Todays News: Migrants need deodorant!

[Tamara (Homes Down Under)]

Can you believe this?



Teach migrants about deodorant, queues: MP

AAP Updated January 10, 2012, 6:22 am




Migrants should be taught about the importance of wearing deodorant and waiting in queues without pushing in, the federal opposition says.
Cultural awareness training should also be given by employers bringing skilled migrants into Australia under the 457 visa program, the coalition's citizenship spokeswoman Teresa Gambaro told The Australian.
In an interview with the newspaper, Ms Gambaro said she was concerned about new migrants on work visas not integrating into the community because Australia had failed to teach them about cultural issues related to health, hygiene and lifestyle.
"Without trying to be offensive, we are talking about hygiene and what is an acceptable norm in this country when you are working closely with other co-workers," she said.
Wearing deodorant and waiting in line politely were about "teaching what are norms in Australia".
Ms Gambaro admitted her comments may be viewed as controversial.
She added that Australians were sometimes guilty of not wearing deodorant on public transport.
"We all need to be mindful of our fellow traveller," Ms Gambaro said.
The MP for Brisbane said while her comments may upset people, migrants also needed to be educated about their rights and how to improve their chances of getting work.

[lynsteve]

i agree with her..

stevo

[cazzie]

I agree too. Everyone - regardless of nationality, should smell clean - there is no excuse for BO these days and passing people in the supermarket who clearly don't know what deodorants are for, is really horrible and it happens quite often.

[soo_the_panda]

Wow... two thoughts - there are no Australians guilty of this?
Mainly though - my taxes help fund this woman's job?!

[Pommyspark]

Thats what taxes are for though, politicians are paid to speak up for the silent masses, its all to do with political correctness. If you have person in a que in front of you and they stink and happen to be foreign, you say something, you'll get arrested for racism or somthing, so good on her lol

[Kingpin]

Wow... two thoughts - there are no Australians guilty of this?
Mainly though - my taxes help fund this woman's job?!

Agree with you Soo.

[jaynem]

As a politician I'd have thought she would have more pressing issues to discuss than BO and queue jumping!!!

[soo_the_panda]

Yep - just find it interesting that there's an assumption that 'foreigners stink' (god I hate the term foreigners) and every single person who is a Native of Australia (an interesting term in itself for a country so recently populated by migrants from Europe) smells of roses?!

[Roo1]

..........and what about our dear elderly people? I'm forever being queue jumped by them (but its OK as mostly they smell fine)

[ladyarkles]

As someone who spent a lot of time in Singapore and Taiwan, I always found it interesting that Westerners were considered to smell bad.
Apparently, as we have a diet high in dairy products, we smell of sour milk to people who don't eat the same things as us.

I guess it is all relative.