• slickgoat@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    This is more accurate than it looks like at first glance. As an Australian, we like to think that we are all larrikin individuals. Actually we are mostly law-abiding freaks even under the most ridiculous constraints.

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      2 days ago

      It’s interesting to hear the pov of an Australian. From the outsider’s perspective, I think you love rules given Australia’s outside reputation as a nanny state.

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        2 days ago

        Even worse, we have a nasty habit of informing on our fellows. Not for murder, or other serious crimes, but for breaking stupid council rules and such. We call it dobbing. We dobb.

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      4 days ago

      Yep, as an Irish jaywalker, I was shocked to find not only is jaywalking not allowed, but you actually get fined. For crossing the road with no traffic.

      Or even just being denied entry to a pub for racism or sexism. Its an offrnce not to leave immediately.

      On the bright side, peopke clean their shit upnin parks and beaches for the most part.