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Oh. My. God.
As an Australian, I am somehow unsurprised yet still horrified at the massive levels of fail here.
Yep, me too sister.
the thing is…. their santa comes from the south pole and has 8 flying penguins (and sometimes a 9th one with a glowing red beak)
No mate. Six white boomers (kangaroos) racing Santa Claus through the blazing sun. Just ask Rolf Harris
I am also Australian, which makes me somewhat dissapointed and mildly offended about their lack of knowledge. It doesn’t take a genius to realise that Australia is in the Southern hemisphere.
I’m pretty sure that they understood Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere…hence the Christmas in the summer confusion. What the posters failed to realize is Christmas is Dec. 25 no matter what the weather looks like outside.
Are you Aussies enjoying the summer?? Don’t keep it too long, OK, ’cause I really don’t like the cold.
they failed to realise that Jesus was born on the same day no matter what hemisphere you’re in
And the real fail is that he wasn’t even born on Dec. 25th!
Even though he’s not real and if he was, he wasn’t born on 25th Dec o:
lolwut? jesus is real, regardless of religion. i don’t want to get in a religious debate, but jesus was factually real even if you’re not christian or catholic.
Actually. He probably wasn’t. Do you have *any* evidence that he was real? Keep in mind that the Romans kept very strict records of their penal system, so the evidence for his existence should be overwhelming!
The *only* evidence for his existence is the existence of Christianity. Seeing as how I don’t believe in any of that, there’s no reason for me to believe that he even existed.
Can you give any hard proof that he wasn’t real? For that matter, the only evidence we have of anything is what scientist “discover” and record, many of them have conflicting evidence over alot of things, and sometimes they are even wrong, ask pluto if you must, which was once one of the planets of our solar system. If I was to use your philosophy the big bang never happened, no one recorded the big bang, no one saw it, and no one heard it as far as anyone knows? So what is your belief of how we were all made? I really don’t care what you believe in, but NO ONE has any right pushing their beliefs on someone else and telling them they are wrong.
The burden of proof is upon those asserting a positive, not a negative belief. My lack of belief in God does not require me to provide you with evidence that God IS NOT. However, your belief that God DOES exist places the burden of proof on you, whether you realize it or not.
Yes, science is often wrong but when it is, that fact is admitted. That is part of what make science credible, unlike religion. If a theory, which has previously been held as fact, is proven wrong it is rejected or revised to match the reality of how the natural world works.
The Bible, which has only been changed slightly and translated, contains a wealth of explicit “facts” and concepts that the writers had about the natural world that have been proven to be wrong.
The Big Bang, which is the THEORY currently operative in modern science, fits all evidence we have discovered, from outer space, about the BEGINNING of MATTER and our UNIVERSE. No one could possibly have witnessed the Big Bang as there were no living organisms before matter existed. **The Big Bang is a separate theory from Abiogenesis and Evolution, which explain how life initially formed and how species began, respectively– so the Big Bang has nothing to do with my belief of how Humans came about.
*Pluto’s classification as a planet was changed as a result of the discovery of an object in the Kuiper Belt which was larger than Pluto. It would no longer be accurate to call it a planet, so it was classified a “Kuiper Belt Object” to fit the reality of the world around us.
No one forcefully pushed their beliefs upon you, and everyone has the right to say that you are wrong. I told you why I thought you were wrong, and supplied what I believe is correct.
but yet I find my self having a national day off
Actually, there is. Flavius Josephus, the Jewish historian, mentions a “Galilean faith healer”. If you ignore the obvious (Christian) redactions, there still has to be something there or the rest of it doesn’t make sense.
Many Roman records were destroyed when the Vizigoths sacked Rome – and when the Saracens took Jerusalem.
Whether or not He did everything the Gospels say He did may be open to question – but He did exist.
Please tell me which History book confirms that Jesus Christ was a real person and has the evidence to back it up.
try roman historians
You are correct. Absolutely NO historic evidence of existence of Jesus except for Bible, which is mythologized and heavily plagiarized history of the Hebrews. Might’ve been such a person, but no corroborating written evidence exists so he was not considered a significant figure during his life.
Persons of faith shouldn’t be looking for certainties anyway – they are just supposed to believe. My understanding (as an atheist) is that they get extra points on the Get Into Heaven Test for that.
Dude he was real.BUUUUUUTTTTT like you said, just some dude with a big mouth and lots of opinions. Where this whole christian thing fails, his own words “arent we all sons of god”, that jew said it himself, I’m not important. People just dont listen. BTW It was freakin’ HOT in Australia this christman, we even had turkey, just saying. \m/
Actually… Jesus of Nazareth was a real guy, the only thing is some people believed he was the Messiah and some didn’t. None of his ‘miracles’ are confirmed, of course, but he was real.
I think most historians agree that while there isn’t any proof of Jesus being a “son of god” or anything like that, it’s extremely likely that there was a man named Jesus Christ who was a philosopher of sorts. He may have simply been a man looking to affect the world in a positive manner, inspiring people to be the best they can be.
A school text book is hardly academic research and will not be providing contemporary texts that Jesus Christ was the son of god and performed miracles – because there are no contemporary texts. The bible is not a contemporary text.
right on! IDK what Tamara read here, but she responds arguing points that were never aforementioned… sorely misinformed. Again, RIGHT ON!!
Jesus didn’t found Christianity. He was just the basis for it. A Roman guy named Saul was responsible for that.
love it!<3 and totally agree
And another fail. Jesus wasn’t born on December 25th. That’s just when we celebrate his birth. He was likely born in the spring but no one knows the exact day or month.
True. Winter in Palestine, it gets cold at night. The shepherds wouldn’t have been out in the fields, they’s have been sheltering in the stables. They wouldn’t have had to GO see Him, they’d have been there already.
LOVE THAT SONG!! =D =D
OMG, seriously learn you facts people. Of course we have christmas in the summer, we go to the beach or for a swim in the pool on Christmas day, wouldnt have it any other way.
Wow. Glad I’m an Aussie.
well i’m sorry in the name of those guys from my hemisphere (northern) who think christmas has to be celebrated with snow xD cmon, i’m portuguese, and i’ve only seen snow once in lisbon. i’m atheist and i know that christmas is about christ…
Hmmmm. No snow here in Austin, Texas. I suppose we aren’t celebrating Christmas here either. I have no idea what may have caused the stores to be so crowded yesterday…
Easter bunny must be running late.
Actually, Christmas was originally a Pagan holiday celebrating the winter solstice. When Catholicism came along (Catholic is another word for “universal” btw) it integrated the holiday and changed it to be the birth of Christ so that the Pagans would feel more comfortable joining. I believe historians place the actual birth of Christ sometime in the summer….
September I think
Yup 11 sept 3 bc at sundown..sorta 9/11…3bc..and add in the time difference and it gets close to NY morning..spooky or wat..
Oh wow….WOW. I truly can’t believe there are people in the world (American or otherwise) that are so ignorant of anything outside their own country.
But then, I suppose if there were no such people, who would we all laugh at on failbook?
If you want to get technical, Christmas is a Christian holiday, Yule and Saturnalia are Pagan. In all other accounts, you are correct.
Hang on, you just made me realise something. Christ was actually born sometime around July IIRC, so if we were doing it right then it would actually be us who had Christmas in the Summer while the Australians had it in the Winter.
How ’bout jews.. They don’t celebrate Christ, since they don’t believe he’s the messiah.. They celebrate Hanukkah. But they’re still pagans in Christian beliefs.
Actually, no I don’t believe Jews are considered pagan by Christians.
..yeaah.. you saw the irony and shoot it to the orbit
I was trying to point out the “because” christmas is spent, not where and in what climate, nor trying to rule out a belief in other beliefs cost.
You know.. Who spends christmas?!? (Christians because they believe in Jesus, Pagans because they believe in materia and presents – Jews don’t they celebrate Hanukkah)
Taiga, bubbele…we Jews are G_d’s chosen people. G_d made a covenant with Abraham, in return for belief in him, the one true god, Abraham’s progeny would be numerous and the land (of Israel) would belong to his people. G_d freed us from the land of Egypt and gave us his holy commandments.
The arrival (or not…up for debate) of Jesus has not or ever will negate the covenant that the Jewish people have entered into with G_d.
