Post #64421 by Tiki Chris on Thu, Dec 11, 2003 9:02 AM

[i]On 2003-12-11 07:15, Trader Woody wrote:

Ha ha - your time in London obviously gave you an insight into Australian drinking habits!

aussie drinking experiences:

backpacking thru southern africa (in the mid-nineties), there were a lot of uncertainties. but one thing was for sure, at the next hostel there would be at least a couple of aussies w/ ample booze & if you weren't up for the drinkin' they'd probably take it as an offensive. & if you were up for drinkin' you were probably in for one helluva night!

my neighbor in london was polish-australian & well, after the two of us finished the first bottle of grasovka one night, i was certain that he was indeed a true pole & a true aussie! & that i was truly drunk!

& then there were those not infrequent nights on a tube platform waiting (& waiting & waiting) for my train along w/ a large drunken group of large australian men that were singing as loudly as they were large! & wearing those brimmed hats w/ the funny tassles hanging down.

an english friend, who managed bars & restaurants for years simply referred to all the aussie staff as "JAFAs"

[ Edited by: Tiki Chris on 2003-12-11 09:03 ]