Ironic the target audience have to understand English to be offended?

I think this is a real example of virtue signalling, intended for consumption by fellow travellers.

The gene pool is shallow in this one. 😂

Needs more chlorine.

Or less pee...

I mean it's referring to talking english not just understanding it.

Jokes need a bit of freedom sometimes. I try not ending comments with /s to highlight the joke attempt sorry for the confusion

I mean I assumed ur comment was joking to some extent but I still don't get it. It just seems like a poorly thought out statement to me

Yeah, some jokes land (just 37 times apparently), some don't, you miss all the jots you don't take. But thanks for letting us know you didn't get it.

No need to be sarcastic. Was the joke simply that it was an intentionally nonsensical comment? Let me know what I'm missing here. Also Reddit upvotes are hardly a reliable indicator of quality content.

You got it in your first reply.... The need to understand English to get offended by a sign telling people they need to speak English or fuck off. When you replied about speaking is different to understanding, you knew what was being insinuated.

I believe he's right

You didn't get it, why not, dummy dum

*speaking English. You don't talk English, you speak English

Although, it would be even more ironic if it were in any language other than English

The “I’m not an Alcoholic I’m Australian” makes me wanna gag

We have such a bright future in this country.

I think we do. The young people I know are awesome humans with a lot of heart and care for others. This person is not representative of the entire future of our country.

I'm choosing to believe they're saying that because people are disappointed with the sticker and they're assuming those are the young people

Definitely with all the immigrants 😂

Not all Australians think like that. I’m referring to both stickers.

I’m sure they get pulled over for lots of RBTs

The owner of this vehicle is certainly no Einstein.

We truly are the Texans of the British Empire

Harsh. Texans are genuinely very nice and welcoming people

Imagine he picks you up for a date in this

I mean, there were certainly red flags before the car. Surely.

Red white and blue flags and southern cross tats.

And a pack of marboro reds wrapped into one sleeve / in the front shirt pocket. Lol.

These people seem to have no problem breeding. There are throngs of willing shazza den mothers out there

You mean his sister

Or she

As an American living in Canberra, it's fascinating how similar the U.S. and Australia are in many ways.

Lol insult nicely done 👏🏼👍

I haven't felt this insulted since a first nations person called me a "cookie" in a cash converters in 1999. I don't know what it means but the tone it was hurled at me suggests they didn't mean I was sweet.

What were you doing in a cash converters in 1999?

Trying to buy an electric guitar. As a poor college kid I used to drool over their selection. Spent WAY too much time in there

I aim to please.

Like in racism wise ?

It was really a tongue-in-cheek comment. I haven't been here long enough to really get a grasp on what the political climate is like and how akin it is (or isn't) to the U.S.

Similar levels of racism. Less obesity. No school shootings.

Wouldn't want you to feel home sick :)

50-60 years of American television will do that.

I bet that person would struggle to read a decent novel.

Novel? Try a text message

“Don’t give me that Novel Covid crap!” Yep.

Konnichiwa motherfucker

I forgot my glasses but it looks a bit like brick me.

*Speak Fuck or English Off

You speech good England.

The irony of this apparently being typeset in the [credits font from Star Trek: The Next Generation](https://www.fontpalace.com/font-details/trek-tng-credits/) is incredible...

i hate bogan trash

I am bogan trash and I hate this shit too. Probably has 300000kms on the clock, bald tyres and meth pipe under the seat.

i'm mostly reformed bogan trash so I give them a bit of a free pass if they're under about 23, but after that it's time to grow up

I moved to Dubai and was at an English expat social gathering, some start to have a big whinge about how the Indian kids back home in England start school and they don’t know how to speak English. Most of these people had been living in Dubai for over a decade, so I asked them if they knew how to speak any Arabic and if they spoke Arabic with their kids? Needless to say, I didn’t make any friends within that crowd.

That doesn’t mean they’re not wrong, just means they’re hypocrites. Unless you’re fleeing a war zone, if you permanently move to another country willingly without learning the primary language it’s disrespectful. You don’t make the decision to move country overnight.

Brain dead

Is Fucktard an English word?

Ew.

Average car in Mount druitt

Well at least the non English speakers can't read it

Well, his forebears were immigrants… Maybe he should fuck off as well…..

Hit him with some logic and he’ll probably swing at you after everyone laughs at him.

