What if you lived in Australia? - Page 389

**palo5** · November 17th, 2016, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Motorboater

What if you lived in Australia?

As of 2016. You feel like a minnow. Because you realise you are a minnow.

We get some Australian news, but not a huge amount

We hear when you have elections, but have no idea who the politicians are. We hear about bushfires & floods. Also about Asian refugees that AUS doesn't want. We hear nothing about your sports, because no one understands them

Almost none of us will ever visit AUS, but many would like to

Sometimes I ask what they would do if they went there, and most say they would visit Ayer's Rock. They are surprised when I tell them it's at least a week away from anywhere, unless they fly

**trailmaster** · November 17th, 2016, 02:08 PM

What about the quokkas. Thousands of tourists make the short trip to Rottnest Island just to see them!!

Estreeter · November 17th, 2016, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by trailmaster

According to what I just read in Wikipedia grape vineyards for wine making comes from the Southeast and Southwest of Australia. My two favorite brands of Austalian wine are Lindemann's and Jacobs Creek both Southeastern Australian wine.

http://www.scotchmans.com.au/

Try that one if you can get your hands on it,
I can't say, haven't had any wine in over 2 decades now after a real bad experience with it, mixing it with beer, whiskey, vodka, coke and schnapps ain't a great idea

But, everyone I know who has had it likes it

**palo5** · November 17th, 2016, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Estreeter

I can't say, haven't had any wine in over 2 decades now after a real bad experience with it, mixing it with beer, whiskey, vodka, coke and schnapps ain't a great idea

We all have to learn somewhere. You mean you "fell into the bloody bay", right?

I remember that from an AUS-comedy song

AUS wine is not cheap here. Few bottles available for less than $20. That's beyond me. I'm not sure I tried it in AUS, actually

**trailmaster** · November 17th, 2016, 02:50 PM

I myself was never a wine drinker and still I only drink it socially. I found American wine to be almost tasteless, and some French wine is good, but it tastes weird and I can't put my finger on what is causing the weird taste. Australian wine was introduced to me about 10 years ago, and the marvelous taste blew me away. This was a time when Merlot's were becoming all the rage.
My favorite Australian grapes are the merlot's and shiraz!

**bloke57** · November 17th, 2016, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by trailmaster

My favorite Australian grapes are the merlots and shiraz!

I refer you to my post a couple of months ago about "Mojo" Shiraz. One of the best I've ever sampled but that was in Oz itself. No distributer in U.K. unfortunately but what about U.S.A.?

Well worth a try.

**Sir Honkers** · November 17th, 2016, 07:25 PM

Casella Wines make a very drinkable Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir under their Yellowtail label at a very reasonable ten dollarydoos a bottle.

**Motorboater** · November 18th, 2016, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by trailmaster

I disagree. The world does care, it's just that so many things happen all over the world every minute of the day that not every event is realized.Australia is a great nation. Just read about it in Wikipedia and see all the fantastic things that started in Australia since it was first colonized. It is true that this great nation-continent is so removed from that of the rest of the modern nations, but there are great things happening in Australia every day. The wine that comes out of Southeastern Australia vineyards is often consisdered to be greater than any French wine. There is a section of the country that has the biggest cattle farms in the world. There is a tremendous amount of tourism, and mines in parts of the outback supply Australia with a rich supply of metal ores, and minerals, which is so great that much of it is exported and makes a bundle of money.

Yeah whatever.

What do you think about the Bulldogs winning the Grand Final?...

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Originally Posted by palo5

We get some Australian news, but not a huge amount

We hear when you have elections, but have no idea who the politicians are. We hear about bushfires & floods. Also about Asian refugees that AUS doesn't want. We hear nothing about your sports, because no one understands them

You're lucky you have no idea who our politicians are

I don't know what I'm more offended by? Only hearing about Asian refugees we don't want,that you don't understand our sports?

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Originally Posted by palo5

Sometimes I ask what they would do if they went there, and most say they would visit Ayer's Rock. They are surprised when I tell them it's at least a week away from anywhere, unless they fly

When you think about it? It's just a small pimple of the face of Australia. It's no big deal

**Arturo2nd** · November 20th, 2016, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Estreeter

http://www.scotchmans.com.au/

Try that one if you can get your hands on it,
I can't say, haven't had any wine in over 2 decades now after a real bad experience with it, mixing it with beer, whiskey, vodka, coke and schnapps ain't a great idea

But, everyone I know who has had it likes it

My drinking license was turned in years ago, but it seems like our habits were similar. Mixing whiskey, wine, beer, cannabis products and amphetamines or psychedelics can lead to adventures if not memories. One particular night of over indulgence with tequila left me unable to tolerate it thereafter. Then, there was the adventure with everclear aka moonshine. Hangover is entirely inadequate to describe the aftermath.

**Welderman** · November 21st, 2016, 05:18 PM

You too could be named Bruce or Sheila.

Depending on your gender..

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November 17th, 2016, 02:08 PM	#3882
trailmaster Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA Posts: 59,888 Thanks: 1,328,972 Thanked 707,168 Times in 60,062 Posts	What about the quokkas. Thousands of tourists make the short trip to Rottnest Island just to see them!!

November 17th, 2016, 02:50 PM	#3885
trailmaster Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA Posts: 59,888 Thanks: 1,328,972 Thanked 707,168 Times in 60,062 Posts	I myself was never a wine drinker and still I only drink it socially. I found American wine to be almost tasteless, and some French wine is good, but it tastes weird and I can't put my finger on what is causing the weird taste. Australian wine was introduced to me about 10 years ago, and the marvelous taste blew me away. This was a time when Merlot's were becoming all the rage. My favorite Australian grapes are the merlot's and shiraz!

November 17th, 2016, 07:25 PM	#3887
Sir Honkers Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Land Of Glorious Leader Posts: 30,341 Thanks: 286,789 Thanked 386,125 Times in 30,296 Posts	Casella Wines make a very drinkable Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir under their Yellowtail label at a very reasonable ten dollarydoos a bottle.