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Filed Under Australia, Food with 8 Comments
This is the largest mango I’ve seen this season. The problem with the La Niña weather that Sydney (and much of eastern Australian) has been experiencing in recent months is that it does affect our supplies of certain produce – tropical fruits like mangoes being a prime example. The relatively cool weather and near constant … Continue Reading
Misinformed Xenophobic Fuckwits
Filed Under Australia, Politics with 8 Comments
I mentioned two weeks ago that “…there’s a nasty undercurrent of ‘us’ and ‘them’ when it comes to the issue of asylum seekers that sees a portion of Australians become racist, xenophobic fuckwits.” This email I received at work today just proves this: I cross ocean, poor and broke. Take bus, see employment folk. Nice … Continue Reading
Patriotism
Filed Under Australia, Politics, Travel with 7 Comments
I’m going to come out with another generalisation here: Americans tend to be more blindly patriotic than any other nationality. I find the fact that people can defend the lack of a liveable minimum wage and the tipping system absolutely appalling. Quite frankly, if there is no lawful national minimum wage standard which actually provides … Continue Reading
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