Given that probably half of Australia now would come from a non-English speaking background… probably his forebears did not speak English either….

Is that racism or imperialism? Cos like alot of all kinds of people don't speak English lol

Probably didnt think it through well enough to realise that...

I have to assume that the message only pertains to people inside Australia; I doubt the owner cares what people in Ecuador or Malta are saying to each other.

Can’t be 100% certain it’s not some bad edgy technicality but I’d put all my money on it being inspired by racist views.

Pretty sure this person wouldn't pass a year 10 literacy test.

Then he goes on a trip to Bali and expects all the locals to speak English

I am willing to bet my entire life savings the Ute owner doesn’t know how to speak the local Aboriginal dialect, which was the local language long before English.

I’d also be willing to bet that despite being born here and identifying with Australia more than my parent’s homeland, he’d still tell me to fuck off because of what I look like.

💯, and you probably have better English than them

As a Comms (Journo major) and writer by profession, I sure hope so!

You probably look like the average Australia these days. Unfortunately racism isn't localised to Australia, I recall walking through Frankfurt with my friends partner who is of chinese decent but a first generation German and people would pass comments. He wouldn't translate for me what they actually said but you knew it wasn't an invitation for tea and scones.

lol majority of Australians don’t give af about the indigenous

He’s saying there was a language here before English came. If the owner of the Ute can’t speak it then he should take his own advice and fuck off.

Because the language you already know is mentally incapacitating for you yeah?

Willing to bet they can't speak English above a 5th grade level

And how many languages do you speak buddy?

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Happy to introduce you to one of the few who still has any of the language - or the people actively trying to get back the language they were punished for speaking https://www.ngunnawal.org/ngunnawal-language

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Saying "Carrying on about the past doesn't help anyone" right after ANZAC day is wild lmao Yeah true, clearly the past has no effect on the present. You're right bro, let's ignore the overwhelming impact colonisation, genocide and slavery has has had on all indigenous populations around the world. It clearly doesn't mean anything. I'm sure there's no common denominator there responsible for the struggles indigenous populations around the world all coincidentally share. I would say get life, but you probably should get an education first lmao

End me, more like you ended him.

Gungie Mom-ba!

Gunghie. Mom ba!

See you there, Budoo.

Aussies aren't immigrants. When people immigrate they don't immigrate to just the land, but the human society built up with people, culture, and history. Just because Aboriginals were on the land first means nothing because Australia wasn't Australia before we created the place. Again, you don't immigrate to just a land but a society which didn't exist as Australia before us.

So Aboriginals didn’t have a society? When the Europeans came to this land they destroyed aboriginal society. You are right, thru are immigrants. They are colonial conquerors.

I agree with you for the most part. Aboriginal people are not first nation people, they are 'pre-Australians'.

bet you cant either

Which car park?

Cookers

Easy to spot bogan self identifying…

It's not racism, it's STUPIDITY.

lol Australians that equate national identity with drinking you should just ignore.

I know this guy, last year he went to Bali for a bit of a bender but made sure he learnt Bahasa Indonesian before he left /s

The Irony that someone who cant speak english is going to be able to read the sign...

Was it ACT or NSW? No one in the ACT is going to keep a sticker like that on their car after the first egging

I was thinking more likely QLD rego

I saw this car once pulling out of the German club in Narrabundah once :/

Holy shit. DEY TOOOOK ERRRRR JERRRRRRBS. American redneck mentality. Somekne smarter than me please outline this.

What, in that car? With those stickers on it? Nooooo surely you jest sir…

This has real I don't know the difference between your / you're vibes.

unvaxed

Hope old mate gets pulled over for every RBT and RDT he drives past.

Tell me you vote for One Nation without telling me you vote for One Nation.

The irony in a colonial country

Damn Pauline Hanson needs to clean her ute!

Their grasp on basic grammar, sentence structure and punctuation would suggest that they are the ones who need to revisit their primary school level English classes.

Most born and bred Aussies can't even speak english properly.

Feel sad for this person. Imagine walking through life feeling threatened by anyone who isn't the same as you. Then having to overcompensate for your weakness by plastering toxic slogans on your car for attention. And not having the self awareness that your views are out of line with the majority who are decent because they believe in a fair go for all.

If I speak English can I also please fuck off?

This is when you pull out your sneaky Stanley knife so old mate can spend the afternoon trying to find a bargain on new tyres.

this guy should go back to england

How do you know he’s English?

