Aussie Friends vs WOG Friends

This was sent to me by an Aussie friend who happens to have WOG (read Italian, Greek, Mediterranean) heritage. It is a pretty good example of how different the two cultures are...and it's pretty funny, especially for someone like me caught in a timewarp somewhere in the middle of both.

AUSSIE FRIENDS: Move out when they're 18 with the full support of their parents.

WOG FRIENDS: Move out when they're 28, having saved for that nice house and are a week away from getting married...unless there's room for the newlyweds at home.

AUSSIE FRIENDS: When their mum visits them she brings a nice bunt cake and you sip coffee and chat.

WOG FRIENDS: When their mum visits them she brings 3 days worth of food and begins to immediately tidy up, dust, do the laundry or rearrange the furniture.

AUSSIE FRIENDS: Their dads always call before they come over to visit them and it's usually only on special occasions.

WOG FRIENDS: Are not at all fazed when their dads come over, unannounced, on a Saturday morning at 8:00am and start pruning the trees with a chainsaw or renovating the garage. AUSSIE FRIENDS: You can leave your kids with them and you always worry if everything is going to be ok plus you have to feed them after you pick them up.

WOG FRIENDS: No problem, leave the kids there and if they get out of line the WOG friend can set them straight...plus they get fed.

AUSSIE FRIENDS: Always pay retail and look in the yellow pages when they need something done.

WOG FRIENDS: Just call their dad or uncle and ask for another dad's or uncle's phone number to get it done...cash deal, U know what I mean.

AUSSIE FRIENDS: Will come over for cake and coffee and expect cake and coffee, no more. WOG FRIENDS: Will come over for cake and coffee and expect an antipasto, a few bottles of wine, a pasta dish, a choice of two meats, salad, bread, potatoes, a nice dessert cake, fruit, coffee and a few after dinner drinks...

AUSSIE FRIENDS: Think that being a wog is a great thing.

WOG FRIENDS: KNOW that being a wog is a great thing.

AUSSIE FRIENDS: Never ask for food

WOG FRIENDS: Are the reason you have no food.

AUSSIE FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.

WOG FRIENDS: Call your parents mum and dad.

AUSSIE FRIENDS: know a few things about you.

WOG FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.

AUSSIE FRIENDS: Are for a while.

WOG FRIENDS: Are for life.

AUSSIE FRIENDS: Will ignore this.

WOG FRIENDS: Will share this with other wog friends.