Yes, Jews are not pagan. In fact it used to be a requirement for people to become Jewish before they could become Christian. Gentiles are somewhat synomous with Pagans. Though pagan tends to imply more heathen or less advanced people (original Latin meaning country-folk or rustic) and gentile has a more positive connotation implying peoples who aren’t Isralite or of an Abrahamic religion (Judaism, Christianity, Islam).
Are you a moron?
The arrival of Jesus (or not…it’s up for debate) does not negate the covenant set up between G_d and the children of Abraham (Jewish people.)
Who did G_d deliver from Egypt and give his holy commandments to? Yes…the JEWS.
So how, exactly, are Jewish people pagans?
You guys read too many fairytales. Start reading actual books, and not crap like that..
Did you just call the person who backed up your argument a moron, re-state an abridged version of your speculative, “faith based” argument then ask that they refute you thus denouncing their previous agreement with you?
How can Australian Jews celebrate Hanukkah with no snow??
With barbeques, fireworks in the park with a huge Menorah and maybe a trip to the beach if the weather holds out
You guys in the Northern Hemisphere can keep your snow on Xmas, we’ll keep the warm nights for partying on NYE. It’s going to be 36 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit for you Imperials) on NYE in Melbourne, Australia this year and even hotter on New Years Day
How many degrees below zero is it going to be in NY for example? Brrrrr
By having a miniscule Jewish population?
I’m an American in Australia.
NO. Jews are NOT ‘pagan’ in Christian beliefs, as they DO believe in the ONE God – Yahweh/ Who Am…just not that Jesus was the messiah – Pagans rarely are monotheistic.
well you’re right but i just wanted to make a point about this christians who think christmas is about snow xD
I’m portuguese living in Australia, I have christmas twice a year, sometimes more depends on the weather.
Me too. I’ve always been glad that we have a summer Christmas, especially when I was a kid. Nothing better than to take those new toys outside to play with them in the backyard after lunch. Or messing about with my cousins in the pool.
OK, it sucks when it is 40oC, but it has got to be better than being frozen inside.
I would love a hot Christmas for once.
I’m glad I’m a kiwi not an aussie :p but seriously is it really that hard to understand? I actually prefer having Christmas in summer. We were lounging in the summer sun sharing a bbq with the family instead of being stuck in the house knee-deep in snow. I pitty you guys :p
To each his own. I tell you what though there are many of us who love to be neck deep in snow. I was actually getting depressed when we didn’t get any snow till today this year.
but, but… how about new year?
Their year starts on June 15.
What are you taking about?? New year is January 1st in Australia
Actually the Australian New Year, starts on the 33rd case of Fosters after the Feast of Carlton…Unless you are in WA in which case its on the 37 case of XXXX after the totall eclipse..
I love you
XXXX is QLD.
Awww, good effort but nobody in Australia drinks Foster’s except if they’re overseas and desperate
XXXX is Queensland (because Queenslanders can’t spell beer, their schools got flooded out). In WA they drink Swan – the old “black duck”.
I pity everyone who doesn’t live in SA – Cooper’s 62 is simply the best beer in existence. And yes, I got a case of it for Christmas – perfect timing, when it’s like 42C outside you need a cold beer.
Jesus was born on June the 16th here in Australia, and the Australian bible states (in the glorious book of Robbo and also Warwick) we aren’t allowed to enter the new year until our prime minister can successfully wrestle a kangaroo to the ground.
I can’t see Julia wrestling a wallaby, never mind a full-sized roo.
The most sacred day in Australia is the last Saturday in September – AFL Grand Final day. GO YOU MIGHTY CROWS!!!
Oh and Merry Christmas….. Bloody hell it’s hot!
ridiculously hot
STRUTH MATE! IT’S A BLOODY SCORCHER IT IS
LMFAO you MMD. xD
more like it’s pissing down rain.. yay for ANOTHER wet christmas.
Rain = Good thing. Don’t bag the rain!
We’re only just officially out of our major drought and you complain about rain?
Also, rain is localised so it’s probably only your city that got rain. In Melbourne it was a fine day and wasn’t hot at all.
It better not rain for the test…. We gotta beat those bloody POMS!
I don’t think the Aussies had their weet-bix before playing. What a terrible game!!
http://www.unitar.org/floods-colombia-affect-2-million-people-unitar-mobilises-unosat-mapping
Yes, we complain about the rain =( …
… I believe he meant in Australia. Though I am sorry for the disaster.
Dude! Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane all got rain! AND it was still hot D: it has been raining at the gold coast for pretty much a month….drought has been over for a while now xD
Try telling the people in Carnarvon that rain is good, the flood waters are just residing now (And I think it is similar for some places in north QLD?)
Its so hard to keep these farmers happy, if they aren’t whinging about the drought they are whinging about the flood killing their crops
Rain = Not a good thing. Haven’t you been paying attention to all the flooding going on in parts of Australia!
I do hope that j/k…i mean it relative to each geographic location. Its plainly obvious, you do not want a desert, you do not want floods either…i mean like f/k it…say “A balance in everything is good…”…!
well it flooded in some parts of australia, so having that much rain is bad. especially if it causes damage instead of beigh good for the garden or something.
Gold Coast – and it was raining. Not a bad thing but humidity was hard to take because of it
Um, actually most of Queensland is currently flooded.. A cyclone crossed the North Queensland Coast on Christmas day and the majority of the state is getting torrential rain..
Bloody oath. Great weather.
Localised?? if localised is a whole state then yeah
Some crazed Christian girl told me last night that it’s NEVER EVER rained on Christmas day because it doesn’t rain on Jesus’ birthday. Remind me never to try whatever she’s smoking.
We had sunny and 26 on Christmas day. Lovely beach weather. Sorry for your rain!
For the benefit of the people who think Xmas is held separately in the southern hemisphere, you should also probably explain that 26 degrees isn’t actually as life-threatening to swim in as it might sound to some of the world.
In Perth, Western Australia (better clear that up since it’s become startlingly obvious that nobody gives a crap about researching any geographical or general knowledge about this country) it was 32○C (about 90○F). Not the hottest christmas I’ve ever had, but it’s safe to say I almost passed out.
Didn’t you Aussies get 11 inches of snow in some areas, just a few days ago? I think Mr. Heatmiser & Mr Snowmiser cut another deal this year; Santa must be down with pneumonia again and some mayor in some Aussie town is holding one of his reindeer hostage.
(if you don’t get the references, just let it go. Really. Just let it go. Or search Mr. Heatmiser on youtube.)
there is no way there would be any snow in australia a few days ago. hahaha its summer! even in winter we only get snow up in the mountains. pretty much most of australia does not get snow even in the middle of winter. you must have been mistaken for somewhere else. lol
Um: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/8213932/Wintry-weather-brings-snow-to-Australia-in-midsummer.html
I had heard reports of snow, but figured you were confusing inches and mm. Wow – I’ve never seen that much snow at the resorts in July!
Still think the temps were exaggerated – people moaning at the station at 7am but it would have been 16C in Sydney’s west, not 9. There’s no way I sat comfortably in short sleeves in 9C.
Believe it or not, yes, us US’ers do know the metric system. The snow in Aus was pretty widely reported — I’ve been teasing my Aus friends online to get them to ship it all up HERE.
Um… I’m an Australian, and um… it snowed here… =/
i guess some people don’t watch the news….
I envy you, i had to hop out the window to get ridd of the snow that was blocking both our exits. On top of that turns out one of the doors froze shut… it still won’t open *sniff*
Reached 40 degrees (Celsius) on Christmas day here in Perth
Gotta love summer, right?
Ugh, so hot
And bloody windy too!! 38c yesterday, similar for the next 2-3 days. Merry Christmas from Perth!!
Oh God, the idiocy!
you can’t blame them, some people just need to the heck.
Gold ^
lmfao – as an Australian I LOVE this!
As an Australian, I’m highly offended by this.
As am I.
I was more confused to find out that Santa still wears all his big, warm, fuzzy clothes. I don’t know what he SHOULD look like in Australia, but that didn’t make sense to me =/
Do you REALLY want to see Santa as we know him shirtless and riding a surfboard?
I can imagine him flying a Delorean instead with the AC maxed out.
Actually, in New Zealand you sometimes see him wearing a swimsuit. (: In advertising and such, I mean.
