NeilYYZ From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 1664 times:
Quoting AF340 (Thread starter): It's a shame. I used to respect Australia...
I still do, hot women with Australian accents, how can you go wrong.
I'm sure it's just some government bureaucracy deal, I really don't think many Australians would take this advice to heart. Anyhow, their government can say whatever they want, I'll still love their women.
Trekster From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 1638 times:
I dont see whats wrong.
Canada is a country that could be subject to terrorism, just like any western country.
It winters can be deadly and bad.
So what if there warning Aussies about it, there warned about the UK/us and all other places, just like most other Governments would warn about travel to places around the world.
Bill142 From Australia, joined Aug 2004, 8320 posts, RR: 9 Reply 5, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 1636 times:
Go to the website www.smarttraveller.gov.au and you will see that a lot of countries have this 'exercise caution' status. If you look at the warning for Canada you will see that it relates to natural disasters because most Australians have no idea what it's like to drive in snow etc. Australia's cities don't get snow with the exception of Canberra on rare occasions. The stuff about terrorism and crime is just common sense stuff.
The category Canada is in is the second lowest. Obviously it was a slow news day and your media had nothing better to do the rag on Australia
ZakHH From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 1625 times:
Quoting AF340 (Thread starter): Complete Jack-assery
It's a shame. I used to respect Australia...
Puh-leeez!
Take a look at the website in question. Can be found here (complete list of countries here).
Almost ALL countries are on the same security level (which is the 2nd-lowest of 5) as Canada (including USA, UK, Germany and France), mostly because of the omni-present terrorist threat. For Canada, this seems to be the only reason for the warnings. In Germany, we have at least violent mass protests and racist youth groups, to add some spice (yee-hah!).
Only mega-peaceful countries like Finland (where people would follow your car over miles, to return your purse full of $$$ which you accidentally lost at the supermarket) have the lowest security rating.
Okay, the site is made up in a somewhat bureaucratic language. So some Canadian journo, lacking something good to write about, made a "story" out of that.
No need to declare war on Australia. Actually, I am quite sure you will find the same kind of information on many foreign affairs websites of befriended countries. No big deal.
Lean back, have a glass of fine Australian Syrah and watch the Simpsons episode "Bart vs. Australia", and things will soon brighten up again...
MDorBust From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 1625 times:
Quote: Overall, Canada is listed in the second safest category (out of five categories) on the website -- the 'Exercise caution' section. Out of the G8 nations, the U.S., U.K, France, Germany and Italy also are listed in the 'Exercise caution' category.
Meh.
Category 1 is probably reserved for lolipops, kisses from kindly grandmothers and Japan.
Looks like any real developed nation is at least category 2.
Confuscius From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 3633 posts, RR: 2 Reply 9, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 1625 times:
MDorBust From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 1606 times:
Quoting ZakHH (Reply 10): Wow, Japan is cat. 1, indeed. Somebody should tell the Aussies about Hitoshimoka...
There's already a warning in there...
Quote: Wildlife Watching
Australians are advised to maintain a safe and legal distance when observing wildlife, including marine animals and birds. You should only use reputable and professional guides or tour operators and closely follow park regulations and wardens' advice.
Arrow From Canada, joined Jun 2002, 2582 posts, RR: 2 Reply 13, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 1573 times:
It's quite gratifying to be called "dangerous" by a country that is surrounded by shark-infested waters, has 8 of the world's ten deadliest snakes, several deadly spiders, cassowaries and kangaroos that can knock you silly, and crocodiles that will swallow you whole. I'm sure I've missed a few hazards. Oh yeah I forgot ... Aussie rules football.
Seriously, Australia is one of my favourite places on earth. Oh well, I'm off to Whistler this weekend -- where half the population is from Oz and seems not to be too concerned about winter or terrorists.
g'day.
Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
Arrow From Canada, joined Jun 2002, 2582 posts, RR: 2 Reply 15, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 1543 times:
Quoting Fiatstilojtd (Reply 14): I know it is a famous tourist region, but is that the "famous" region for the newly weds and nearly deads from down under and elsewhere ?
I hadn't heard that -- but half the lift operators, ski/board instructors, bartenders, waiters, etc., etc, are from Australia. The Aussie government's warning about bad winters is falling on deaf ears (and the weather forecast is calling for snow over the next three days).
Two of BC's Interior ski hills -- Big White and Silver Star -- are owned by an Australian company. When cross country skiing at Silver Star, twice now we've run into the Australian national junior team out for exercise. So much for the bad winter warning.
Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
Fiatstilojtd From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 1539 times:
Quoting Arrow (Reply 15): When cross country skiing at Silver Star, twice now we've run into the Australian national junior team out for exercise. So much for the bad winter warning.
No warning on an official government site can ever change the "no worries" mentality of the Aussie people.
