Every time I sit down to post about the elections and the state of play here in LA I end up discarding it. Sometimes because I end up on a tangent and…
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Differences between America & Australia
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It’s true, there’s an ulterior motive to this post and the timing is no accident. What’s the difference in holidays (vacations) in the US vs Australia? I’ll tell you want the difference…
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Differences between America & Australia, LA Restaurants, My LA storyEating out in America compared to Australia
There are huge differences between eating out in America compared to Australia. And it will pay you, both as an Australian in the US and as an American in Australia, to learn…
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Differences between America & Australia, Expat tales, Moving to LA, Posts, SoapboxApplying for College v Applying for Uni
I last left you (on this topic) when we were first understanding what the bloody hell we’d got ourselves into with our son wanting to go to College here. We’re not up…
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Updated January 24, 2018; First published September 13, 2017 It’s time to talk about Health Insurance in the USA. I’ve bitten my tongue for the last four years but enough’s enough and…
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Election fever hits America. In a big way. It’s been ONE & A HALF years in the making and “the day” is almost upon us. It’s Monday morning here in LA and…
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It's time, we're all so over it but let's step back to discuss the differences between Americans & Australians when it comes to federal elections.…
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Differences between America & Australia, Moving to LA, PostsYou have to pay how much to go to College here?
How much does it cost to go to College here in America? Many of my sentences start with “Never in my Wildest Dreams…” Well in this case my sentence starts like this: “Never…
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Ever wondered what those funny terms are they use on TV or on the movies? You know the ones I’m talking about right? It’s the same for College: Freshmen, Juniors, Seniors and Sophomores.…
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Do you have a nickname? After three years of living in LA it suddenly hit me: do any of my American friends have nicknames? So I took to Facebook, and a bit…
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Los Angelinos love to talk “routes” Routes. Better known to us Aussies as which way to go. We call them “roots” they call them “rowtes” (row as in argument not what you…
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I often get asked the question: do Australians celebrate Halloween? It’s a well-known fact that Halloween is an “American” thing. I wrote about it last year and how I was embracing Halloween…
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It’s time for my weekly look at the differences between Americans and Australians. This happened to me last night. I don’t think this would happen in Australia but I’d love to get…
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Updated September 19, 2016 11:30 LA time. What are the differences between America & Australia when it comes to Pies? Savoury vs Sweet What’s the difference between Americans and Australians when it comes…
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Differences between America & Australia, Posts, SoapboxDifference between Americans and Australians: guns
Difference between Americans and Australians: guns Another week, another shooting. But it’s not about the guns. Guns don’t kill people. No wait, the bullets do, no the people do. Wait, who kills…
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The differences between Australians and Americans: school sport. School Sport played on Saturdays versus during the week in America. How does America approach school sport compared to Australia? An It Started in…