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So, ahh
where ya from
originally?
Sri Lanka via the West of Sydney but perhaps if you wanna know
someones cultural ide ntity or heritage then
these are the questions you should ask
right'o so were you born here or were you born there
well neither actually allow me to explain simply the thing about us migrants
is that we moved around in the Middle East
you'll find my birth town my parents working across
country borders saving to migrate
to australian waters hopefully this is making some sense to you
fortunately, it's just another F A Q
so you speak pretty good English for an Indian not much of an accent
thanks Sri Lankan like I mentioned before and against they teach it
reasonably well in Australian suburbia dont forget my culture was also colonized
leaving
English language, Portuguese music, Dutch height, but like many colonies weve spoken English
for generations dont assume its limited just a few
great nations get off the road its not bloody india
I would know mate Ive never been
after my laughter let's not make a scene haa!
red light didn't get very far wind down that window
let me calmly explain that this year bicycle
has the rights to lane, next time you wanna reveal
ignorant brain do it at the pub where no one hears what your
sayin
FAQ to help you yes its true
FAQ helping you, helps me too
So, are you staying in australia long?
I lived there and thought i'd keep doing so grew up on the shores and
considered it home y'know your visual sense overwhelmed
your missin clues in accent local knowledge topics and hints of creative dissent
its like an interrogation as to why I look different
unreasonable curiosity and questions standard i suggest widening your image of australia
put simply
remove your lense, and expand it
you look like Osama, are you muslim or something
Osama Bin Laden? Is that what you see? I call upon you to improve you dark person
literacy, can you tell me why a whitefella with a beard is a bushie
swagman or Ned Kelly but a brown bearded man is a muslim a
threat, a terrorist suspect. y'knet theres this other thing
about Osama, he didnt perish amongst hit squad drama
he lives on those shores a business he's starting
landscaping service he hides in your garden FAQ,
to help you yes its true you get asked some of the same questions time
to time FAQ, helping you, helps me too
it's no problem, no worries, its fine
Osama bin Laden, Osama bin Laden. He aint really dead,
just hides in your garden
Osama bin Laden, Osama bin Laden