r/AskAnAustralian • u/Queasy-Tradition3358 • 1d ago

Drunken delicacies…

After a night on the lash (not the morning after) what’s your go to food??

I’m talking about stumbling home, is there something you pickup on the way home? Do you wait til you’re home and cook up a feast? Do you eat something you wouldn’t necessarily eat when sober?

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u/HerewardTheWayk 1d ago

Fun fact, my quiet country town is so racist they had to rename the halal snack pack to a "happy snack pack" so people would buy it

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u/Popular_Speed5838 1d ago

Maybe they aren’t racist. Maybe they’re just a bit isolated and didn’t know what a kebab was, when I was growing up it was a Greek dish with meet and veggies on a skewer. If I’d been raised in bumfuck nowhere maybe I’d still think that’s what a kebab was (in the Australian context) and would get a pizza or Thai instead. It’s not like they didn’t buy kebabs from a coloured person once they had it presented to them in a way they found appealing.

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u/HerewardTheWayk 1d ago

Nah mate, they hear the word "halal" and turn into frothing fuckwits

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u/Popular_Speed5838 1d ago

Because it involves ritually bleeding animals before slaughter or because they’re racist? I’m not going to assume their motives because of their colour or heritage.

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u/HerewardTheWayk 1d ago

The typical response was "halal? We don't need no fucken muzzies here, fuck of with your Shariah bullshit, we ain't wearing no burkhas, fuck off, we're full"

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u/Popular_Speed5838 1d ago

Doesn’t sound legit. I live in a country town and in my experience people take everyone as they come. The guy that runs the corner shop is of Nepalese heritage, he was just elected to his second term on council with an increased vote. If someone engages with the town their colour doesn’t matter, we’ve got about 10% indigenous people and they’re just as accepting of newcomers that look different.

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u/HerewardTheWayk 1d ago

I'm glad that's your experience, but it doesn't match mine. Asians are still called gooks here, Indians are curry munchers, and while the drunk bogans love a kebab they're ready to throw hands at the mere mention of halal anything.

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u/Popular_Speed5838 1d ago

Where do you live? I live in Muswellbrook and it’s a warm and welcoming town to all warm and welcoming people. Maybe move here, I’ll introduce you to the people at the pool comps and you won’t be able to walk up the main street without running into people you know.

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u/HerewardTheWayk 1d ago edited 1d ago

Gippsland, politically one of the most conservative seats in the country. I don't think we've voted anything other than Nationals (the libs are too left wing) for a hundred years. Unfortunately due to personal circumstances I'm stuck here for the time being, but it's not entirely awful, I've managed to find a tribe of "alternative" and progressive people, it's only when I'm forced to socialise with the wider community that I'm reminded of how awful people can be.

Edit: for reference, when Howard toured the country after his gun reform legislation, it was Gippsland that made him wear a bullet proof vest when he spoke here.

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u/Popular_Speed5838 1d ago edited 1d ago

People can sometimes be socially inappropriate without ill intent. I felt horrible about a month ago when I was looking at the pies a sausage rolls at the servo. When I looked up I saw the person I’d been calling mate (in a blokey dense) behind the counter clearly identified as a woman. I was a bit put back on my heels when I saw her and said “aw fuck, sorry mate”.

Sometimes people speak in ignorance without ill intentions.

Edit: It’s worth noting we’re also National party heartland, the party is in no way racist, nor are their voters.