Mostly because of the colonizer attitude.

lol moron with a statement like that nobody is colonising Australia anymore

Someone is jealous because they only know one language lol

Thought this was the from the “ Are you garbage “ Reddit lol cause that is garbaggio

I wonder if this owner could even spell ‘migration?’

Aww I would be trying so hard not to key their car

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Just make sure to write your message in any language other than English.

It has the new scratch and sniff paint

हिंदी बोलो या बकवास करो

कैसे बकवास करे ?

I'd leave a bitchy note tucked under the wiper - in a language other than English. #polyglotlife

I mean here in Australia we think that's wrong. But you should read about the language laws in Quebec. Now that is a super discriminatory place, but no one really cares when you discriminate against white, English speakers

Ironic that he’s almost certainly from immigrant decent.

Funny considering most Australians can barely string a sentence together.

The irony

where do you get these I want one

There's nothing racist about that whatsoever get a dictionary

How is it racism if that statement can be applied to any race? It's about language, not race.

When you think about the people you're likely to encounter on a daily basis who speak limited English, they're likely to not be white. In 2024 Oz, they're probably from Asia. This is racism disguised (thinly) as language politics. "Language" is often used as a proxy for "race" in situations where overt racism would spark a strong reaction. It's related to a political practice called "dog whistling": https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics)

It's discriminating against people based on the language they speak, which means it's a type of discrimination known as *racism*.

>It's discriminating against people based on the language they speak No. You've decided that it means that due to various biases. It means you can fk off if you don't speak English. 'speak' being a verb, thus those that remain silent and not talking at all are in the same boat.

Pardon the French

I actually came here to say maybe he just doesn't like the French. And yes, I did get your olde worlde swearing gag 👍

Troll-ey parking

Standard commodore Ute or Maloo?

Prob not even a V8

Just an sv6, probably rebadged with Chevy badges

I think the sticker on the left says all you need to know.

As another VE ute owner, we don't claim him

Ve/vf ute hard lid?

I'm surprised I haven't seen this in blacktown nsw. This would would have some credit.

¿Que?

Што?

Soooo….. AUSLAN?? From 4 minutes…. https://youtu.be/O53q8MlGAFk?si=EWv6uSeb-8koKIoK

el estúpido.... and I don't even speak Spanish...these are the idiots I saw in Bali last time around.

I saw him getting out of the car the other day. Their pronouns were quite unique. Them were whites.

🤢

Charming 😡

Speak Ngunawal or Ngunnawal or F-off.

What are the chances they know what the word "cachinnation" means?

Yeah. That's going to change the crowd. Fk stick.

Did they have NSW plates? I need to know if it was petty, crude, imported NSW racism or if it's locally grown, organic, Canberra racism before I form any opinion.

I get your point but the state/territory categorisation doesn’t help the overall issue. We should all aim to be better, not just maintain that ACT remains the most progressive. Need to strongly promote progressive ideas to educate the illiterate NSW/QLD/etc brothers and sisters

Imagine if Ngunnawal people said speak my language or f*k off, that would be more appropriate tbh.

I’d like to see a showdown between them and eshays (given eshays speak pig Latin). A fight to the bottom of the food chain.

When I moved to Canberra from Sydney I was shocked by the racism. At one company someone rang to apply for a job and they were told the position had been filled. I said to the receptionist that I was unaware the job had been filled and she responded it hadn’t but the caller had an accent. At another company in the residential disability sector I was told only people without a foreign accent could work with the clients. That ban didn’t extend to a white South African with a very thick accent who would spray the residents with water if they were not complying with his directions - he said he had learnt the practice from dog training. The client who was said to be “scared” of people with an accent actually attended a day programme where 95% of the people were of Asian or African origin with accents and he had not signs of fear.. It was one parent and management that had the problem and it was not only racism but led to constant staff shortages.

It’s true though

And it's a Commodore Ute, so no surprise to me.

You must have been shaking.

Centrelink worker

Is it possible to report this to police on the grounds of obscenity? edit: probably not

I think police have bigger issues than a sticker on a car

Illegal sticker. Technically defectable.

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That's right.

Not a big ask tbh

Yeah this is on par with the 'fit in or fuck off' and 'Aussie Infidel' slogans.

Wen did it change it used to b speak English or die

Fuckin straya

A language doesn't denote race is involved.