January 26th, for all Aussies, is Australia Day. This day celebrates all things Aussie (has been known to generate some good pissed arguments – what does it celebrate!?) – first landings, first gaol, first settlement, first meat pie eaten, first hottest 100 countdown or the first game of backyar[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Australia’
November 11th, 2009 - 10:36 am § in Things Australians Love
#14 Meat raffles
In the blistering heat of a January afternoon in Australia in the beer garden, when the beer goes warm before it comes out of the taps and the flies can barely summon up the energy to hassle you, what better way to pass the time than with a meat raffle? It gets to that point in [...][...]
July 9th, 2009 - 5:11 pm § in Things Australians Love
#5 Moving to London
London has 2 distinct effects on the people of the UK. Extreme love or hatred. Those who have decided to live or study there find that after a while, the size pales into insignificance as they carve out a corner (in a pub) and call it their own. They like to think they live in [...][...]