It’s Melbourne. Seventy percent of all clothing is black. Get used to it.
culture shock
culture shock – language
The old adage about England and America being two countries divided by a common language could also be said about England and Australia. Yes, they speak English here, and mostly it is understandable, especially when you get used to the so-called “high-rise terminals” – the ubiquitousinterrogative tone that make every Australian sentence sound like a … Continue reading culture shock – language
culture shock – traffic
No matter what traffic jams we experience here, nothing is as bad as Dublin on a bad day or London on any day. Dreadful traffic here constitutes a ten minute delay. Anything worse is headline news on TV that night. Most of the time at weekends we don’t even bother switching on the car stereo … Continue reading culture shock – traffic
culture shock – wine
We live surrounded by vineyards. It is heaven to live in a country where wine is a locally-produced item. Nowadays, even buying a South Australian wine seems pointless when there are so many Victorian wineries I haven’t tried yet. My personal favourite is Candlebark Hill up in the Grampians, in Hanging Rock country (about an … Continue reading culture shock – wine
Máiréad Doyle 