Springbok747 From Australia, joined Nov 2004, 4387 posts, RR: 13 Reply 17, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 1534 times:
Quoting NeilYYZ (Reply 2): I still do, hot women with Australian accents, how can you go wrong.
You can have them thanks. They may be hot, but most of the girls/women in this country are total bitches. I don't care what the other Aussies have to say about that..but thats what I've learnt from experience.
See, something we Eskimos have known for a long time - that's why we all carry guns up here Never know when them uppity Yukoners are gonna get their panties in a twist and come cross that border in hordes!!!
ScrubbsYWG From Canada, joined Mar 2007, 1486 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 1519 times:
Quoting Arrow (Reply 15): I hadn't heard that -- but half the lift operators, ski/board instructors, bartenders, waiters, etc., etc, are from Australia. The Aussie government's warning about bad winters is falling on deaf ears (and the weather forecast is calling for snow over the next three days).
i think it is kiwis as well. a good chunk of the workers in the Banff resorts are all aussies and kiwis as well. they come here to work, since canada has some agreement with them for work visas. It is really kind of weird if you don't expect it. The first time i went to banff to ski, i was kind of taken aback with the fact most people working there had an accent from down under! It really is kinda weird!
Ronglimeng From Canada, joined Oct 2006, 624 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 1490 times:
I think it is a good thing that would-be Australian visitors are warned about us and our country.
But the advisory doesn't go far enough.
It says absolutely nothing about the danger of collision with wild animals on our roads at night. Other countries have listed this danger, why didn't Australia???? You're driving along at night and you clip a skunk - it would spoil anybody's holiday!
Bill142 From Australia, joined Aug 2004, 8320 posts, RR: 9 Reply 22, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 1459 times:
Quoting Springbok747 (Reply 17): They may be hot, but most of the girls/women in this country are total bitches.
100% agree.
Quoting Fiatstilojtd (Reply 16): No warning on an official government site can ever change the "no worries" mentality of the Aussie people.
Exactly. Australians still travel in their droves to Indonesia and Thailand and both those countries have higher warnings. The warning for Canada is merely to point out conditions not normally faced in Australia. The Canadian media have blown this out of proportion.
VonRichtofen From Canada, joined Nov 2000, 4621 posts, RR: 40 Reply 23, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1439 times:
Quoting NeilYYZ (Reply 2): I still do, hot women with Australian accents, how can you go wrong.
How can you go wrong? The Australian accent No offense to aussies here, but the way aussie chicks speak drives me mad. They end every sentence like it was a question. Strike up a convo with an Aussie chick at a ski hill here and you'll know what I mean.
"I'm Sarah from Melbourne?"
"The skiing was great today? The weather was just perfect?"
StealthZ From Australia, joined Feb 2005, 5430 posts, RR: 49 Reply 24, posted (5 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1427 times:
Quoting ANCFlyer (Reply 18): Never know when them uppity Yukoners are gonna get their panties in a twist and come cross that border in hordes!!!
Hordes of Yukoners! Do they have hordes, 32,000 of them spread out over half a million sq Km, Hell it is one of the few places that makes Australia look crowded(or Alaska overpopulated)
Chris
If your camera sends text messages, that could explain why your photos are rubbish!
25 ScrubbsYWG: that damn qantas aussie airpass commercial kills me : "we saved you a spot on the beach" "we turned on the lights" "where the bloody hell are you" oh
26 Fiatstilojtd: You carry guns for the polar bear chasing, everything else is an extra.
27 Baroque: Just be thankful that some may take a hint. You should see Aus drivers on perfectly dry roads, let alone snowy ones. And if BC is short of earthquake
28 Canuckpaxguy: Liam relax!! You're going to give yourself a coronary stressing over stuff like this. It's no big deal ... Aussie's aren't stupid, nor are they afrai
29 LH423: Bahhh...where's the "Not this shit again" picture? I challenge some of you to sift through the 300+ responses on the Globe And Mail comments section
30 Banco: Of course they do. It's a complete non-issue. The British FCO usually preface advisories like this with a statement like "Most visits to xxx are trou
31 Baroque: I find the Aus one on Indonesia extremely "interesting". There was a great fuss because prior to the Bali I bombing DFAT excluded Bali whereas there
32 Dougloid: It is a non issue. Here's the source of the advisory and I saw the same language for every country in Europe I looked at. Nobody's picking on Canada s
33 Bmacleod: Canada a bigger terrorist threat than Australia? Canada did not participate in the Iraq invasion which Australia did. We didn't have a leader like Joh
34 AF340: Well if I mysteriously disappear, you know it's those shifty Aussies that got me. Liam
35 Baroque: New for you Bmac, neither do we nowadays: praise be to Kevin from Heavin - and that is where Kevin sends most of his praise, not to GWB at all at all
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