Originally Posted by
buriramboy
Wayne did you ancestors leave Britain on a boat by any chance???
Yes and the point I suppose you make is that by ancestory, I am of British stock?
My ancestors came to Australia as free settlers around the turn of the 20th century, at least on my fathers side and on my mothers side prior to that.
I am very proud to call myself fourth generation Australian.
Now what prey tell does that have to do with the Ugly Brit Abroard?....for god's sake....though no doubt to will try to draw some nexus between the two.
When a person is without good arguement, in order to support their claim or counter claim, they often resort to personal attack such as a persons name or other rubbish "argument".
Suffice it to say, one can belong to a particular group and at the same time be critical of that group. Moreover, I am not British but Australian. I am not part of any "ruling class" and I can tell you my beliefs are formed due to my observations over a very long time whilst overseas in south east asia and other places.
The Ugly Brit Abroard is well known and well documented and sadly is alive and well and living in Thailand....but hopefully for not much longer.
I don't hate the British - not at all. You confuse critisim of a partucular group of Brits with a whole sale dislike for the British which is not entirely accurate however yes, I am very critical of British history and the way many Brits behave overseas.
The facts speak for themselves.