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

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...

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...

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...

you got me back to Paris with your Simca (Aronde) Monthléry ;) early 60's !

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...

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:

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

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)

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

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...

yes for a long time now I own a 0.5 litre Bodum kettle... a gem

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...

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...

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...

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...

never was... I was one of those pretty good with figures... most shop assistants hopeless

I love a cashless society, what happened at Macca's happened to me numerous time in Australia in the last 60years... once I even tried unsuccessfully to return a $50.-note when expecting a $5.-note at a chemist in the city!!! the cash register was shared with other assistants and the one I...

was in process to buy a plane ticket at a special price, everything finalised, entered card details, whilst entering the CVC...price upped $200.-... I cancelled the transaction... yes it turned midnight in the middle of that very last step... went for another airline,,,, :mad: