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    What’s your little treat today?

    Real, I mean real croissants in my hometown, the one with the Eiffel tower
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    Watch Out: Video Exposes Boomer Vandalising a Tesla – Could Your Car Be Next?

    a few years ago I came back to my car, with long keymarks on both sides. Guessed it must have been the bloke in the white car whom I overheard raving that this was his spot (plenty of spaces around). Left went home. Next day, a Sunday, police car, 2 police officers came out : is this your car...
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    Shocking Reaction from Aussies After British Expat's Controversial Rant Goes Viral!

    nothing to do with Australia, newcomers etc... :ROFLMAO: just the meaning of "humour"
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    Shocking Reaction from Aussies After British Expat's Controversial Rant Goes Viral!

    Australians have to understand: sense of humour is peculiar to each country and never understood by others, not particularly dry or otherwise... just different
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    AIBU 23.09.2024

    had a van parked half accross my driveway and was encouraged to report it to the police. Having managed to get my car out unsafely and coming back left it on the street. I had taken a photo of the offending vehicle but decided not to report it immediately. Fortunately for them it was gone the...
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    Bagged out: ALDI shoppers share their frustrations about supermarket's 25-cent charge

    dont... simply bring your own sturdy one. I remember when I arrived in Australia not only did they have paper bags but we were not allowed to fill them ourselves or to use our own, and they broke regularly becoming soggy as well. Then they gave us plastic an improvement as we were still not...
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    Revealed: How Traveling More Often Might Be The Secret To A Longer, Healthier Life!

    considering my first travel was before I was actually born, my 2nd at 6months old and I have never stopped since, that is another reason to give to people who ask me what is my "secret" to be as I am, last time was 3days ago by the nurse giving me my flu and covid vaccinations (btw I am only 82...
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    Choosing Holiday Accommodation: The Tech Guy – Dr Al

    you got me back to Paris with your Simca (Aronde) Monthléry ;) early 60's !
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    Big issue with Coles and Woolworths that baffles millions of customers!

    I do not forget my bags in the car... that is were they reside...I go to the car with the trolley, split groceries in the bags as I need. When emptied at home, being in my way they go back to the car boot... I do not understand people who "forget"their bags in the car, because first of all I...
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    Motorist safety group calls out Honda Australia for missing safety features

    Not mentioned: cars for Australia, UK etc. ie any left hand drive vehicle, is always different to those for right hand drive ones for EU in particular, ie for us often " close enough is good enough":mad:
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    Kmart's $15 kitchenware sparks debate over practicality and design: 'so pointless’

    It is a fact of life... plenty of us live alone... trying to pretend otherwise is not helping anyone... btw alone does not mean lonely, for quite a few of us it means independence and friends/family around
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    Kmart's $15 kitchenware sparks debate over practicality and design: 'so pointless’

    however if you need to renew as I did a few years ago, go for a small one they are perfect (mine a 0.5 l Bodum...a gem)
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    Kmart's $15 kitchenware sparks debate over practicality and design: 'so pointless’

    I also have already replied to Jest, I think is comment is bizarre, thoughtless...btw I managed to source a few years ago a Bodum kettle 0.5 l and love it... from my 82 years and luckily, to this point healthy
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    Kmart's $15 kitchenware sparks debate over practicality and design: 'so pointless’

    Are you living on your own... plenty of us are... I own a 0.5 l Bodum kettle, could not see the point of buying a kettle for a big family... yes I had to earlier, putting a small amount of water at the bottom...annoying to have a big heavy cumbersome object... we are not all suckers for big is...
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    Kmart's $15 kitchenware sparks debate over practicality and design: 'so pointless’

    yes for a long time now I own a 0.5 litre Bodum kettle... a gem
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    Kmart's $15 kitchenware sparks debate over practicality and design: 'so pointless’

    Years ago was able to finally locate, in Oxford Street, a 0.5 litre Bodum kettle that fits perfectly in the small cupboard where I have my tea stuff handy... was so annoyed before with the huge kettle taking space on the board underneath. Yes some of us dont need to buy big either in appliances...
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    Supermarket reigns supreme in customer satisfaction, claiming top spot for seventh year running

    I tried Aldi as soon as they arrived in Sydney being sick and tired of the ColesWorth duopoly... Only once did i utter "I dont expect that from a German company" and the matter was quickly resolved... I also shop at Coles, Woolworth and IGA depending on where I am at a particular time...but the...
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    Australians Beware: The Shocking Dangers of the New Anti-Speeding System Revealed!

    Australians have a problem with freedom of choice, it is ok to choose to speed and kill people, but heaven forbids if you mention they have no so called freedom of choice when it comes to go to vote which is compulsory... I would prefer the so called freedom of choice to be reversed. I currently...
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    Another cultural shock from a Parisian

    Another cultural shock from a Parisian Arriving in Australia from Paris (where your laundry was picked up at your door and delivered back freshly ironed within 48h max), we rented a flat in a brand new building and was shown, to my shock and horror, a "gas copper" in the laundry (first and...
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