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What I hate about Australia Day

by David Koch

25 Jan 06:00am

Filed under: Anh Do, Australia Day, Frank Lowy, Migrants, Refugees, Tan Le

722 comments

I love Australia Day. I love celebrating what this country is all about. But you know what I hate about Australia Day?

Tan Le, one of Australia's most succesful business women was also a refugee. Photo: Andrew Campbell.

I hate blonde-haired, blue-eyed yobbos prancing about in the Australian flag who intimidate people who don’t look like them.

I hate the drunk bloke who told me in Chinatown the other night that I had the personality of a rubber glove (fair enough, that’s his view) but then turns to my Sri Lankan-born son-in-law and says the problem with this country is “the coloureds”.

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MBC says:

09:47am | 12/04/12

Hi Kitty, I happened to come across Kochie’s post today morning and couldn’t avoid replying to your comment. I am a Sri Lankan born who is a Student and who is looking forward to Live in this fabulous country. I have to say I completely agree with you that lot… Read more »
Iulia says:

12:09pm | 27/01/12

I myself hate Australia Day. It seems to be the perfect occasion for Australia’s bogans and racist idiots (of which there are quite a few, I must admit) to get together and behave despicably. Yesterday a family member of mine was verbally attacked by a racist for talking in another… Read more »

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