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posted February 18, 2009 07:23 PM         

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That's funny, because I recently got through him describing it as 1950's middle America. He was talking about hearing all this old music on the radio as he drives throughout the country.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:24 PM         

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koi and I don't live that far from each other so we're looking for a meeting ground somewhere in the middle. I was thinking the Macadamia Castle and I could bring the kids. The Crystal Castle will have to be the two of us - a girls day out.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:25 PM         

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I didn't see any castles that I recall when I was in Australia, but I remember quite enjoying the 80's music when I was there in the 90's.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:28 PM         

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That's funny about 1950's middle America, because I was actually thinking that - middle America, just not sure how to say it. It's not everywhere, but you can see it in rural areas. I live in rural New South Wales and my personality is out there in the city, but here in the country, I have to realy pull back. But I like it here. There's a general "ease" about living in rural Australia. The pace is slower and you can breath cleaner air and people are just really easy going. But the conversation is different.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:31 PM         

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Australians do an having a likeable cultural psyche.

As much as I love the gentleness of my fellow kiwis over the ditch, I prefer the Australian personality. It's far more responsive, straight out there, and I usually know where I'm at. I can be myself more - that is, a little more out-going than I can over the ditch.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:32 PM         

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ROFL the 80's music in the 90's. Australia is renowned for bringing fame to a lot of terrible international music. Australian's are known as massive ABBA supporters. If you think of all the atrocious acts to have come out of the 70s and 80s it is mostly Australian's that bought that music. I love all that 80's music. I really do. My iPod is filled with it.

There's no castles here. We're actually a very young nation. The Macadamia and Crystal Castles are touristy destinations. Macadamia Castle is bascially a macadamia farm that has installed a few features, like a cafe/restaurant serving coffee and macadamia sweets and has mini-golf and a few other kiddy attractions. Crystal Castle is a place near Byron Bay which is basically what it sounds like - a new agey place that gives readings of various types and healings and crystals, etc.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:33 PM         

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The real beauty of Australia - while it lacks the grand history and architecture, etc, of Europe - is it's people. That's what makes Australia and holds it's true spirit - the people. You come here to meet the people.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:35 PM         

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A girls day out sounds fabulous!!!!

So that you can identify me in a crowd of tall people, I'll wear a bright colour rainbow cape. Maybe a twinkling fairy tiara, jsut so the sunlight can capture it you don't lose me in the crowd.

I might skip the carnation. It may be a little too much.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:36 PM         

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PA
Who would have thought you would be so diplomatic?

It's different = s l o w e rrrrr.

I have such a hard time talking to country folk...My Saggie moon just wants to implode.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:38 PM         

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I'm glad that you've decided to ditch the carnation. I was thinking that it was going to be highly embarrassing being seen with you. But I'm relieved now. I might wear my gold lame' ABBA outfit. Or if I can find it, some fluorescent green lycra leggings with a Union Jack t-shirt. If I can find that raspberry beret I'll wear that too. Oh, and the white knee-high boots.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:39 PM         

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I love Midnight Oil's "Beds are Burning" and there's another great Aussie fav - having a memory blank at the mo.... soemthing about watching lightening from the veranda

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posted February 18, 2009 07:42 PM         

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spunky

Me diplomatic? Yeah, it's a talent.

I know what you mean. It's like pulling teeth, talking to country folk at times. Good luck if you can extract more than one syllable out of them in an entire conversation. But I get where they come from. And the truth is that most of them live on properties out of town because they can't be bothered dealing with people anway. So working on the assumption that they're not people people, you know what you're gonna get.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:44 PM         

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Yay!!! An ABBA outfit!!! I'll throw on my Bay City Rollers socks!!

Yes, carnations are terribly old-fashioned. I couln't possibly do that to an Aqua Moon

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posted February 18, 2009 07:44 PM         

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I hate to point this out - but I'm not a huge fan of Aussie music. ***PA ducks for cover**

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posted February 18, 2009 07:44 PM         

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I was originally from Pennsylvania.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:46 PM         

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What?? You don't like Jimmy Barnes???

Phew! You're a friend of mine, then

Pensyvannia - is that famous for blood-sucking half-alive batlike folk?

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posted February 18, 2009 07:49 PM         

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Scotland has been responsible for inflicting terrible pain upon the masses - but no greater than The Bay City Rollers.

Anyone else thinking of Sean Connery in Highlander?

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posted February 18, 2009 07:50 PM         

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Jimmy Barnes is Scottish.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:52 PM         

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Pensyvannia - is that famous for blood-sucking half-alive batlike folk?

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You have Pennsylvania (not Pennsyvania) confused with Transylvania....and yes, both are real places BTW.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:53 PM         

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Aha! That explains it perfectly!!!

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posted February 18, 2009 07:55 PM         

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I totally hate the song "Working Class Man". Have never like that one. John Farnham has a few great moments.

Oh, but, and here we go - I'm a big Olivia Newton-John fan. Ever since I was very little. I love Xanadu - the movie, the soundtrack.

Really don't like INXS either. ***again, ducks for cover***

Crowded House were brilliant. The Finn brothers are astonishingly good songwriters - especially Neil. They are from New Zealand though.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:56 PM         

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ROFL koi - the Pennsylvania/Transylvania confusion. That really was very very funny.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:56 PM         

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My surname is Scottish, but I'm half Irish. Those damn Irishmen got around, even to the bowels of the Southern Hemisphere

Thanks LEXX - am not fully engaged today - very tired, little sleep, woke with a jolt from a nightmare this morning.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:57 PM         

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jeez i am huge compared to you all! i am 5 8.

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posted February 18, 2009 07:57 PM         

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jeez i am huge compared to you all! i am 5 8.

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