• Geobloke@aussie.zone
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    As an Australian, I really don’t get it. You guys have fucking bears in your country, but geese are the ones that scare people

    Edit: oh right the emu war. I get it now

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      Jokes aside, I think a big aspect of it is “I don’t want to hurt the goose.” Like if people were in a cage match with a goose, they’d obviously take it down, but you don’t wanna just hurt some animal for no reason.

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      As a lapsed Briton I can confirm there are not in-fact fucking bears living wild on the Thames.

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      Also as an Australian living in a major city, the animal I fear the most is the human. Especially when they’re in the driving seat of a car.

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      I also don’t get it.

      Its face is at perfect kicking height. Don’t like what it’s doing? Too close? Fucking kick the little bitch. This isn’t hard.

      Maybe that’s why they’ve always left me alone.

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        Some places make it illegal to harm said geese. You will then notice said geese are only aggressive in those places. Because they know the humans can’t fight back.