Articles tagged ‘Culture’
Darwin- food intolerance info
By Heather | September 15th, 2006 |
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Coeliac/Gluten Free General Note- While almost all of the Cafes/restraurants were knowledeable about Gluten Free requirements and quite good at working with you on gluten free products, the supermarkets have a very slim selection.
Undies crack the high-tech big time
By Court | June 22nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Who says that Australians are anything but forward thinking? Who else puts such technical expertise into…undies?
There’s been a lot of, um, movement in men’s underwear lately. It seems Australian men are no longer content to pick between boxers, Y-fronts or Calvins. With new technical innovations and designs, it seems they are enjoying a little [...]
BBC rips off her bodice
By Court | April 6th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Australia is stepping out of its stereotypical typecasting molds in the international television scene. Australian Natalie Mendoza comes from an Asian background and has played a number of cultural roles, but was pleased to be cast as an Aussie in BBC’s new show, Hotel Babylon.
“I though they were going to want a blonde-haired, blue-eyed [...]
Santa pub crawl hits red tape
By Court | January 4th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Here’s a bizarre post-holiday story to keep you in the spirit. Last month, a group of 2000 Santas were set to go on a drinking binge for charity. Government peeps squashed the idea, however, saying that it was reckless. What could possibly go wrong when Santa is involved? Santa pub crawl hits [...]
Aussies just want more sex
By Court | December 5th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Getting busy Down Under - Aussies have sex an average of once every 3 days. Unfortunately, a majority (61%) admitted doing the deed unprotected with someone whose sexual history they didn’t know. Keeping true to form, outdoors is important…Oz-ites love to get down outside of their bedroom. From Aussies just want more sex
White With One
By Court | November 30th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
An interesting article based on an interview with Powderfinger’s front man, Bernard Fanning aks if “Powderfinger so successful in Australia that it’s prohibitive to them ever succeeding internationally?”, referring to an attempt where Powderfinger asked Australians to avoid attending their shows in the UK. I enjoy the band and would definitely check them [...]
Hire purpose for time-share males
By Court | November 21st, 2005 | Add a Comment »
More things to worry about that you never considered - there are “fewer men than women aged 30-something in Australia, whereas a generation ago the situation was the reverse.” The author of this satirical editorial argues that Generation Y is heading overseas at an alarming rate and that it is “the young, the ambitious, [...]
Hoax NZ dolphin sale worries Aussies
By Court | October 26th, 2005 | 1 Comment »
People can’t say that Australians don’t have a special place in their hearts for animals after a Hoax NZ dolphin sale worries Aussies. The fake sale offered up “Skippy” after the original owner claimed he could no longer provide for it. Skippy the dolphin is in no way related to Skippy the BootsnAll [...]
Aussie Slang by Megan Byrd
By Court | October 20th, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Guest post by BootsnAll intern Megan Byrd:
So you’ve always wanted to speak like an Australian? Or at least, you’ve always wanted to know what they mean when they’re spouting off words like “dunny” or “brekkie”?
Even if you’re a native English speaker, but not a native of Australia, translation won’t be picture perfect and there [...]
Australia’s film-makers still reeling
By Court | September 26th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Australia’s film industry is suffering after promising blips such as Muriel’s Wedding, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Shine graced the big screen in the past fifteen years. Part of the problem are recent bombs such as the Nicole Kidman/Russell Crowe flick and the high expense of producing in Australia versus buying screening rights [...]
