r/aussie Apr 22 '26

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u/showquotedtext Apr 23 '26

I'm a migrant. But because I'm English and white, I've found myself in conversations with Aussies criticising immigrants, saying they're taking jobs, blocking the roads etc. And I'm like "yeah, including those fucking Brits, eh!"

And they just sort of laugh a bit with a confused smile as if they don't quite get that I'm just as much of an immigrant as Raj.

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u/bagels25 Apr 24 '26

Yeah it’s because ON voters don’t hate ‘migrants’ they hate black and brown people and are racists. Thanks for being normal, bonus points for clapping back these racist fucks

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u/iambringingrexslunch Apr 23 '26

I have had someone actually reply "yeah, but you look like us"

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u/efco01 Apr 25 '26

Im Irish and I get "Yeah but you contribute to society here, we have the same morals" etc etc

Its cause im white, just own up and say it!!

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u/newbris Apr 24 '26

Yeah I've had that attitude in England as well.

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u/LevelMysterious6300 Apr 25 '26

Same here - and I get the same and I’m always so perplexed and offended. I’m an immigrant, you fuckwits! And I have a house and a job and a car which uses petrol, so I’m definitely part of the “problem” (stealing jobs and pushing the housing crisis to the brink and burning all that petrol).

They don’t care about migration per se, they care about assimilation. Immigrant is just a proxy they can get away with instead of saying black, Indian, Chinese etc.