My mother
(and therefore my children's grandmother, pedants) did once suggest that most of the ills in my neck of the woods were down to the influx of 'English and other dregs from around Europe' . My English wife being part of this conversation didn't seem to throw her off her stride and she continued in this vein for some time despite me trying subtley to tell her to button it and then when that failed actually telling her to button it.

With age comes great wisdom...and great bigotry and ignorance too apparently.
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Fri 28 Oct 2011, 16:53, 5 replies)

As an English Man.
I can safely say that we are dregs and do tend to ruin places.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 17:16, closed)

Well, yes of course but
I wouldn't be so rude as to say it to your face!
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Fri 28 Oct 2011, 17:49, closed)

Stop stealing our women!
Your mother might have a point, though, as England does a fine job of exporting shining examples of humanity to far off places. Anywhere where the booze is cheap, really.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 19:02, closed)

Is your mother an indigenous Australian, by any chance?
because she may have a point.
(Gritty, yet fluffy. kipperpillock is obsessed with me =), Sat 29 Oct 2011, 1:35, closed)

'fraid not.

( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Sat 29 Oct 2011, 16:24, closed)