Apparently the government is going to come door to door and kill everyone's grandparents. True facts.
The last time I was in the US I had a woman ask me how I could possibly feel safe living in Australia after the government came door to door and took all of our guns away (presumably a reference to the gun buy-back scheme and amnesty after the Port Arthur massacre in which a lone loony killed 35 people using high-powered weaponry). I pointed out that this had never happened, and that most Australians didn't own guns anyway.
She assured me that it had happened, and that I was clearly just covering up because I was a loyal Australian.
I pointed out that I am British, and live in Australia.
She tutted 'Socialist' and walked off.
I supposed the difference between socialised services and socialist services has never really been made clear on that side of the Pacific/Atlantic ...
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The last time I was in the US I had a woman ask me how I could possibly feel safe living in Australia after the government came door to door and took all of our guns away (presumably a reference to the gun buy-back scheme and amnesty after the Port Arthur massacre in which a lone loony killed 35 people using high-powered weaponry). I pointed out that this had never happened, and that most Australians didn't own guns anyway.
She assured me that it had happened, and that I was clearly just covering up because I was a loyal Australian.
I pointed out that I am British, and live in Australia.
She tutted 'Socialist' and walked off.
I supposed the difference between socialised services and socialist services has never really been made clear on that side of the Pacific/Atlantic ...