Comments on: “I Still Call Australia Home” by Peter Allan http://thecentrecannothold.net/blog/i-still-call-australia-home-by-peter-allan/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:51:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew E http://thecentrecannothold.net/blog/i-still-call-australia-home-by-peter-allan/#comment-49 Andrew E Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:10:51 +0000 http://thecentrecannothold.net/2008/05/13/i-still-call-australia-home-by-peter-allan/#comment-49 The Chaser parody highlights the difference between Qantas selling itself as 100% Australian and proud of it, while on the other hand offshoring a lot of maintenance and other vital functions. In terms of the lyrics: ask yourself what's so American about Mom and apple pie? We have both in abundance in Australia and have found both mothers and apple pies in other countries as well. Look at <a href="http://www.imagesaustralia.com/australiannationalanthem.htm" rel="nofollow">the Australian national anthem</a> - none of these qualities are necessarily exclusive to this country. Moral of the story: it's a funny old world. The Chaser parody highlights the difference between Qantas selling itself as 100% Australian and proud of it, while on the other hand offshoring a lot of maintenance and other vital functions.

In terms of the lyrics: ask yourself what’s so American about Mom and apple pie? We have both in abundance in Australia and have found both mothers and apple pies in other countries as well. Look at the Australian national anthem – none of these qualities are necessarily exclusive to this country.

Moral of the story: it’s a funny old world.

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