Thursday, December 3, 2009

four seven four oh!

Thanks to Urban Dictionary, I found quite possibly the best description of Mackay that I could ever dream of(look down at the bit in italics).
This town (no, it isn't a city; there isn't a cathedral) is by large, devoid of culture, creativity and tact. Society has become similar to a strict religious cult, with most people adhering to a uniform of sorts, depending on their age group. A group of friends will more than likely have the same hairstyle, makeup, brands of clothes, fashion, mobile phones, iPods, sometimes even shoes and cars. There is no air of diversity whisping through the minds of Mackay youth; no one wants to look different and no one wants to stand out. No one wants to take that leap of faith and actually make a decision for themselves, and instead turn to the rest of the followers for what would be the accepted thing to do in a particular situation. This lack of ability to make individual decisions leaves society lacking any individual morals or ethics. This has snowballed into a youth culture which feels it is acceptable for people to just follow everyone else, and drink until you pass out every weekend, not to mention the drug culture which is due to an increase in disposable income, in an already high socio-economic area.
Mackay lives for the weekend.
When the weekend comes, it tries as hard as it possibly can to kill itself.


Mackay
A town in north Queensland filled with whingers that fall under the following categories : Rich miners, Hard-done-by farmers, Intoxicated Truck drivers, Shallow women (ie miners, farmers and truck drivers wives) and residents who secretly wish they could be one of these, but can't so they whinge even more. The most common form of whinging is done via text message to the local paper.
Girl: Hi fellow mackay resident, what do you do for a living, want to go out?

Boy: I am a farmer that drives trucks at the mines who enjoys working under the influence and I also like to send whinging sms's into the local paper.
Girl: Oh wow. I am a shallow, materialistic, money obsessed attention seeker!
Boy: Awesome, we are perfect for each other
Girl: Yay.