It was the first day of school and a new student named Huong, the son of a Vietnamese businessman, entered year four in Australia.
The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing some Australian history. Whosaid, "Vinegar Hill!"?
She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Huong. "Captain Henry Ross, Eureka Stockade, Ballarat, 1854." He said.
"Very good! Who said 'We shall form a Commonwealth and govern from Canberra'?" Again, no response except from Huong: "General Sir John Monash, 1915.", said Huong.
The teacher snapped at the class, "Class, you should be ashamed. Huong, who is new to our country, knows more about its history than you do."
She heard a loud whisper: "Screw the Vietnamese." "Who said that?" she demanded. Huong put his hand up. "Bruce Ruxton, 1975."
At that point, a student in the back said, "I'm gonna puke." The teacher glares and asks "All right! Now, who said that?"
Again, Huong says, "Paul Keating, meeting Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir, 1991."
Now furious, another student yells, "Oh yeah? Suck this!" Huong jumps out of his chair waving his hand and shouts to the teacher, "Gareth Evans, to Cheryl Kernot, 1999!"
Now with almost mob hysteria someone said, "You little shi*. If you say anything else, I'll kill you." Huong frantically yells at the top of his voice, "Peter Reith to Rear Admiral Chris Ritchie at the "children overboard" enquiry, 2001." The teacher fainted.
And as the class gathered around the teacher on the floor, someone said,"Oh shi*, we're in BIG trouble!". Huong said, "Ansett Australia, 2001"!!
