• stylusmobilus@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    lucky country

    You need to look that one up, that’s not a compliment.

    That said, it is very much a lucky country in the sense the author meant it. Look at how badly our cigarette and cape policies are working and how we’ve painted ourselves in the corner we have with housing.

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      2 months ago

      Oh, okay. Maybe I got a rosemary tinted view. I’m very nordic these days, but that weather and countryside and beach beauty. I miss it. The people are great too. The culture is great.

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        2 months ago

        Even Australians don’t know the real story behind ‘lucky country’ and the other version stands because it’s part of the descriptor. We are fortunate with a number of things, weather, minerals, social outlook and infrastructure to name a few.

        So yeah your picture is quite accurate.

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          We are fortunate with a number of things, weather, minerals, social outlook and infrastructure to name a few.

          And everyone’s good looking.