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Old 25-01-2010, 11:14 AM   #15
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Yeah I get crap about my last name it's polish. it's one of those long names ending in ski. But I just turn around an say "My grandfather fought in WWI, my dad, his brother(my uncle) and grandfather in WWII and my eldest brother in Nam. And I can show you the registries to prove it. And on my mums side she's PNG her father(my other grandfather) was a fussy wussy angel. So you think your still more Australian then me?" And that usaully shuts them up.
Hopefully we are going down a path where we will not need to have to explain our ethnic backgrounds, or defend where our heritage came from or still lies.
That to me would be a truly great Australia Day outcome
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