tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post8279159716513970788..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: A simple Aussie boyJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-87569903947384890072015-01-27T20:51:14.275+11:002015-01-27T20:51:14.275+11:00Jim, with respect, we disagree. I do not have your...Jim, with respect, we disagree. I do not have your facility to see, much less your urge to reconcile, all sides of any issue - and frankly I think that a fool's errand.<br /><br />I ended with 'IMHO,with respect'. I am not interested in playing further wordgames.<br /><br />kvdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-19286476601607913632015-01-27T20:02:05.096+11:002015-01-27T20:02:05.096+11:00Mmmm, kvd. They don't unless they choose to ad...Mmmm, kvd. They don't unless they choose to adopt views that they require it. <br /><br />Just what views about womenfolk are you finding objectionable? Muslim women use headscarves as a fashion statement. Muslim women seeking to develop a new approach that combines views buy a burqini. Older Greek women wear black. Methodist girls in an environment where mixing of the sexes is very formalized find tennis.<br /><br />They are all patterns, social mechanisms given beliefs and culture. So if one of your granddaughters became a muslim or a methodist or a feminist would you feel yourself a failure? Or would you only fail if they adopted views that you disagree with?Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-27574832089812227182015-01-27T19:01:36.068+11:002015-01-27T19:01:36.068+11:00Have held off commenting on this post, because I f...Have held off commenting on this post, because I find myself struggling to say what I wish to say.<br /><br />I have always thought the 'burqini' to be quite offensive. It goes against pretty much all my views about the equality and worth of women, and I see it as pandering to, and perpetuating, a view of my (male) outlook which I find even more personally offensive.<br /><br />I say this as a son, a widower, a father to a beautiful daughter, and a loving grandfather to two wonderful grand daughters. If any of those generations had to deal with this sort of mindview, I would think myself an abject failure.<br /><br />Australia welcomes all people; but I do not accept such views about our womenfolk, or ourselves.<br /><br />IMHO, with respect<br /><br />kvdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-82399484563454286782015-01-26T21:27:56.083+11:002015-01-26T21:27:56.083+11:00I haven't read that book, Evan, but have been ...I haven't read that book, Evan, but have been meaning to buy it. I have been writing on aspects of Australian domestic life in my Express column and need to broaden my scope. Time is important. <br /><br />The story from your sister does exactly fit my point. Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-21577257653483684882015-01-26T21:19:59.801+11:002015-01-26T21:19:59.801+11:00My sister taught English to Speakers of Other Lang...My sister taught English to Speakers of Other Languages at TAFE.<br /><br />The students referred to the Aussie teachers as 'the please and thankyous' - because they also said please when asking students to do things and thanked them to.<br /><br />So it isn't just you who finds Aussies polite.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355215688351759230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-52315789939590195252015-01-26T21:16:24.772+11:002015-01-26T21:16:24.772+11:00Have you read One Continuous Picnic? Part of the ...Have you read One Continuous Picnic? Part of the case is that due to the way we were settled the food was based on army rations and so regional cuisines didn't/haven't had the time to develop (yet?). This is a crass summary of course. Really interesting book I thought.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355215688351759230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-5159074670017194602015-01-26T20:20:24.583+11:002015-01-26T20:20:24.583+11:00Your comment crossed mine, Winton.Your comment crossed mine, Winton.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-91394649835229010132015-01-26T20:19:23.263+11:002015-01-26T20:19:23.263+11:00New England High Country did not mention, Winton. ...New England High Country did not mention, Winton. I think Wollomombi. That's what it looks like, but with water! <br /><br />Now, now, kvd. You knew what I meant. Actually, I don't want a single Oz unifying cuisine. I am in favour of regional variants. Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-25522438657783859452015-01-26T20:14:10.581+11:002015-01-26T20:14:10.581+11:00Good point kid. I wish I had noticed. I must have ...Good point kid. I wish I had noticed. I must have been distracted by the burqini.Winton Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-30353534983304358392015-01-26T19:30:52.013+11:002015-01-26T19:30:52.013+11:00Europe has a 'central unifying cuisine'? W...Europe has a 'central unifying cuisine'? Well I'm fairly certain that would be news to the Greeks Poles Spanish Italians French and Germans. Not to mention Nordfinswedeland, Holland, England and the Swiss. <br /><br />They are as amazingly mished up as we are, and long may it be so.<br /><br />What is this need for a 'central unifying' anything? <br /><br />kvdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-53664207151878054572015-01-26T16:48:29.857+11:002015-01-26T16:48:29.857+11:00Jim,
That is a magnificent waterfall. Where is it?...Jim,<br />That is a magnificent waterfall. Where is it?Winton Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.com