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    Working with european stereotypes

    My observation from the last five years:


    Germans - will not accept they are wrong under any circumstances

    Dutch - upset a lot of people around them by trying to take over

    Swiss - like to think they are alpha and cannot deal with any competition - they rather ignore it

    Brits - political and cliquey

    French - good sense of humour, highly competent but quite lazy

    #2
    Originally posted by aussielong View Post
    My observation from the last five years:


    Germans - will not accept they are wrong under any circumstances

    Dutch - upset a lot of people around them by trying to take over

    Swiss - like to think they are alpha and cannot deal with any competition - they rather ignore it

    Brits - political and cliquey

    French - good sense of humour, highly competent but quite lazy
    Aussies: cant say anything without it sounding like a question
    Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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      #3
      Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
      Aussies: cant bowl, can't bat, can't field
      ftfy










      And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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        #4
        Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
        ftfy











        they cant play rugby either
        Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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          #5
          Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
          Aussies: cant say anything without it sounding like a question?
          ftfy(?)
          Last edited by Churchill; 26 July 2011, 06:24.

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            #6
            Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
            they cant play rugby either
            Well, they've just beaten South Africa, but they were tactically clueless against Samoa and got thoroughly trashed;

            And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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              #7
              Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
              Aussies: cant say anything without it sounding like a question
              Yep, you Aussies are really going to have to do something about that one. After going to Oz my sister spoke like that for a while
              I'm alright Jack

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                #8
                Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post
                Yep, you Aussies are really going to have to do something about that one? After going to Oz my sister spoke like that for a while?
                ftfy (?)
                And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
                  ftfy (?)
                  on my current project we at one time had almost every continent represented, here's the league table in terms of competance

                  Australasia - all very good
                  US - very good but not as good as the kiwis/aussies
                  Africa - Pretty good if a bit lazy
                  Europe - Generally high standard yet UK and Eastern Bloc members have lowered the bar
                  India - One pretty good individual let down by 4 very bad

                  Perms vs Contractors

                  Perms win it by a country mile, the two other contractors are complete cowboys...

                  Women vs Men

                  Less women but on average they are better than the blokes
                  sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice - Asimov (sort of)

                  there is no art in a factory, not even in an art factory - Mixerman

                  everyone is stupid some of the time - trad.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by 2BIT View Post
                    Women vs Men

                    Less women but on average they are better than the blokes
                    Trooo dat.
                    Practically perfect in every way....there's a time and (more importantly) a place for malarkey.
                    +5 Xeno Cool Points

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