Finding somewhere to live in LA I started this little trip down memory lane a few months ago, reminiscing about all the things we needed to do to see if living in…
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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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Movies and TV, Posts, SoapboxOpen letter to Fox News and Fox & Friends: sack Tucker Carlson & Anna Kooiman
Open letter. To: Fox News. Fox & Friends. Calling for the sacking of your presenters, Tucker Carlson and Anna Kooiman, for their completely un-educated and ill-informed views on one of your shows,…
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One of the reasons I didn’t want to live in America was the lack of cultural opportunities we’d be presented with. It was such a bonus in Shanghai to learn about and…
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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…
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I hope you haven’t been holding your breath waiting for “Getting my Californian Driving Licence—part 2 (behind-the-wheel)”. In case you’re looking here’s part one of that story. Yes, they call it “behind-the-wheel” here…
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Differences between America & Australia, My LA story, PostsDifferences between LA & Sydney: Drinking at lunch
As I continue my series on the differences between LA & Sydney, I’m noticing so many, many things. Who said the transition to California would be smooth? Well, it’s not that it…
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I’ve still got my Emmys hangover and I came across a story about the history of the Red Carpet. John from Ahdoot Oriental Rugs in New York was kind enough to share this with…
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I love the Emmys and I love TV. So it’s only fitting that I share my round up of the Emmys 2015 telecast. Last year I was lucky enough to go to…
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Who was my Best Dressed for the 2015 Emmys? I’m glad you asked! Did you tune in to the broadcast or hear about it? Were you thinking, “what is it about LA…
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Differences between America & Australia, PostsDifferences between Americans & Australians: grocery store queues
Let’s take a look at the differences between Americans and Australians waiting in a grocery store queue for a couple of minutes. (Or in Australian what’s the difference between Americans and Australians…
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updated 4:00 Thursday 17/9/15 LA time with James Corden Late, Late Show video…enjoy When you ask when was the last time it rained in LA—or your hometown—you can’t often say. But here…
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Differences between America & Australia, PostsDifferences between America & Australia: School holidays
This is one for Captain Obvious but I can’t let this series go without discussing the differences between America and Australia in terms of School Holidays. We’re off and running–my kids are finally…
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The first thing you notice when you go to see Britney Spears’s live Vegas show is the young-but-getting-slightly-older fans queuing up for the best standing-room-only tickets hours before the show. From all accounts…
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“Ahhh Santorini, you truly are a gift from the Gods.” We crowd around the bus as it pulls into the local bus stop, all eager to get a seat as it’s a…
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The difference between my life in Beverly Hills America & inner City Sydney Australia The second instalment in my series in the differences between America & Australia (Americans & Australians) was spurred…