*prods link*
As a Canadian, I’m not surprised by this. In the least.
As an American, I hope the one in turquoise isn’t the only (presumably) non-American in the bunch.
In Soviet Russia Christmas celebrates you!
LOLZ
RWJ FTW
GTFO!
but only in the January 7th
!uoy setarbelec samtsirhC aissuR Soviet In
Why are “In” and “Soviet” backwards in your sentence?
*FACEPALM*
This fail is… I don’t even- Th-this… is too much… I have- OH, MY GOD… *FACEPALM*
Jesus Christ, this is pathetic.
That’s what he said!
We also give washing baskets as a part of a present.
As an Australian, I am shocked and horrified by this! Clearly we have Christmas in summer for the ultimate purpose of having a reason to get hammered over the holiday season. If it’s hot, we’re allowed to drink without anyone being suspicious!
That and even if it was winter, we don’t have a snowy Christmas unless it’s in Canberra or Tasmania or some gay place like that… Then again… Does it even snow in Los Angeles in the U.S.
*inserts question mark*
I live in the northern hemisphere and it doesn’t EVER snow in my town. So no white Christmas for me. I’m as shocked as you by their ignorance :X
i’m in the same situation here, i’m from portugal and my christmas was only rainy this year… like every other year
Having read enough stuff at fstdt, it takes a lot to shock me anymore, but this is so full of fail. After learning about the opposite seasons way back in grade school, I never would have assumed somebody didn’t celebrate Christmas just because it was summer for them in December.
i think i know you rl
it doesn’t snow in Canberra, kthx.
It has snowed in Canberra once in the last 15 years.
It’s still a sh!thole in Canberra though, why do you think we send all the pollies there during the working week?
My sister lives in Bungendore, back of Canberra – it snows there all the freaking time!
Wow. Glad your a spokesperson for our great nation. What a retard.
I’m in Calfornia, about 10 miles from Los Angeles, and i know for a fact that it’s not snowed here or in LA for that past 48 years, and the snow that ever did fall here was probably something lite and not anything you can make a snowman out of.
I remember it snowed once when I was 16 and lived about 60 miles from LA. It didn’t stick though.
Today it’s super foggy in Pasadena, though. I’m counting that as a “white Christmas”.
My first time in LA I went to Disneyland a few days before Xmas (their staff Xmas party day). I can confirm it was not snowing, but it might as well have been. The place was deserted, and the morning TV news was warning people to stay indoors because of the extreme cold. It was 51F!! I had an absolute ball, walking past the “8 hours wait from this point” signs to the front of the line, riding all the favourites over and over.
51F? Really? Here in wisconsin we had about two weeks of weather in the negitives. This week it got up to 40 something and everyone put on shorts and ditched the coat. And 51 is “extreame cold”? You lucky duck. you!
The answer to that is ‘not commonly.’
This is pretty bad, regardless. Haha.
Being from the Northern-most American state, I can not imagine the holidays without snow. I do however realize there are many, many people who can’t imagine snow at all, much less on Christmas. The American culture matches snow with Christmas, but if you truely look at history, there wasn’t any snow at the stable where Jesus was born.
Also, where we come from, there is no better reason to drink than a cold, snowy day!
ur from alaska?
well in australia i cant imagine christmas without it being hot. it got to about 38 -40 degrees in perth. a lot aof australians spend christmas at the beach coz its so hot.
Wow. I live in Victoria and the weather was perfect
we had a BBQ and relaxed outside. Usually the weather here is unpredictable and awful. It doesn’t really feel like summer down here yet but it’s about to warm up near new years, and my family has chose this time to stay in the mountains where it is going to be 14 degrees :s
Basically, no, it almost never snows in LA, and that’s why the song “White Christmas” came about in the first place!
Do you really need a reason to get hammered?
If you don’t, you’re either an alcoholic or rad.
Dude, it doesn’t snow in Tasmania. It snows in VICTORIA in the MOUNTAINS. I’ve lived in Tasmania all my life, and the only time I’ve seen proper snow was when I went to bloody Europe.
And don’t call Tasmania ‘gay’. Canberra, yes, acceptable, but Tasmania is nowhere NEAR as bad as Western Australia or Queensland.
Whoa, whoa, whoa – there was a reason we left Tasmania off the Australia map during that fateful Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Okay, guys, seriously? Stop bashing Australian states here! As far as I’m concerned, people from Australia (I’m from Western Australia) are the only people who really seem to care about the goings-on here, so we may as well try to get along. Also, WA keeps the eastern states afloat by mining oar and shipping you resources, and nobody seems to care, we’re just continuously back-handed and isolated. So please, save it for people who deserve the criticism.
Yeh… it does snow in Victoria, but only in the mountains, and still only very rarely, last Christmas it did….
And Tasmania’s not full of poofs, its just one big In-bread Family
its inbred… but still I lol
Um, andy, it actually snowed in Tassie in the mountains on the 27th December. Huge dump on Cradle Mountain. Its snowed a fair bit this year where my family is. So yeah, it snows in Tassie.
And btw, Tassie is awesome!
Obviously you live in Launceston or Burnie or somewhere northern like that. I went to Tassie in July, looking up at Mt Wellington from Hobart you could see the snow.
Yes it does snow in L.A., but still many people who live north of the tropics think of christmas as snowy.
People in LA freak out if it RAINS for more than 3 days in a row. Having 1/8 of an inch of snow every 60 years does NOT count as “snow in LA” Don’t lie to the foreigners.
As a Tasmanian, I am shocked and horrified by THIS, Mitch… =/
Snow in Tasmania in summer Mitch… really?
Your level of fail amuses me.
A friend of mine in Canada bought their child a skateboard for Christmas… he won’t be able to use it until spring because of the snow… and a white Christmas is fun how??? The kids don’t even get to use their presents!!!
“What if it snowed in San Francisco?” — Jonny Moseley, Jonny Moseley Mad Trix (PS2)
In California it only snows at high elevations, and even then it’s never a sure thing (seeing as most of southern California is a desert, and we are currently in a drought). A lot of times the snow is manufactured, at least for ski resorts.
Hey! Canberra is wonderfully warm place. WE GOVERN YOU.
o.O am i the only one under the illusion that s/he thinks that countries “are in” different months and timing?
That’s how it would appear.
I’m appalled by this BUT I actually didn’t know for some time that Australia and the US have different beginning times for the financial and school years. For Australians it makes sense, school year begins at the start of the year, financial year in the middle and out big holiday period is over summer at the end/start of the year. US is something like, financial year begins in April(?), school in June/July, as with their main holiday break.
In the US, school lets out in summer and starts again around September. The financial year starts in January, but income taxes aren’t due for the previous year until April 15.
*School lets out in June for summer.
Too bad we can’t edit our comments.
Or at least that Christmas gets postponed until winter. Of course, near the Equator they barely have seasons at all, so do they just not get Christmas?
Exactly! I live in Brazil, and where I live it’s either very hot or hot. So right now it’s excruciatingly hot, on summer vacation and just seeing those Santa suits makes me die a little inside.
What about winter break? Do students ever get winter break? :O
In australia we have two week breaks between terms which go for 8-12 weeks and our summer holidays go from early/middle of december to late January/ early February
We have our holidays from mid december to late february early march in Argentina
I spent one Christmas and New Years in Argentina. It was awesome! Fireworks at midnight & kids running out onto roof tops in Buenos Aires to open presents.
Yep, around the month of July
But it is true.
Last year I visited New Zealand, and it is still 1975 there.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Maybe…
Is it REALLY me or is it just that some Americans are getting stupider, or already are? Then, somebody replies to this comment and says “and who told you they were American?” Who told me they weren’t…?
They’re not getting stupider, they already ARE stupid.
It makes me ashamed to be born and raised in America. Our children our more obsessed about what happened on Jersey Shore than to explore the world around them. I’m 21 and I’ve no idea what the f**k is happening to my generation.
Not all Americans are idiots, you know. :L Only 80% of them are.
For the record, I don’t think all Americans are stupid. Obama kinda cements that theory. Anyhow, I do believe that American T.V. doesn’t help portraying a realistic stereotype for them, what with all of them seeming to be centred around air-headed blondes (no offence to any blondes reading this).
