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This is about non English speakers not learning English. I’m missing some sarcasm?

robocat 4y ago
It is referring to English colonisation of Australia a few hundred years ago. The English did not learn the indigenous languages there, and they brought English law with them. It also refers to the fact that a lot of convicts were sent to Australia. Joke: An Englishman gets off the plane, and immigration asks him if he has any criminal convictions. He replies “I didn’t know you still needed one”.
- izacus 4y ago
  Yeah, not sure if attitude of english speakers toward natives in Australia is something to be widely joked about or satirized.
  - defrost 4y ago
    Bit late for that now, don't you think? "There's nothing I would rather be Than to be an Aborigine And watch you take my precious land away. For nothing gives me greater joy Than to watch you fill each girl and boy With superficial, existential shit. Now you may think I'm cheeky But I'd be satisfied To rebuild your convict ships And sail them on the tide. I love the way you give me God And of course the mining board, For this of course I thank the Lord each day. I'm glad you say that land rights wrong. Then you should go where you belong And leave me to just keep on keeping on." ~ Jimmy Chi, Bran Nue Dae, 1990 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bran_Nue_Dae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bran_Nue_Dae [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTiXSmQET2E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTiXSmQET2E
DerSaidin 4y ago
theshovel.com.au is satire
defrost 4y ago
If you're curious here's a map [1] of the language groups that the English speaking immigrants mostly didn't bother to learn. To their credit a rare few migrants picked up a couple - but today fewer than 30 original languages are still used. [1] https://mgnsw.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/map_col_highres.jpg https://mgnsw.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/map_col_high...

It is referring to English colonisation of Australia a few hundred years ago. The English did not learn the indigenous languages there, and they brought English law with them. It also refers to the fact that a lot of convicts were sent to Australia. Joke: An Englishman gets off the plane, and immigration asks him if he has any criminal convictions. He replies “I didn’t know you still needed one”.

izacus 4y ago
Yeah, not sure if attitude of english speakers toward natives in Australia is something to be widely joked about or satirized.
- defrost 4y ago
  Bit late for that now, don't you think? "There's nothing I would rather be Than to be an Aborigine And watch you take my precious land away. For nothing gives me greater joy Than to watch you fill each girl and boy With superficial, existential shit. Now you may think I'm cheeky But I'd be satisfied To rebuild your convict ships And sail them on the tide. I love the way you give me God And of course the mining board, For this of course I thank the Lord each day. I'm glad you say that land rights wrong. Then you should go where you belong And leave me to just keep on keeping on." ~ Jimmy Chi, Bran Nue Dae, 1990 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bran_Nue_Dae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bran_Nue_Dae [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTiXSmQET2E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTiXSmQET2E

DerSaidin 4y ago

theshovel.com.au is satire

defrost 4y ago

If you're curious here's a map [1] of the language groups that the English speaking immigrants mostly didn't bother to learn. To their credit a rare few migrants picked up a couple - but today fewer than 30 original languages are still used. [1] https://mgnsw.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/map_col_highres.jpg https://mgnsw.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/map_col_high...