rainbow wrote:
Straaylya.
Yep. I love a sun cunt burnt tree.
I believe you used to play cricket and rugby.
Who? ME? UhHu. You got the wrong guy. But yeah, in OZ there is a religion called Aussie Rules football (I hate it), wherin, if a neighbor pokes their head over the fence and exclaims "How about those Crows last weekend?" you are supposed to know that she is talknin about a 'footy' team who was defeated by a large margin. If you don't play along (or just WTF?

) you are prone to cultural ostracism. It's like (as an atheist) being invited to dinner where your hosts expect you to understand the norms of them saying grace before dinner. If you (accidently) begin eating before the blessing, or don't passively pretend you are in the same mindset by indulging in the ritual, you are likely to be scorned or frowned upon.
But, what we call 'rugby' (the international game) is like American Gridiron (or what they call football) without all the padding. In Aussie rules you kick the ball or 'hand ball' it, rather than run around with it under your arm or throw it like a javlin.

Our footy is much rougher and there is bugger all padding for protection. Hence it's a sport that sort of brings out a primative tribalism in people. Cricket? Well that I just find booring.