I’m also assuming that you are American, and from what I can tell, your grammar, spelling and punctuation skills exceed the larger portion of people in English speaking countries.
Clearly their education system works flawlessly! I hope this was max a 10 year old, otherwise it’s too shameful for words.
you do understand that the validity of something is proved by its existence and not the nonexistence of its opposition, right? don’t know what that means? it means your “who told me they weren’t?” theory is automatically invalid, and you are therefor denied both credibility and the interwebs. nice try, though. nice try.
Explain, why “the validity of something is proved by its existence and not the nonexistence of its opposition” and why it is valid. Because, the way I see it, the goal of the statement “who told me they weren’t?” isn’t to present an opposition that exists, but rather to disprove the existence of something. In mathematical expression: A=X, B=/= -X, B=X-X.
Let’s assume A is the statement “She is American.” therefore -A would mean that “She is not American.”
Further, let’s assume that 1 = True and -1 = False
If “A = 1″ then “-A = -1″ or “-A =/= 1″
Mathematically speaking, if A is undefined, one cannot assume the value of A without some other variables proving the value.
Ummm… Dude, that’s why they have games like foldit. Mathematical equations and computations do not take into accound human cultural and social aspects… Okay, that’s got nothing to do with foldit, but there is a limit to how far logic and rationality can take you into irrationality and illogic.
Well, the point is, Americans are stupid. These arguments are all going in the same direction. Now, we can say that they are American since they use American English, and that it’s probably winter over there.
‘You lot’ and ‘it’s mental’ are so not American English. No spelling indicators to help, so based on those two statements, probably people from the States.
Listen, we don’t learn about every single social and cultural aspect that’s going on in other countries. Do you? Do you learn about our Thanksgiving?
We do not say, “you lot” in America.
No we dont because Australia doesn’t have it but America does have Christmas. The holiday when we all put aside our differences and Australia Doesn’t even get acknowledged.
having said that we do have holidays we wouldn’t expect others to get. Australia day, ANZAC day and the Queens birthday to name just a few.
My understanding from Fox News is that it is no longer legal to celebrate Christmas in the states. I’m pretty sure they lost that war.
We’re from Arizona, and about a third of US states have temps around 65-70F/21C this time of year, so thanks for your nice display of ignorance, but no, we wouldn’t assume that it’s not Christmas anywhere solely based on temperatures.
oh? a nonsense rebuttal, is it? well then, i accept your offer to dance. hold on a little tighter, will you?
first off, i’d like to get your pathetic excuse of a mathematical “defence” out of the way, as it makes no sense from ANY angle, and thus fails to support your argument. what are we to presume? A=existence, B=nonexistence, and X=evidence? or perhaps A=evidence, B=lack of evidence, and X=existence? whatever the case, you’ve left too many variables undefined, effectively making it useless. whoops! you stepped on your toe.
moving on! you say your question was “to disprove the existence of something.” odd, since the structure of your question is actually begging to PROVE the existence of something. how can this be?!?! because your question starts with the word “who,” and “who” is a form, an existence (dare i say). which brings me to my closing …
even if the answer to your question is “no one told you they weren’t American,” that doesn’t mean you have evidence that proves they are indeed American. i could tell you i’m not standing up, but it wouldn’t automatically mean i were sitting down. i could say the car didn’t make a left, but that doesn’t mean it made a right. it would be idiotic of me to presume so. likewise, your presumption that NO ONE says they WEREN’T American allows you to conclude that they ARE American makes you a retard. again, you’ve been denied both credibility and the interwebs. nice try, though. not really.
hmmm … i wonder why my comment is STILL waiting for moderation.
Are you American, per chance…
interesting question. i’ll trade an answer for an answer; why the inquiry? (:
Wow, I never really expected you to reply. Or at least, it didn’t show up.
New point(yeah, tl;dr): if the existence of the opposition is absent, then what else is there to disprove the object?
But that’s not specifically the case. Now, I have no reason to believe that they are not American, but I have reason to believe that they are. Therefore the only thing I can conclude is that they are, or not be sure at all.
Remind me to copy and paste what you typed in whenever somebody says “probably Asian”about somebody who acts stupid or is just a douchebag.
oh god, i suspected you to be a retard, but you didn’t have to do such a good job at proving it. forgive me, but you’ll have to find someone who actually enjoys “debating” with a moron. best of luck, Brian McBraindead.
And yet at the same time, she is clearly American based solely on her ignorance and idiocy. Let’s not keep denying this please.
Indeed. This is the mentality of all the foreign people from Failbook. If a person fails this bad, they MUST be American. Quite ignorant.
no. it’s just that the stupid ones are getting more internets.
As an American I am completely ashamed by this. Even more sad…I bet some or most of these people call themselves christians, yet they have absolutely no knowledge of their own religion or history.
As an American I’m completely ashamed that you don’t recognize British speech patterns over typical American ones. When was the last time you, or anyone you know, said ‘it’s mental’ or ‘you lot’.
Just proves that stupidity is pretty much endemic in ALL humanity… doesn’t it?
Uh, blue said “it’s mental!” and when last I checked, Americans don’t really say “mental” like that!
Americans don’t say “you lot”. The one in turquoise, at least, sounds British to me.
WHO TOLD YOU THEY WEREN’T? Clearly, you either didn’t see/read the fun fact at the bottom.
“FUN FACT: ‘It’s mental’ and ‘you lot’ are not terms people tend to use in the United States, so these people are most likely NOT American. Thanks for playing. Remember, stupid is everywhere”.
Just gently explain to them, that in Australia at Christmas time, we understand that some people just need to the heck.
Oh, and Tony says he doesn’t care.
I agree with Gorgon. To the heck.
I agree with Gorgon that they need to the heck
Some people really do need to the heck.
“Pink” needs to need to the heck.
Pink is the third Veronica sister.
(or at least that’s how she sounds to my ears)
Whatever country they’re from, I hope they leave – they’re obviously not getting a good education where they are, lol.
I live in Australia and I never understood how stupid some people are until just now. Well done failbook. Keep up the good work.
This is mental. I live in California, and I know for sure that it’s summer in Australia during Christmas. What I don’t know is how these kids think it wouldn’t make sense. I’ve experienced a few Christmases that had sweltering heat here in California.
This makes me ashamed to live here…why can’t I just move to Ireland already?
Most Americans are much like ricers (pimping a car). They think they’re cool and smart, but everybody else just laughs at them.
The other American argument was getting too long so I choose you, David, to complain under. I am sick of this attitude. I was graciously given a trip to Europe last year, and learned as much German and French as a I could, since those were the countries I’d be visiting, and when I got there and inevitably had to ask for help or directions (in their language, in my best attempt at proper pronunciation), the people always always always asked, “Are you American?” Then they sneered and refused to help. I am American, and a Texan at that, and am fully aware that the only other language I halfway understand is Spanish, and even my attempts at that are atrocious, so please, remember, lots of us do try, but are shot down before given a chance. That is all!
I’m American, but I have to agree with this.
Whatever makes you feel better about yourself.
Methinks David is jealous. Keep up the good work flippin’ burgers, kid.
Hahaha… As an Aussie currently living in Japan, a cold Christmas is WEIRD.
Christmas day should be hot and involve lots of drinking, swimming and barbecuing… ^_^
Facepalm.
Then try and explain to them that we actually have Christmas Day before they do due to the time difference and then watch them scratch their heads.
Dumbasses.
Lol. Tell them folks in Australia are finishing up with Christmas as Americans are starting it, and it will make their heads explode.
WOW … just WOW!
Awmagawd.. I was so hoping they were trolling.. Apparently not. This would definitely be “double facepalm”-appropriate.
Being in Holland, we’re having a white Christmas this year. First time since ages though.
Merry Christmas everyone.
Hate to tell them this but Australia isn’t the only country in the Southern Hemisphere that celebrate Christmas in the Summer.
*sigh* for once, I’d like to experience a white Christmas.. today was 40 deg C .. luckily I have air conditioning.
Exactly. I’m guessing they haven’t realised that Malaysia, Indonesia, and the rest of south east Asia is a lot hotter over Christmas than it is down here in Aus. Either that or they probably figured they just don’t clebrate it. >.>
South America also celebrates christmas during summer
True, but at least in Americans’ minds, Australia best represents the Southern Hemisphere, probably because Australians speak English and they’re not South Africa. (Not that there’s anything wrong with South Africa, we just don’t think about them often unless we’re talking about the World Cup or “Lethal Weapon 2.”)
