Tuesday, November 06, 2007
- horse shit -
The only thing that is somewhat 'Australian' about the Melbourne Cup is the title of the cup itself.
Yeah, it's a good 10 minutes to watch, but surely you wouldn't call the Melbourne Cup a contributor to our culture. If so, since when was high culture 'Australian' culture?
That's how I see it anyway. A bunch of rich people with expensive suits and expensive hats sipping champagne and placing bets on horses in a highly sophisticated manner.
Sure maybe I should look at how the rest of the nation reacts to the Melbourne Cup. Gambling, and an excuse to stop school work, stop working, gather at the pub or tavern to have a couple of beers. Man! I'm being stereotypical. But people are actually doing that.
Ok fine. So maybe it's a national identity marker. But erm, excuse me? How is the nation being integrated? The rich - sipping shampagnee and the rest of us chugging down beer. I dernoo hey. Enlighten me, cos I'm quite sceptical.
There was something else I was supposed to say... can't remember. Oh but yeah, if you didn't know already, I'm not going to see Jay. Even if it's his birthday. cbb elaborating other than the fact that tickets are probably sold out by now.
mmm. . I think that's it. Other than --> No, I don't wanna see your face this summer. Not this summer, not any summer, in fact not any season at all.
Yeah, it's a good 10 minutes to watch, but surely you wouldn't call the Melbourne Cup a contributor to our culture. If so, since when was high culture 'Australian' culture?
That's how I see it anyway. A bunch of rich people with expensive suits and expensive hats sipping champagne and placing bets on horses in a highly sophisticated manner.
Sure maybe I should look at how the rest of the nation reacts to the Melbourne Cup. Gambling, and an excuse to stop school work, stop working, gather at the pub or tavern to have a couple of beers. Man! I'm being stereotypical. But people are actually doing that.
Ok fine. So maybe it's a national identity marker. But erm, excuse me? How is the nation being integrated? The rich - sipping shampagnee and the rest of us chugging down beer. I dernoo hey. Enlighten me, cos I'm quite sceptical.
There was something else I was supposed to say... can't remember. Oh but yeah, if you didn't know already, I'm not going to see Jay. Even if it's his birthday. cbb elaborating other than the fact that tickets are probably sold out by now.
mmm. . I think that's it. Other than --> No, I don't wanna see your face this summer. Not this summer, not any summer, in fact not any season at all.
-{ missing you 11/06/2007 11:23:00 pm }-