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Tag Archives: australian
3 Things I’ve Learnt About Myself During The Past 7 Weeks
Whilst I’ve always said that travel is one of the best forms of self-discovery, I had stopped thinking about this long ago, as I figured that change just happens gradually, and you noticed it down the line. But nothing has … Continue reading
Posted in 5 Things, Musings, Travel Blog
Tagged accent, australian, bogan, boring, discovery, door, hostel, issues, life, maturity, neutral, revelation, self, tourist, travel
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5 Weird and Wonderful Things About Poland
I am currently on my way to my new home after about 6 weeks on the road, and have decided to get back to blogging after a moderately deserved break. I’m on a bus from Krakow to Warsaw, which will … Continue reading
Posted in 5 Things, Travel Blog
Tagged alcohol, australian, gingerbread man, homogenous, krakow, poland, population, stereotype, straws, toilet, tourist, vodka, warm beer
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My Eternal Struggle With Accents
In America they think I’m British, in France they think I’m German, in Germany they think I’m Dutch. In Spain they think I’m mentally handicapped. I don’t know what it is, but I’ve always been terrible with accents. Anyone with … Continue reading
“Dude I Don’t Know What You’re Saying” – Anglophones And Our Various Peculiarities
Guest blog by Olatz Rodriuez. You can find her contact details at the end of this article. They say that variety makes the world rich. And I don’t disagree with that at all. Wouldn’t it be monotonous and boring if … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged accent, american, australian, culture, custom, dialect, english, freiburg, language, linguistics, stereotype, translation, transolatzion
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Shall we generalise? – Ze Curious Case of German Manners
Fine. Let’s talk about the Germans. Be forewarned; this is a blog in which some people may find a few ideas they disagree with, Germans and Australians alike. There are going to be a few generalisations, which I might discover … Continue reading
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Tagged australian, deutsch, ehrlichkeit, german, germany, honest, manners, rude, stereotype, superficial, vulgar
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Oh Hello
So for the first time, I’m heading into the unknown (minus 5 points for cliché). As a brief explanation, for my entire life I’ve know exactly what I’d be doing the next year. My transition from high school to University … Continue reading
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Tagged australian, climate, council, erasmus, exchange, germany, introduction, moving
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