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960510 No.960510 [Reply] [Original]

in france, all writers are important.
in england, no writers are important.
in america, some writers are important.
and in australia, you have to explain what a writer is.

>> No.960515

>>960510
YES.

THAT IS SO FUCKING TRUE.

LAST LINE!

>> No.960518

and in Russia all writers destroy the aforementioned!!!!!!!

End Game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>> No.960521

ausfag here...i don't get it

>> No.960526

>>960518
>and in Russia all writers are never mentioned
fix'd

>> No.960535

and in Russia people only care about writers when they die

>> No.960553
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960553

That's not true, England loves this writer!

>> No.960569

In New Zealand all writers are important. They have literary magazines, quite a few national competitions (for a small country), many small presses and days for specific types of literature: poetry day, short-story day et cetera. It's also quite respected, as is music in New Zealand.

Problem is, none of it is good.

>> No.960583

>>960569
Stopped reading at "New Zealand." Is that STILL a country!?

>> No.960594

>>960583
I HEARD THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT JOINING AUS AND NZ :O

>> No.960603
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960603

That's because the only Australian writer worth reading is Ernest Lalor Malley, author of "The Darkening Ecliptic."

¡Viva Ern!

>> No.960613

>>960594
I think Australia should invadenewzealand.com and keep it as an extra state.

>> No.960614

>>960613
By the way, that link is a real website, except it's not working for me right now.

>> No.960615

>>960613
AND USE IT FOR WHAT?

>> No.960618

>>960615
I dunno. Expansionism is fun.

>> No.960619

>>960615
Sheep.

>> No.960620

>>960618
What I meant by that was, sheep farming.

>> No.960622

DON'T WE ALREADY HAVE MORE SHEEP THAN PEOPLE HERE?

>> No.960624

YEAH THOUGHT SO, WE HAVE LIKE 120 MILLION SHEEP ALREADY GUYS.

>> No.960625

Australia fails at appreciating anything because it's full of fucking bogans too busy drinking beer and watching television. I fucking hate this country and it's white-trash-as-default culture. Fuck it.

>> No.960627

>>960625
I KNOW MAN, I KNOW.

I MAJOR IN ACCOUNTING, AND THE NUMBER OF AUSTRALIANS THAT STUDY IT IS APPALLING. THERE ARE SO MANY JOBS ON OFFER FOR IT, BUT IT'S ONLY THE INTERNATIONALS WHO REALLY WANT TO DO IT, AND THAT'S MAINLY FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCY.

I'M YET TO MEET ANOTHER PERSON WHO GENUINELY LIKES ACCOUNTING.

>> No.960629

In America, writers are important once they get movies made based on their books.

>> No.960632
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960632

France loves it's writers because the French are so far up their own arses that they adore absolutely everything their awful culture shits out.

Ever wonder why French cinema is only big in France?

British writers are cherished and criticized alike in Britain, because the British feel no motivation through patriotism for crass cultural nepotism anymore.

>> No.960633

>>960629
SO STEPHEN KING IS LIKE A GOD IN THE US?

>> No.960634

>>960627
You think that's a purely Australian thing?
Nobody except polished shoe-wearing stiffs and social retards like accounting. Even most aspies would avoid it.

>> No.960635

>>960627

Holy fuck don't get me started on accounting. I went to high school with this one guy and all he wanted to do was be an accountant like his dad so he could earn 'fuckloads of money'. I'd always ask him why he wanted to do it and that's all he could give me. Why would you do something you aren't even interested in just for money? Not to mention all these stupid kids thinking they'll be on six figures by the time they're 25 are sorely deluded. I suppose I can't complain at least they're doing something with their lives unlike the fucking zombie horde of bogans that loiter outside shopping centres like they're about to flash mob some zombie street art

>> No.960636

>>960627
>accounting
>genuinely liking

pick one

>> No.960638

>>960633
hes a pretty big deal i would say.

>> No.960639

>>960632

Gotta admit, Homage to Catalonia is pretty damn good

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960640

>>960639

You said it Anon.

>> No.960643

I AM ACTUALLY INTERESTED IN ACCOUNTING. HOWEVER, I'M THINKING OF VEERING MORE TOWARDS TAXATION, IT INTERESTS ME MORE THAN A LOT OF THE OTHER SPECIALISATIONS WITHIN ACCOUNTING.

OH, AND AN ACCOUNTING DEGREE IS VERY HANDY TO HAVE AS EVEN IF LATER ON I DON'T WISH TO CONTINUE ON THIS FIELD, IT'S MUCH EASIER TO GET A JOB IN OTHER ASPECTS OF BUSINESS, COMPARED TO A MARKETING MAJOR FOR INSTANCE.

>> No.960647

>>960643

If you hate accounting you can always rent yourself out as the most boring guy at the party to make other people look interesting. Who the hell enjoys accounting? Why? What possible reasons?

>> No.960649

>>960647
I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED PROBLEM SOLVING, AND A LARGE ASPECT OF ACCOUNTING INVOLVES THAT.

YOU THINK I'M JUST GOING TO BE A NUMBER CRUNCHER? FUCK THAT SHIT. I WON'T BE DOING YOUR MUM AND DAD'S TAX RETURNS, I MEAN ACTUALLY WORKING FOR A FIRM.

I GOT OFFERED AN INTERNSHIP WITH A MID-TIER ACCOUNTING FIRM JUST LAST WEEK. SOLELY BECAUSE MY MATE'S GOOD FRIENDS WITH ONE OF THE FOUNDING BOSSES.

>> No.960651

>>960649

Power to you mate I just can't imagine anything more boring to spend your life doing :)

>> No.960654

>>960651
I WOULD PROBABLY THINK THE SAME THING IF I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ACCOUNTING ACTUALLY ENTAILED OR HOW BROAD OF A PROFESSION IT IS.

>> No.960655

Have to ask, why the caps?

>> No.960657

>>960640
Orwell is my fav.

>> No.960660

>>960655
I'M CAPSGUY.

YOU CAN BLAME BEG-CHAN FOR THAT.