Re: OT: What is happening in Sydney?

Mark Parnell wrote:

> Deciding to do something for the good of humanity, Luigi Donatello Asero
> <jaggillarfotboll@xxxxxxxxx> spouted in alt.html:
>
>> Still, it would be interesting to know whether the social background in
>> Melbourne is similar to the one in Sydney.
>
> Australia as a whole is very multicultural. AFAIK Melbourne is much the
> same as Sydney from that perspective - lots of different ethnic
> backgrounds.
>
>> To put it in different terms, are you afraid that what happened in Sydney
>> could happen in Melbourne
>
> It *could* happen anywhere, but I would hope it doesn't. I'm inclined to
> think that this is an isolated incident. I doubt it will happen
> elsewhere, except perhaps as a result of the current situation in
> Sydney.
>

If I didnt know the situation, and saomeone said to me that this stuff
happenned in Australia, and not mention a city, I would immediately think
that it happenned in brisbane.


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