiwis=20
could best be described as La Belle Alliance.

Pete, who knows his Quatre Bras

Caro,
Peter is 'taking the ****'. Check out what that means - To succeed in
getting the information you want in a Usenet group, I think you'll need to
find a translator who understands idiomatic English as spoken in Australia.


Good Luck

"Caro" wrote in message
...
Hello,

It's the first time I come on this newsgroup.
I'm a french student in anthropology, and I would like to study about
Australia.
I would like to know if it's easy to come in the country for a student who
is making a research, if life is expensive out there... etc.
Is there a big difference between NZ and Australia?
Wich one is better to your opinion for someone like me?

Thank you for your advice!

Caro.

Peter a écrit :
No, Australia has more sheep. We're just not as sheepish about it.

I didn't get the play of words. For me "sheepish" means "penaud", it's
hard to give a synonym but it's a bit like "sad and ashamed"
The barrier of language... :-)

On the contrary. Australians are happy to talk about Kiwis and sheep
until the cows come home.

Sorry. I shouldn't torture you so. There is a running joke in Australia
that New Zealanders (known as Kiwis) have relations with sheep. This is
because sheep are highly visible in New Zealand and people aren't.

That's not fair, I couldn't know it! :-[ Ok, well-played! :-D

Of course the truth is that most New Zealanders are quite innocent of
this practice.

I imagine! :-D lol

This minor point aside, the relationsheep between Australians and Kiwis
could best be described as La Belle Alliance.

Pete, who knows his Quatre Bras

Ok so it's not as strained as you said?

Caro.

Peter a écrit :
Never were. You might as well say that the place is full of pakehas.

That's slang?
It's fun for everyone but me, cause it's not in my dictionary!!!...
:-D
"Could you be more specific?" (quotation from you)

Caro.

Peter a écrit :
Never were. You might as well say that the place is full of pakehas.

That's slang?
It's fun for everyone but me, cause it's not in my dictionary!!!...
:-D
"Could you be more specific?" (quotation from you)

Caro.

A Mate a écrit :

Caro,
Peter is 'taking the ****'. Check out what that means - To succeed in
getting the information you want in a Usenet group, I think you'll need to
find a translator who understands idiomatic English as spoken in Australia.

I know he is "taking the ****" out of me (in fact, i've just noticed), i
can't even understand all he said.
It's my future job to deal with it, and to learn by myself, and I'll
meat people like him and I have to get used to these ways.

I don't hate humour and I'm not disturbed by a bit of autoderision! :-D
It's allright, but thanks a lot!

Is "australian" very far from English? As far/farther than "american"?
That's a question I should have asked before ;-)

Caro.

In article , Caro says...
Peter a =E9crit :

This minor point aside, the relationsheep between Australians and Kiwis=
=20
could best be described as La Belle Alliance.
=20
Pete, who knows his Quatre Bras
=20
Ok so it's not as strained as you said?

It would be hard to find two nations closer together, actually. We have=20
our little jokes about sheep and football, but they don't really mind=20
losing to us 32:12

In article , Caro says...
Peter a =E9crit :

This minor point aside, the relationsheep between Australians and Kiwis=
=20
could best be described as La Belle Alliance.
=20
Pete, who knows his Quatre Bras
=20
Ok so it's not as strained as you said?

It would be hard to find two nations closer together, actually. We have=20
our little jokes about sheep and football, but they don't really mind=20
losing to us 32:12