You Probably Don't Recognize Me

But when I'm humping bluey I carry the American Express Gold Card.

American Express has defended issuing gold credit cards to members of a poor Aboriginal community in Queensland.

A newspaper reported today that several members of the remote Hopevale community, about 300 kilometres north of Cairns, were issued with the cards in a company drive targeting remote indigenous communities.

The report claimed that Aborigines on work-for-dole programs in the community were issued with gold American Express credit cards.

About 90 per cent of the community's 800-strong population are unemployed or on work for the dole, it said.

Interesting info on Aboriginal culture here

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Comments

[Anchor]

I understand this article...
Maybe one should read the book by Marlo Morgan..
Mutant Message Down Under
A book that has taught me much about who I am today...
You will only get out of the book what you are willing to put in... amazing...
read it twice... you'll get more out of it...

[scubajap]

actually, thanks for the link to the glossery of Aussie phrases. That was facinating!!
I know they speak English, "Down Under" but looking at those phrases as part of their everyday speech is a pretty interesting insight into culture, aside from a good laugh