I new zealand we speak english, and we also aren’t South Agrica.
But then again, I’ve heard some americans ask if New Zealand is part of Australia. And Australia is bigger, and is also a continent.
And once again little old New Zealand gets ignored for its brash larger neighbour…
**sigh** Yes the only bastion of Western culture in the southern hemisphere is Australia…
Awww, poor widdle New Zealand feels left out…
Just kidding, you guys have nice mountains.
New Zealand: Australia’s Canada.
Shut hippens.
*pats the foot*
Remember, you have Lord Of The Rings. LOTR > Any Australian movie. XD
Never seen it. Is it any good?
Crikey it was 40?! So much for living near the coast, lol, just count yourself lucky the sheep ships weren’t about XD
Umm, why is Canberra or Tassie “gay”? lol. It snows in Victoria and in NSW too. Orange, NSW had snow this winter. Threadbow is where you can go skiing for crying out loud. “Mitch” you sure you’re Aussie? Mate, it snows in the bloody Blue Mountains just outside Sydney.
I’m currently in Kuwait in the middle east. They don’t celebrate Christmas, and it hasn’t snowed here for the past 10,000 years.
It’s still June over here though. We’ll see what happens by the end of the year!
That’s clearly why everyone in the middle east is so grumpy. If I never got Christmas presents I’d blow stuff up too.
Ignorance is Bliss
There are Christians who celebrate Christmas in the middle east, and there are countries that see snow. But over here Christians are mostly foreigners so it’s not as publicly celebrated. They have other festivals that are their own though!
Wow…I just reposted this for my friends (I’m an aussie) and the backlash is amazing…I can’t believe the stupidity in the world.
Ironically, Christmas Island is part of Australia – which also celebrates Christmas in summer.
Wasn’t Christmas Island excised from Australia back in the old days?
omfg, it’s really hard to believe people can be THAT stupid…
*shakes head* While I find this amusing:
We Aussies enjoy awesome Christmases. School kids and uni students are at the beginning of their 3-month summer breaks, and others have vacation days/ weeks due to Christmas and the general holiday season. The free time is put to good use getting outdoors, sharing meals with family and friends – usually outdoor BBQs and picnics -, drinking and partying. There’s an emphasis on fresh food, especially salads and in-season fruits, which is renewing for the soul.
After exchanging gifts on Christmas Day, many families hit the beach, a nearby park, or the backyard pool. Those that have more time off and that have younger children then often take a short family vacation to a coastal city, where they celebrate New Year’s with fireworks and bonfires on the beach.
Here in Sydney we have what is recognised as the biggest and most extravagant New Year’s party in the world on our harbour. Hundreds of thousands of people line the shore, hit the nightclubs, or watch the fireworks display from private or commercial party boats. Others once again throw parties for family and friends, usually involving a BBQ and cold beers.
The atmosphere of clear Christmas or New Year’s Eve night after a scorching hot summer’s day – with the sound of cicadas chirping, the smell of fresh grass rising with trapped heat, the glowing sensation of skin that was exposed to the sun too long, gazing at glittering lights across bodies of water as a breeze comes along to take away the heat of the day – is just magical. I would choose that indescribable feeling over a “white Christmas”/ holiday season of snow, cold, and heavy foods every time.
I want that.
Here here!! Reading your comment makes me even prouder to be an Aussie
what you just explained is all ours and is what makes us unique. AUSTRALIA FTW!!! Plus the new years eve celebration is amazing 
I just added “Visit Australia on Christmas” to my bucket list.
Christmas Day is December 25th. Do people seriously think we have December in a different time of the year just because we’re in a different hemisphere?? Christmas Day in my family has always been a barbecue/beach day. Bring on summer!
Reading this was bloody painful!! Sooo dumb!
Sooo much fail…./epic face palm
the reason why us AUSSIES celebrate christmas in in summer, is for a number of reasons:
1:) MAJOR DRINK UP
2:) BIRTH OF CHRIST (I don’t think it snowed in Jerusalem 2000 odd years ago)
3:) US AUSSIES ARE SO SO CLEVER, WE ARE IN FRONT OF THE REST OF THE WORLD WE CELEBRATE 2 CHRISTMASES NOT JUST 1
4:) RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS WE HAVE THE BEST DAMN FIREWORKS IN THE WORLD
5:) WHERE ELSE ARE YOU ABLE TO EITHER GO TO THE BEACH, RIVER, PICNIC OR HAVE A ROAST WITH FAMILY?
anyone else care to comment?
Reply to post number 5. Hmm anywhere in the southern hemisphere. South Africa , South America.
the reason why us AUSSIES celebrate christmas in in summer, is for a number of reasons:
1:) MAJOR DRINK UP
2:) BIRTH OF CHRIST (I don’t think it snowed in Jerusalem 2000 odd years ago)
3:) US AUSSIES ARE SO SO CLEVER, WE ARE IN FRONT OF THE REST OF THE WORLD WE CELEBRATE 2 CHRISTMASES NOT JUST 1
4:) RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS WE HAVE THE BEST DAMN FIREWORKS IN THE WORLD
5:) WHERE ELSE ARE YOU ABLE TO EITHER GO TO THE BEACH, RIVER, PICNIC OR HAVE A ROAST WITH FAMILY?
anyone else care to comment?
Yes – tl;dr.
Oh the humanity! I agree with one of the comments, “you need to go to school… or use wikipedia more” Ignorant Americans….
LOL, read again. Don’t think they were American. Stupidity is universal.
I don’t get it.
Run faster.
You see, when a mummy and a daddy love each other very much…
I’ve only ever seen snow once in my life, and that was on a mountain during a holiday to New Zealand, and the “snow” was more like crushed ice and the skies were clear the whole day so no chance to see snow falling, so I’ve never seen a snowflake.
Though I got well acquainted with the snow as I toppled over about 10 times while trying to ski for the first time ever >_<
Dec 25th is the date for those that celebrate Christ’s birth.
Do you think Australia works on a different calender to the rest of us?
I really am starting to worry for the future of mankind!!
christ was born on 2nd september at sundown in 3bc..
Hmmm.
You rite Hmmm..it was Sept 11th..google it and read it, pretty well thought out..still I do not believe he was/is the son ov god, any more than anyone else is..
No. He was born in Spring. That’s easy to figure out because the bible said that the sheep were looking over the lambs. Sheep only take care of their lambs during mating season, aka, Spring.
Duh..issues fatwa on epic..he was 33 1/2 years old wen he died so thats says AUTUM..
Just how many LAMBS could anyone spot during the MATING season? Lambing takes place during the early part of the year in the northern hemisphere, so the little ones can enjoy a bit of warmth while they grow a woolly coat for the winter.
I would assume that in Australia and the southern hemisphere, the baby sheepsters are born during the latter part of the year, to take advantage of the warm weather…..
actually… in denmark we celebrate the birth of the christ on december the 24th, not the 25th, which again just shows that it has nothing to do with the actual birth of the christ, but that its just the catholic church that is messing with our original holidays
I don’t believe these are Americans. Someone used the term “mental” and the only time I’ve heard that used in this context is by British (Ron says it every 5 minutes or so in every “Harry Potter” movie ever made).
Clearly the term ‘mental’ is only reserved to British people, who live in Britain – an undiscovered country until it was put on the map by the Harry Potter movies.
Whoa – are you implying that a major movie franchise based on a world wide, best selling book had no effect on people and words that go in and of favour!? Cool – that gnarly and bodacious, dude!
No…. I’m implying that the word ‘mental’ was actually used by Americans (being part of the English language) before the Harry Potter books and movies came out.
The implication I make in my comment does not deny or rule out the influence of popular culture in any form (literature, music, television, film, etc etc) on linguistics, in other words, one does not exclude the other.
I’m responsible for what I type, not for what you choose to read into it – or word a response to as if you were a teenage mutant ninja turtle.
If you notice I wasn’t replying to you as I was replying to dedawen. Your comment hadn’t appeared when I wrote that comment or I would have left it. I was making comment that that all countries have words that go in and out of style and for dedawen to think that Americans wouldn’t use the word ‘mental’ despite the fact a British movie recently was released is not a sound arguement.
