Category Archives: Australian customs

An Aussie in France Makes History!

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

I believe that I reached a turning point in my history as an Aussie in France today. The butcher gave me exactly what I wanted. An entrecôte, well hung (the best meat is always a dark red colour and not … Continue reading →

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Santa Climbing up the Wall

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Rosemary Kneipp

I love the Christmas decorations on individual homes in the French countryside. It’s amazing how many Santa Clauses (père noël) you see climbing up the walls! I don’t know how they explain it to the kids. Apart from the Father … Continue reading →

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My Christmas Cake

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Rosemary Kneipp

Yesterday, I was just cutting up the dried fruit for my Christmas cake, which always takes me back home to Townsville of course. I’m using my mother’s recipe, that she got from her mother, written in Mum’s lovely copperplate writing … Continue reading →

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Universities in France and Australia

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Rosemary Kneipp

When I enrolled at Dauphine University in Paris to do my post-graduate translation diploma at ESIT many long years ago, I was rather shocked at the environment. It was located in a  high-rise building (and the toilets were disgusting). When … Continue reading →

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Australia: A Culture Shock

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Rosemary Kneipp

Leonardo’s now been in Sydney for a month and has started a new job. He’s finding the situation in the workplace very different from France. The thing that bothers him most is that people don’t take time to socialise. He … Continue reading →

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Things that Disappear and Reappear

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Rosemary Kneipp

Are you one of those people (like me) who has a problem with things that mysteriously “disappear”? I wouldn’t say I actually lose them. They just don’t seem to be where they should. The gold bracelet Relationnel gave me when … Continue reading →

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