| | Tears of delight ran down my face as I read the article linked below and I thought, I am proud to be an Aussie.
Living in Bangladesh has made me realise just how odd and unique Australians actually are (perhaps however, this is just me). Bangladeshis on a whole have a remarkably good grasp of English, yet when I first arrived and attempted to converse I received nothing but blank stares. I felt like some form of alien, I could understand them (I'd called telstra enough), but clearly I was speaking some foreign language.
My tone, the nuances of my speech were something wholly foreign. It has since become a joking point amongst the expatriate community: "What do you call a fire fighter again", I am commonly asked and all too often I reminded of our famous Woolloomooloo. But the Australia Day special linked above, made me smile and think I am proud to be Australian. I can say "it's going off like a frog in a sock" and you'll all undertsand.
 A killer Kangaroo, photo by Mikey Leung. |
| | Posted 1/27/2008 8:46 AM - 105 Views - 0 eProps - 0 comments
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