Maybe look closer to who ‘replies’ to your comment. For the record – this is a reply to you – see how it is connected to your little box?
Just because these people are idiots does not make them American. I’m sure stupidity is world-wide.
Not like it matters, but I don’t think they are from the US. Not too many Americans would say “You lot” and “It’s mental!” …But hey, Americans are the easier target, so carry on…
What the hell do they think happens in Florida? Snow falls for the day? So much fail on this it’s unbelievable.
As a New Zealander, I personally want to slap these people upside the head.
Hello my children,
Christmas is not about me. Christmas is not my birthday, nor is it affiliated in any way with the date of my birth. Christmas is entirely a Pagan holiday.
lots of love,
your pal Jesus
Thank Jesus! Very helpful, Jesus.
Oh well, you still have Easter. And everyone knows that that obviously has nothing to do with pagan spring festivals or celebrating something to do with harvest and fertility or any nonsense like that!
Come to think of it, shouldn’t they have put the birth of Jesus along with the celebration of spring and the death with the winter solstice stuff? I know Easter is the “rebirth,” but still, makes more sense switched, really.
Many other deities have their birth on christmas and their death and resurrection over easter, that’s why they placed those dates for Jesus. The early Christians were trying to convert as many people as they possibly could.
If you look into mythology, you will notice a pattern of “Jesus-like” characters, including virgin births, 12 disciples, similar names (lamb of god, etc), similar performance miracles, similar birth, death, and resurrection dates. Jesus follows a long-established set of guidelines. Not saying he never existed, just pointing out he has plenty of similarities with previous religious icons.
“Kids eat chocolate eggs, because the color of the chocolate and the colour of the wood on the cross…Well, you tell me. It’s got nothing to do with it, has it?
People are going, “Remember kids, Jesus died for your sins.”
“Yeah, I know, it’s great.”
“No, it’s bad.”
“It’s bad. lt’s terrible. Whatever you want. Just keep giving me these eggs.”
Eddie! Are we building a henge?
’tis indeed Eddie Izzard!
*gives prize to Morgan*
Well, due to the magic of time zones, Australians actually celebrate Christmas later!
Ummm…due to the magic of time zones Australians actually celebrate Christmas earlier than anyone else except for a few insignificant island nations such as New Zealand, Tonga and Sandwich!
insignificant? Gee. thanks.
Um, please don’t include New Zealand in your list of insignifcant island nations. We’re way bigger and better than Tonga.
You’re right though. The first place to see the sun is the Chatham Islands (part of NZ) then the mainland itself. (: Aus is 2 hours behind us.
Correct. The direction that the Earth spins on its axis means that the sun – and so the time of sunrise – reaches those islands and then Australia first on any given date. The East Coast of Australia is sometimes 18 hours ahead of East Coast of the US. It differs in periods of the Daylight Savings of both time zones.
This is also why Sydney, on the East Coast of Australia where the sun first touches, is among the first in the world to hit midnight on NYE and launch celebrations.
Actually, it’s a 16-hour difference between Sydney and Eastern US in December, and 14 hours in June.
**Kicks Dr Maybe in the nads for his typically Australian point of view on its local neighbors…**
Merry Christmas from Kiwi Land you slack jawed, crim spawn of a dingos testicle
…
Ah, New Zealand, the Jan Brady of the Antipodes. Forever bitter about being in its bigger siblings shadow
And they say us Aussies have chips on our shoulders.
bowl underarm
Ouch…
Er, I really hope you’re being sarcastic when you call NZ ‘insignificant’… who split the atom?
Umm Australians actually celebrate Christmas BEFORE Americans. I believe New Zealanders are the first fair size nation to get a shot at all these international holidays, being the first one after the international date line. See you to the New Year first (well after Nzers again).
love,
Australians are first
These people are clearly not Americans, Simply by the fact that Americans don’t use the expressions “It’s mental” and “You lot”, People from the states would say “That’s crazy” and “You all” or in the southern states “Y’all”. I’m getting really tired of all these false and ridiculous American stereotypes.
Stupid kids thinking christmas is all about cold and presents. They deserve to be spanked.
By this dude: http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/5/original/pedobear.jpg?1229148177
Stop insisting they’re American, people. It’s not fair. Anyone can be an idiot nowadays. And I say that as a non-American.
Although that’s irrelevant, since this is obviously a joke, as THERE IS NO WAY THERE ARE THIS MANY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD AS STUPID AS THIS. I refuse to believe it.
i would be surprised if they werent american
I would be surprised if you were capable of relating to other human beings in terms of anything other than idiotic stereotypes.
Do you know grammar? And punctuation? And structure? Just curious.
You must be American.
Removes Fatwa from epic..for intelligent comment..
I hate the stereotype of ‘stupid Americans’ but I did once talk to an American who didn’t know that seasons were different in the Southern Hemisphere.
He got really offended when I told him how strange it was that he didn’t know that, and said that it wouldn’t affect his life so why should he care?
I had an American penpal once that said “I know that you have winter when we have summer and vice versa, but are spring and autumn reversed too?”
No, dude, we just get all that lovely new growth and flowers right before all the trees die for the winter, whereupon the (non-existent?) leaves all fall off in preparation for summer…? WTF?
LOL. OMG. That’s funny regardless of his nationality.
“said that it wouldn’t affect his life so why should he care?”
That more or less sums up the entire problem with the vast majority of Americans views on the rest of the world.
Sadly not just Americans. Every country has their jerks who think if it doesn’t directly happen or effect them it has no relevant
*relevance
Oh i know, and i shouldnt have said the majority of Americans since its not really that many, just a significant number to make it noticable…
I have a number of cousins and family who are American, although even they have a slight blase attitude to everything outside of their own states.
I guess that comes from living in such a huge continent, for people like myself from small tiny island nations we have to concern ourselves alot more with those outside our borders, or countries in places like the ME or Europe where your neighbors are not always that friendly… heck my countries entire population would fill only half of NY city.
i just dislike the aggression some people have when caught out in stupidity, then again that is hardly a cultural trait.
I agree. I wan’t having a go at you. I’m Australian and I know we have jerks. My guess you have come across a few in your home country too.
Its not just Americans, while living in Canada someone asked me if he could drive to Australia from there. /face palm. But he was a powerlifter so I held my LOLs until later!
Are these people not aware of christmas in cali, florida, texas, arizona, new mexico, nevada, mexico etc etc etc?!?!?
The fact that they actually DON’T seem to be may be another indication that they’re not necessarily American.
(American elementary school teacher is in the corner hyperventilating and throwing up fruitcake.)
(Australian primary school teacher is sitting shirtless with a cup of coffee and his laptop. **Pokes at stomach and worries he didn’t have enough self-control yesterday**)
Yes, but in Africa …
Do they know it’s Christmas Time at all?
FEEEeeeeEEEEd Thaaaaaa WooOOOooOOoooooorrrrrlllllld.
^ Carol Fail
Ah yes, the most culturally ignorant Christmas song I’ve ever heard. It makes this geographer’s ears bleed. And the “snow in Africa” comment is only the tip of the stupidberg.
I just face-palmed so hard…………. I am glad to be an Australian
here is a quick run down of a conversation I had with an American while we were both in another Country -
A- You’re from Australia?
B- yes
A- do you have computers there?
B- Yes, we arent completely backward!
A- well what about the internet?
B- inter-net? We have crab-nets, fishing nets, What is this inter-net?
A- you use it on the computer to ….
B- dont be silly, you cant throw a computer in the water, it’ll break!
I love ignorance, it makes for such fun
Omg what a bunch of dumb american hicks. I’m glad Australia is so far away from idiots like these!!!
LOL. You’re so funny. Really.
yanks mate.!!! no offence guys buy the big J man wasnt reborn another day just so us aussies could have a cold christmas.. *shakes head*
Just wait until this person discovers that our birds fly North for the winter. I bet their head explodes.
In South Africa, it actually wasn’t that bad today. It’s normally so sticky hot in Durbz on Christmas but the rain cooled it down quite a bit.
Ugh, you’re so lucky. Johannesburg was friggin’ blazing.
Mosselbay is wet en windy, much like my little baby cousin.
