Comments on: Are Australians the Friendliest People in the World? http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/3381/are-australians-the-friendliest-people-in-the-world/ What it's Really Like Living in Australia Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:07:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: BobinOz http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/3381/are-australians-the-friendliest-people-in-the-world/#comment-3919 BobinOz Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:07:23 +0000 http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/?p=3381#comment-3919 Sounds like the rest of you should have turfed them overboard or, better still, made them walk the plank. But I don't suppose the boat you were on had a plank, I don't think they're a standard fit anymore. Obviously, not all English people are obnoxious, but I know quite a few that are. I'm not sure I've ever met and obnoxious Australian, has anyone else? But anyway, I'll put you down as a vote for Australians being the friendliest. Thanks Katie! Sounds like the rest of you should have turfed them overboard or, better still, made them walk the plank. But I don’t suppose the boat you were on had a plank, I don’t think they’re a standard fit anymore.

Obviously, not all English people are obnoxious, but I know quite a few that are. I’m not sure I’ve ever met and obnoxious Australian, has anyone else?

But anyway, I’ll put you down as a vote for Australians being the friendliest. Thanks Katie!

]]> By: Katie http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/3381/are-australians-the-friendliest-people-in-the-world/#comment-3908 Katie Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:26:39 +0000 http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/?p=3381#comment-3908 I have travelled extensively all over the world and I believe Australians ARE (no doubt here) the friendliest in the world. I recently went on a long cruise up the Yangtze River where there was a lot of British people on board. Normally, I rather like the English but on this trip there was a group of English people who didn't miss an opportunity to make derogatory remarks to every American, Australian and European on board. They were so obnoxious that even other British people were embarrassed by them. Unfortunately, they really DID believe that they were a class "above" everyone on board - too bad none of us shared their high opinion of themselves. In any case, Vivienne's generalisation may be true of some drivers in Australia (especially in the big cities) but, generally, Australians are incredibly helpful and friendly and still smile and say "good morning" - this is something that is rarely seen (in my experience) in England and Europe. I found Americans to be very friendly and hospitable but I found Canadians very aloof. I think Canadians tend to pride themselves on their friendliness but many people I know you travel and live there find that this is not so (unfortunately). ... may be its the awful, depressing weather there? I have travelled extensively all over the world and I believe Australians ARE (no doubt here) the friendliest in the world. I recently went on a long cruise up the Yangtze River where there was a lot of British people on board. Normally, I rather like the English but on this trip there was a group of English people who didn’t miss an opportunity to make derogatory remarks to every American, Australian and European on board. They were so obnoxious that even other British people were embarrassed by them. Unfortunately, they really DID believe that they were a class “above” everyone on board – too bad none of us shared their high opinion of themselves. In any case, Vivienne’s generalisation may be true of some drivers in Australia (especially in the big cities) but, generally, Australians are incredibly helpful and friendly and still smile and say “good morning” – this is something that is rarely seen (in my experience) in England and Europe. I found Americans to be very friendly and hospitable but I found Canadians very aloof. I think Canadians tend to pride themselves on their friendliness but many people I know you travel and live there find that this is not so (unfortunately). … may be its the awful, depressing weather there?

]]> By: BobinOz http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/3381/are-australians-the-friendliest-people-in-the-world/#comment-863 BobinOz Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:40:50 +0000 http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/?p=3381#comment-863 Got to agree, it's not much of a survey is it? I think it's a golden opportunity for a much smaller bank to humiliate the HSBC by throwing more than one telesalesperson at the task for more than two weeks and call it something even more grandiose than the Whatevertheirnameis Bank International’s Expat Explorer Survey 2009 and get more publicity for themselves than the HSBC do for this thing every year! I liked your Liverpool suggestion though, so I Googled "scousers friendliest people in the world" to see what came up. See if there was any support for your theory. Top was a YouTube clip of Harry Enfield "The Scousers Visit The Beach" Oh well. Got to agree, it’s not much of a survey is it? I think it’s a golden opportunity for a much smaller bank to humiliate the HSBC by throwing more than one telesalesperson at the task for more than two weeks and call it something even more grandiose than the Whatevertheirnameis Bank International’s Expat Explorer Survey 2009 and get more publicity for themselves than the HSBC do for this thing every year!

I liked your Liverpool suggestion though, so I Googled “scousers friendliest people in the world” to see what came up. See if there was any support for your theory.

Top was a YouTube clip of Harry Enfield “The Scousers Visit The Beach”

Oh well.

]]> By: JOHN WILKES http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/3381/are-australians-the-friendliest-people-in-the-world/#comment-861 JOHN WILKES Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:40:52 +0000 http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/?p=3381#comment-861 Bob, looking around the rest of your site ended up here. I'm really surprised that Canada was put first for friendliness as I haven't heard that from any of my customers who have visited or have relatives in Canada. They all seem to agree on Australia and have yet to find even one with an opposing view. Having said that, the last eight said Liverpool is better than Sydney,so there you go. For a large international bank HSBC doesn't seem to spend much on surveys "spoke to 2,155 in 48 countries " ( My local bank speaks to more in a week ) Also, was the U.K. survey ( 45 people?) done in the 'North' or 'South' of the country ? Or is that another generalisation ? Bob, looking around the rest of your site ended up here. I’m really surprised that Canada was put first for friendliness as I haven’t heard that from any of my customers who have visited or have relatives in Canada. They all seem to agree on Australia and have yet to find even one with an opposing view. Having said that, the last eight said Liverpool is better than Sydney,so there you go. For a large international bank HSBC doesn’t seem to spend much on surveys “spoke to 2,155 in 48 countries ” ( My local bank speaks to more in a week ) Also, was the U.K. survey ( 45 people?) done in the ‘North’ or ‘South’ of the country ? Or is that another generalisation ?

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