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  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    65·
    19 days ago

    These are hilarious, but I don’t think I’d survive in a country where the national sport is trolling.

    • brisk@aussie.zoneEnglish
      12·
      18 days ago

      Tall poppies is about criticising people who are boastful and self-aggrandising, not mocking people for wearing clothes they like.

      (Your link doesn’t load for me so I don’t know if it directly contradicts me, my statement is based on my local understanding with confirmation from Wikipedia)

      • CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.netEnglish
        6·
        18 days ago

        I think it could be argued that wearing ostentatious and expensive clothes is a type of self-aggrandisement. Wear something flashy into any local pub in country NSW and you’d get the exact same reaction as above.

    • fibojoly@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      18 days ago

      Sounds about right. If there is one thing that’ll get you taken the piss out of, it’s trying to think you’re special. Dear gods you can’t live in Ireland without a thick skin or a sense of banter. I do miss it dearly.

  • BigBananaDealer@lemm.eeEnglish
    11·
    19 days ago

    i dont get the chilli one

    edit: thanks everyone for explaining! not sure how i couldnt get chili con carne 😂

    • AscendantSquid@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      19 days ago

      The dad’s name is Con Kearney which is similar to ‘con Carne’, as in ‘Chili con Carne’. I guess that dish is popular over there?

      • Obi@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        6·
        19 days ago

        It’s like the one Mexican dish we know in Europe. You can order nachos or tacos at some places but they’re so far removed from the real deal it’s a crime to call it Mexican.

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          3·
          18 days ago

          Yup. I live in the US and most “Mexican” food here is terrible. I’ve gotten to the point where I refuse to eat Mexican unless it’s in an establishment with soccer playing 24/7, mysterious jugs of liquid on the counter, and counter staff who struggle with English. Bonus points for dingy lighting. If I can’t order lengua or they don’t ask for clarification when i order cabesa, I’m out.

          And even then it’s a toss up. Some great Mexican places give in and start adding American nonsense to their dishes. I want a variety of moles, fantastic beans, and salsas so hot the devil himself would get hiccups and I’m sold.

  • Structure7528@lemm.eeEnglish
    31·
    17 days ago

    Sadly, a big part of these (admittedly clever and funny) put-downs is to enforce conformity. Makes it hard to have some degree of self-expression when you know you’re going to face ridicule for the smallest thing.

  • rumschlumpel@feddit.orgEnglish
    945·
    19 days ago

    Twitter screenshots and a tumblr user celebrating that people get made fun of for trying to be a little fashionable. This kinda sucks …