I wonder if them using the words ‘you lot’ makes them British, because I have never heard of anyone from the States using that term to mean a collective group.
Then again, I’m Australian and this time last year had the joyful experience of explaining to my friend from the States that yes, we did have Christmas on the 25th of December despite a lack of snow.
Thank you on the first part.
Second part is just…oi vey.
OMFG the future looks to be in good hands /lol. how the hell can people believe that having christmas in summer doesnt make sense. I hope these people are like in primary school and not 20-30 years old.
oh yeah,its true
in australia, in the winter, we all migrate to the mountainous regions of victoria where it snows and celebrate christmas as one whole country!
how can christmas live without the snow??!!
serioudly tho, theyre idiots
a boiling hot christmas is the best one!
how can you have a proper chrissy party in the cold anyway?
ZOMG WHY THE F**K DO MY COMMENTS NEVER GET F**KING POSTED WHAT THE F**K
Profanity gets flagged, moron.
Okay, let’s see, i attend 7th garde, and i have know for a few years that in Australia, January is the hottest month, and July is the coldest, (my book says so, don’t kill me if it’s wong) and that that is because they live in the Southern Hemisphere.
I simply refuse to believe that i am doomed to be live on a planet populated with such morons.
I weep for humanity. I WEEP.
Grade*
what would be next? they would thing that new years for australia be in the middle of the year as well? they would belive anything like kangaroos are used like shoping bags, or they live anywhere and everywhere
I’m seriously disappointed with some other countries. They seem to think all Australians are the outback kangaroo riding type. When my friend first moved to Australia one of her friends from deity Africa emailed her to ask if she had a pet kangaroo… In the suburbs
*south not deity
Sometimes the autocorrects on this phone is ridiculous
I’m shaking my head at the ignorant people who wrote that Australia doesn’t celebrate Christmas.
Seriously that’s just utter fail.
I did PMSL at the comment that person in pink who wrote “Sorry I am just as intertellectual as you.”
No dear your just as Ignorant as your fellow douchebag friends.
Ok, I am an Australian, and I have never seen snow in my entire life. I hate it when people are so ignorant about Australia -_-
Christmas in summer is the best! Get to sit outside with the family, play games in the pool. Get to eat a tonne of seafood.
Drinking white wine in the sun?
I GOT HIS TICKETS!! I’m going to see his concert in March
im still so sad about this. why cant people just be smarter
When I moved to Australia, I had this conversation with my grandma:
Grandma: “So, when do you have Christmas?”
Me: “December”
Grandma: “But, it’s hot then, isn’t it?”
Me: “Yes, it’s summer.”
Grandma: “But then you can’t have Christmas!”
Remember, Australia is full of English people, and they like to eat a full turkey dinner followed by Christmas pud even if it is 110 degrees!
What I find amusing is that people are recognizing the secular aspect of the holidays. People can give me all the blah-blah birth of the savior stuff they want. What it comes right down to is, people don’t like the depressing dark, snow and cold of winter and needed a feast or holiday to brighten things up a bit. Something to do and look forward to rather than dwell on how cold and nasty it was outdoors and “Oh my…it’s so nasty and we may not survive it.” THAT’S what christmas really is, and that’s why christmas seems out of place in warmer climes. Christianity came along and slapped their veneer over a basic human desire to make merry in a death-defying sense.
i eat salad and prawns and sit by the pool actually i don’t think i’ve ever had a hot meal on christmas
we do turkey and prawns for xmas…or shrimp (dumb name) for you in the USA
Oh dear God… are Americans REALLY that ignorant about us? This is about the third American who is surprised that we celebrate Christmas at the same time as them…
WE AREN’T ALIENS, PEOPLE. WE’RE HUMANS LIKE YOU ARE.
Whether that’s good or bad is yet to be decided…
I’m British, and I still think the numpties above are Brits too! We have our share of thicko’s around the country, and I’ll be willing to bet they come from Essex!
But, how would ‘Jingle Bells’ work in Australia? No snow (coz it’s summer!) and I still haven’t quite grasped the notion of Santa wearing boardies!
Skellie,
“Jingle Bells” is actually a Thanksgiving song (as in the American holiday celebrated on the 4th Thursday in November, and related to older Harvest Home celebrations), not a Christmas carol. So no worries there about how “Jingle Bells” would work in Australia.
BTW, many Americans don’t even realize it was written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas. Americans’ ignorance isn’t just of other countries. Though in all fairness, the country is so huge, it can be hard to escape. On my vacation this year, the plane took off, five hours later it landed, and I was still in the same country I started in. If you did that from London, you would fly over more foreign nations than most Americans will ever have the opportunity to visit.
You know, it seems really offensive to read “Americans’ ignorance” as opposed to “some American ignorance”. Yes it’s because I’m American, hello, of course I’m offended…just like Australians are offended by the complete stupidity of the above comments. Not all of us are ignorant.
I’ve worked hard to educate myself, and I know many people who have done the same. How can one or two or even a thousand people represent a 300,000,000+ population?
I just went into a brain freeze by this sh*t…
Woops Dumber than dumb here… Sorry Brutus, I just accidently filled your name into my comment. Err Not trying to pretend that you know Australians get to celebrate Christmas etc first. Perhaps in your universe they dont.
love,
Australians are first
JESUS WASNT BORN TWICE YOU DOUCHE!
jesus wasn’t born in december at all you douche!
Wow… It’s amazing how some people are still so ignorant about stuff like this. They really just need to the heck.
Hahahaha! Oh, wow. I love reading the comments! Even though they do make me weep for the world, and its future.
Im glad im an aussie! It just goes to show that the yanks take on the rest of the world is like looking through a microscope the wrong way… Their view is very limited. Quoted from a yank comedian down the pub 1 night.
Stop generalizing. Seriously.
Just because someone is stupid, doesn’t mean that they are from the United States.
Also, even if she is American. Just because she thinks that the only reason Christmas is celebrated in December is because it’s a winter holiday, doesn’t mean we all think that way.
If they are even American, then how can five people represent the intelligence of a 300,000,000+ population?
i can’t believe somebody can be that stupid! xD pahahahhaah
Well, I´m from Argentna and it´s also summer here! theyy should study geography at least!! stupid people! arghh lol
I am from Argentina and it´s also summer here just like in Australia…
I´m really concerned at how stupid these people can be lol
These people are not from the states. They use British slang (‘you lot’, ‘mental’) not American slang.
Just out of curiosity, when did the season “Winter” get renamed to “Christmas” ? Did we miss a memo down here?
Don’t bash Americans. I SWEAR we are not all like that. (yes, I know these are Brits) Most of the people I know, aren’t that dumb, it’s just more amusing for the rest of the world to hear about the stupid Americans.
I would like to share something my Mom once said. I am translating but the gist of it is: “There has never been, at any time in the entire history of the world, a shortage of stupid people.” Probably never will be
My God, I can’t believe these Aussies still think these are Americans posting this, what idiots. All Aussies are dumb!
Hahahahahahahahahahaha, I think every Australian is going to comment on this (Im an Australian) Just saying, even though i bet some people might get pissed off at this. But this conversation fits the American stereotype perfectly XD Just assuming that they are American.
LOL im a australian, and i am offended by this, yes we do celebrate christmas in summer, nothing beats a bbq and swimming in a pool
Oh my – are any of these people the chick from the beauty pageant – who gave that speech about ‘like America and south africa and the Iraq and education and like such as don’t have maps and the US should such as help the such as the Iraq’?
And they wonder why we see the US as a bunch of arrogant, self absorbed people.
How do you know they’re American?
the people insisting these are americans are as bad as the people who this entry is based on. yes, i’m american but i’ve never (or extremely rarely) heard someone mention “mental” and “you lot” as a normal term. i think it’s more of a european thing, but it’s not common in the states. those are the ONLY indications on where these people might be from, so why blame us for everything? that’s completely unfair.
on that note i know things are bad here and bound to get worse, but i also know a large amount of people trying to raise their kids correctly and make sure they’re truly educated. there’s still hope somewhere….i don’t bash you, so why bash me? =)
though i think it’s common in many larger countries to be more ignorant of other places. for many people, if something doesn’t concern them they won’t think about it. it’s strange for me to think about a hot christmas, but it makes sense if you’re in a warmer place or on the other hemisphere. people everyone can be stupid *shakes head*
The only one who says “it’s mental” and “you lot” is blue. It might be that blue is the only one who is British? And since blue is the only one who seems to have a clue, that’s not much comfort for the “they’re not American” brigade here… but then again nobody says anything obviously American either.
