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You're all drunks – cleric

Coburg cleric urged followers to spread the word of Islam to save Australians.

The teachings of Samir Abu Hamza from the Islamic Information and Services Network in Coburg have been condemned by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as being indefensible and at odds with Australian values.

An overwhelming majority of Herald Sun readers criticised the cleric.

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Aussie workers rudest in world

By Caitlin O'Toole

January 15, 2009 06:00am

• US and UK most sensitive at work
• Speakerphones, guests, no drinks offend
• Prying into colleagues personal life a no-no

AUSTRALIANS doing business abroad better watch what they say, after a survey found Americans and British colleagues think we're rude.

Australians working overseas are most likely to offend in the US and the UK, according to an international workplace survey which found Britain and America have the strictest office etiquette.

In fact, workers in the US and UK are more sensitive even than business colleagues from etiquette-conscious Japan, China or the Middle East.

English and American business people were more offended by colleagues who use speakerphones, swearing and not being offered a drink than their international counterparts.

They also hate the distraction of personal guests visiting the workplace.

No "good morning" from colleagues when they start the day was also considered offensive, the survey found.

According to the survey of business people in 13 countries, the top five business pet peeves are: people who arrive at work without greeting their workmates, not offering office guests a drink, speaking too loudly across a room, swearing and using speakerphone.

Swearing was the issue that most divides Australians from their international business colleagues.

A quarter of Australians say it is perfectly acceptable to swear while doing business, while almost all of the English and Americans surveyed found it deeply offensive.

Almost 90 per cent of Japanese and 80 per cent of Middle Eastern participants also rated swearing as very offensive.

link:

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24915214-23272,00.html

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