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Welcome to Australia Meme (Applies Everywhere)

This is a text-only meme formatted as a mock welcome notice for immigrants to Australia. The text addresses people who move to Australia because they disliked their home country, then attempt to alter Australian culture to match the country they left. It clarifies that Australia is welcoming and non-discriminatory, but residents prefer the country's existing culture, as many of them also immigrated to Australia specifically for its distinct identity. It concludes by stating that anyone who wants Australia to match their former home is welcome to return to their country of origin if they are unwilling to adapt to local norms. The meme is framed as a relatable sentiment that applies to any immigrant-receiving region, per its original posting title.
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WELCOME TO AUSTRALIA
You came here from there because you didn't like there, and now you want to change here to be like there. We are not racist, phobic or anti whatever-you-are, we simply like here the way it is and most of us actually came here because it is not like there, wherever there was. You are welcome here, but please stop trying to make here be like there. If you want here to be like there you should not have left there to come here, and you are invited to leave here and go back there at your earliest convenience.

Overview

This is a text-only meme formatted as a mock welcome notice for immigrants to Australia. The text addresses people who move to Australia because they disliked their home country, then attempt to alter Australian culture to match the country they left. It clarifies that Australia is welcoming and non-discriminatory, but residents prefer the country's existing culture, as many of them also immigrated to Australia specifically for its distinct identity. It concludes by stating that anyone who wants Australia to match their former home is welcome to return to their country of origin if they are unwilling to adapt to local norms. The meme is framed as a relatable sentiment that applies to any immigrant-receiving region, per its original posting title.

Origin notes

This meme was distributed via RSS feed from the platform 9GAG, with the original title "Applies everywhere" to indicate that the core message about immigrant cultural adaptation is seen as relevant to many countries beyond Australia. It is an adapted version of a widely circulated generic copypasta that is frequently modified to reference different countries, regions, or local communities.

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