I though about the one in blue being the only Brit with the rest being septics, but I think anyone who is as ignorant about other major countries as that bunch is, probably doesn’t have friends outside of their own country. From this, I deduce that they are probably Brits who don’t live near any major cities. Then again, I met a major moron in London last May who worked for UK Border Control, so I suppose they could live in a city, too.
“but then again nobody says anything obviously American either.”
You mean apart from not knowing when Australia celebrates Christmas.
How do you know they’re American? I’m American. I knew a number of Australians celebrated Christmas like a major part of the world.
I’m and Australian and to me this is just more proof that Americans are as dumb and ignorant as I’ve always thught they were. Well most Americans anyways.
What, because of what two people who may or may not be American said in what may or may not have been a joke post? Doesn’t take much to convince you of your precious generalisations, does it?
I thought the Christmas is the celebration of the Christs birth though he was (as I’ve heard) born in March. And as Jesus was born Nazareth, which was then a little town in mediterranean (or close enough) they didn’t have any snow. Even during the pagan feast of winter solstice.
And by the way. They didn’t have electricity or have the abysmal christmas decorations nor did they spend fortune to give presents to everybody in close relations.
And the santa clause before coca cola did have greyish outfit.
But I guess you guys knew it already
Sorry, my fail. Jesus was born in Betlehem and raised in Nazareth *facepalm*
double fail, Santa (in all of his historical forms) has always worn red, not grey. And Norman Rockwell popularized the current image of Santa, Coca Cola just borrowed it.
Sorry.. Meant the Saint Nick from Turkey who is known as Santa Nowadays
The fail burns my eyes
LOL! HAHA XD
Fun Fact Fail: I’m American and I say “mental”… but I also knew that Australians have Christmas just like everyone else on the planet.
You read too much Harry Potter at an impressionable age. Or you suffer from anglophilia.
But not a vast majority of Americans widely use “mental”. Jsyk.
some americans arent as smart as you
wow. The pink one is genuinely a seriously stupid person. “IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE!”
Lol… christmas in australia is how christmas should be! Always funny to see how the rest of the world perceives us.
I’m from New Zealand (next to Australia) and generally our Christmases are warm, cloudy, humid and windy. Not even nice summer weather
For the people who either didn’t see/read the fun fact at the bottom.
“FUN FACT: ‘It’s mental’ and ‘you lot’ are not terms people tend to use in the United States, so these people are most likely NOT American. Thanks for playing. Remember, STUPID IS EVERYWHERE”.
Stop assuming that just because these people are idiots, that automatically makes them American. You guys know what happens when you assume, right?
The “FUN FACT” sounds like someone pretty butthurt wrote it.
“You lot” is a very common phrase particularly in the southern region of America and along the coasts as well (all the way up through Canada too).
Also a thing alot of Brits say.
Dunno about “It’s mental” though.
I grew up and have lived along the east coast my entire life, and no, you lot is not common at all. Y’all is the predominate form in the South, you guys in the North.
I’ve grown up in the South. I’ve never once heard anyone say “you lot” ever. It’s always been “y’all” or even “all y’all” but never “you lot”. If it’s been used it hasn’t been around me or anyone I’ve known.
tl;dr
Australian Christmas! (Team Fortress 2, anyone?)
Lol – who else thinks this might have been a bunch of Aussies setting this up to take the piss out of the Yanks? Totally sounds like something my mates and I would do, and probably would have, if we’d thought of it first!! =D
at least people know what australia is. i’m in new zealand, everyone forgets about us :/
and we’re the second place in the world to get christmas/new years etc. the first is some little island i dun even know th name of.
I will end the arguement about stupidity in different countries. Ask yourself, “Do I know any stupid people?” If the answer is yes, then that means there are stupid people in your county.
If anyone does not know a single stupid person, has never before known a stupid person, or heard of a stupid person, then that is because YOU are the stupid person in your country.
Did anyone else notice the” FUN FACT: “It’s mental” and “you lot” are not terms people tend to use in the United States, so these people are most likely NOT American. Thanks for playing. Remember, stupid is everywhere.” comment? And did you then scroll back up to realize that they were all made by one person who was NOT the OP; therefore nullifying the not so fun fact all together?
The Kangaroo is a lie.
my calendar says that Christmas day is on the 25th of december in America and the 27th in all other christian countries. I live in Australia and only noticed it on Christmas eve as I was reading more closely.
it also says that new years DAY is on the 31st in certain countries.
that people can not understand how ridiculous this is, is beyond me. it’s a date. dates are the same everywhere.
If they are even American, then how can five people represent the intelligence of a 300,000,000+ population?
Also, I happen to love snow, coats, scarves and mittens at Christmastime. I used to live in Florida and absolutely hated the warm Christmases.
Even if they are American I still want to know how five people can confirm the stupidity of a country with a population of 300,000,000+ people. Seriously. If you take the small sampling given through America and judge a whole country then you’re obviously as dumb as those five FBers.
Ugh: If you take the small sampling given through *America and judge a whole country then you’re obviously as dumb as those five FBers.
*media.
I fail.
Also, putting x’s at the end is a British thing. I guarantee you they’re from England.
Yeah, well, I’ve traveled other countries and met some great people, but reading comments like yours makes it so hard for me to not think of people in the rest of the word as prejudiced, snobbish jerks, so…
Britts, you must be the single most annoying person on the whole of the internet. do you really need to reply 23 times to different peoples comments saying virtually the exact same thing each time. I have at least 23 emails in my inbox and they are all your replies. get the f**k over it. maybe they are american maybe they aren’t. who cares. the point is that these people ARE stupid as a pile of bricks and you think you are smarted knowing “a number” of australians celebrated christmas. we were founded as a christian nation.
lmao! that is exactly how i felt about Britts.
I have actually now seen my typo in the word ‘smarter’ just in case anyone wants to be nazi over it. haha
but yeah I’m glad someone agrees. It had to be said either way.
I would say this is an insult to Britain. Useless bloody wankers.
Guys I am Australian and of course we have Christmas on the same day. Its better in Summer anyway
Ok, here’s what I’m confused about …was or was not Jesus a Jew??? Did or did not they call him the King of the Kings i.e. Hebrews (Jews)….did not the Jews hand him over to the Romans (Catholic) out of domination & fear? The Romans then promptly crucified him on the cross & do not the Catholics now worship Jesus (the one THEY crucified on the cross)??? So why have the Jews been so persecuted? They didn’t actually kill Jesus the Romans (Catholic) did. So how can the religion that actually killed Jesus now hold claim to him being the son of GOD & the absolute centre of their worship????????????
Er ..did anyone remember that Failbook is viewable in countries outside the US?? I lol at you people anguishing over whether someone is ‘definitely British’. Let me clear this up: they are. People in the UK have internet too!! Unfortunately… Although thankfully most of us know when Christmas is
PS putting ‘xxx’ after every comment isn’t British; it’s RETARDED.
What is the world coming to? *Facepalm*
If they’re British then, MY GOD! They bloody colonized our nation, which means we lived the same way as they do! Then over time it changed, but it’s still majority that celebrates, the now commercialized, Christmas.
I was torn between writing the above, or “Yeah, the Drop Bears are breeding around that time, so we can’t even leave the house to celebrate Christmas.”
wow that’s so awesome, I want to hug it so tight it dies.
Yerp we have christmas in summer, if you move overseas your birthday changes also.
Not that i’m God loving person but “thank-you maker of all (giggles) for creating such humans, so we can laugh, point, and get served at Mc Donalds”
Lol, that’s just SAD.
I’m glad i’m an atheist. Besides Christmas is at the wrong time anyway. Yeshua (jesus) was born in July.
only in america eyy…..its not so much that she was stupid(probably was though)…but more ignorant and nieve
yup, it’s true…instead of snowstorms we have locust swarms
. . . Anybody else breathe a sigh of relief with that note at the bottom?
hahahhahah they actually sound English…. but as an English person I can reassure you that not ALL English people are that dumb :p
I just skimmed all the comments and from what I gather…. Jesus is Australian?