Posted by Damos on February 20, 2005, at 19:28:25
In reply to Re: except possibly australians » Damos, posted by alexandra_k on February 20, 2005, at 19:02:05
> > The airport ey. Now there's a representative slice of Oz if ever there was one. Geez with our taxi drivers you were probably lucky to get there.
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> He did pretty good. I was waiting to bus between domestic and international not realising you have to go quantas to get the free transfer. He had to step on it a bit and he did admirably :-)
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> > Can you believe I've never been out of the country!
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> No way! Okay, so I have only been to Australia and Norfolk Island...
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> >But it's never too late to start. How on Earth did you survive 3 mths in Canberra???
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> It wasn't so bad.
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> >Tassie is beautiful but just way smaller and slower than most anywhere else.
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> Yeah. Bit like Christchurch NZ. Church on every block. Verrrrrrrry conservative. Town shuts at 4pm. We got directed to the 'tourist areas' just to grab an evening meal. But beautiful, yeah.
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> >I'm still coming to grips with 3mths in Canberra. The only people who live there are pollies, public servants and porn distributers (so I'm told) ;0)
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> Now now, there is a very nice university there too ya know :-)
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> Besides which all the pollies and public servants fly to Sydney or Melborne on weekends.
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> > I guess I should see your Eels and raise the Chiefs =0).
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> Oh, you are a smartie :-) It is okay, you don't have to tell me that the Chiefs suck. More of a Waikato supporter myself (for the NPC - National Provincial Championships). Have you heard the Mooloo song???Can't say I have, you gonna sing it for me or what???
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> I'm no huge sports fan either, just a supporter of underdogs and quiet achievers.
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> We have a saying here in NZ. We support two teams: NZ and whoever is playing Australia.And rightly so!!!! Bunch of self-absorbed, whingers we are :-)
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> >But Sonny Bill Williams is ginormous here right now.
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> Who??Very large, very talented 19 year old Kiwi playing for the Bulldogs. Currently considered God's gift to League.
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> > Hope your weekend was great. Over here it was wet, wet and wet!
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> Yeah, we are pretty sunny at the mo :-)Today's fine as here too :-)
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