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Xenophobe's Guide to the Aussies
Xenophobe's Guide to the Aussies
Author: Ken Hunt, Mike Taylor
Appearances are deceptiveNever make the error of underestimating the Aussies. They love to portray a casual disregard for everything around them, but no-one accidentally achieves a lifestyle as relaxed as theirs. Logic down underAussies will twist any statistics to their own ends. One statistic doing the rounds was...  more » Let's talk ?strine?The Aussies are not subtle and neither is their language. They will say what they mean. The problem is that the words they use don't always mean what they say. For example: bluey?someone who has red hair; you're orright?you are absolutely super; itsa bit warm? it is probably 120F in the water bag (water bags are always hung in the shade); that'd be right?I don't believe it either. Out in the outbackNature is the biggest single influence on the Aussie attitude. And a very harsh and unforgiving influence it is. Reality, totally uncontrollable, is never far outside the suburban limits.
ISBN-13: 9781906042202
ISBN-10: 1906042209
Publication Date: 12/1/2008
Pages: 92
Edition: New
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Publisher: Oval Books
Book Type: Paperback
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This book was packed with information I didn't know and I lived in Melbourne for 3 years. very insightful.



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