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Forum: Australia
Feb 20th 2011, 9:11 am
Replies: 99
Views: 8,221
Posted By CEM

Re: Australian Anti-Semitism

Absolutely right. My white, English/Australian daughter had to put up with at school in Sydney. Luckily she just thought they were small minded and ignorant, but being told by your classmates to 'f...
Forum: Australia
Feb 20th 2011, 8:55 am
Replies: 99
Views: 8,221
Posted By CEM

Re: Australian Anti-Semitism

The younger generation must hear it from somewhere.

My friend in Melbourne posted this on fb in November because she said it made her ashamed to be Australian.
...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 17th 2011, 9:19 am
Replies: 14
Views: 902
Posted By CEM

Re: Proud Mummy moment

It's a lovely feeling isn't it? My lot have scrapbooks with all their achievement awards in and I was looking at them not long ago. My middle daughter's first merit award in kindy was 'for being...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 17th 2011, 9:11 am
Replies: 34
Views: 2,628
Posted By CEM

Re: MS Megaswim

That's great news Caroline:D Only $170 to go - I'm sure she'll make it:thumbsup:
Forum: Australia
Feb 14th 2011, 12:35 am
Replies: 12
Views: 5,720
Posted By CEM

Re: Stumpy the Stingray butchered alive in front of kids

I agree that children should know where it comes from, but they don't need to know the gory details.
I was brought up on a farm and although I knew exactly how we got our meat, I would not have...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 12th 2011, 9:49 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,656
Posted By CEM

Re: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother +

It's been the book of the week on women's hour on radio 4 this week (I missed it!). I did hear an interview with Amy Chua though. I thought there was quite a bit of 'back peddling' from her, but it...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 12th 2011, 4:00 am
Replies: 50
Views: 3,540
Posted By CEM

Re: Found some decent bangers!

I was just talking about them this morning with my oh. If they're the same ones, they're the ones we used to buy in WA years ago, but we couldn't find them 'over east' (Sydney) a couple of years...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 10th 2011, 7:32 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,656
Posted By CEM

Re: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother +

What does he think of that? I'm sure it's ok as long as he's as passionate about it as them and doesn't mind his life being run by them. If he wants to be a professional musician I suppose there's...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 9th 2011, 8:58 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,656
Posted By CEM

Re: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother +

I haven't read it and don't think I will. I read an article she'd written for the Sunday Times and don't think I could cope with any more of it!

The idea that you can bring up well rounded...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 8th 2011, 8:42 am
Replies: 50
Views: 3,540
Posted By CEM

Re: Found some decent bangers!

I can't remember whether it's here or Australia where I saw microwavable sausages.

SO wrong!
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 8th 2011, 1:20 am
Replies: 109
Views: 7,262
Posted By CEM

Re: Attitudes towards the english in general

Where does banter stop and bullying/xenophobia/racism start?

I can see that being called a 'Pommy %$*&^#@' can be seen as jokey banter. I'd find it boring after the first few times, but...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 7th 2011, 8:32 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 3,540
Posted By CEM

Re: Found some decent bangers!

seemed hell of alot cheaper as well




That's what he said. He's never really been responsible for the shopping before, but as he lives there by himself, he has to do his own and was oooing...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 7th 2011, 7:52 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 3,540
Posted By CEM

Re: Found some decent bangers!

Yes, we had the pork pie thing too! We weren't allowed to pass a farm shop without turning in "just to see what they've got"....:D........ and coming out laden down with meat products! It was very...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 7th 2011, 8:55 am
Replies: 50
Views: 3,540
Posted By CEM

Re: Found some decent bangers!

My oh was the same when he came over at Christmas - he had a "sausage fest" for a whole month, trying every different variety from every butcher.
I don't think we've touched any since he left!

He...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 5th 2011, 1:55 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,654
Posted By CEM

Re: gifted ed. in u.k. compared with usa

If you have no luck with the grammar system have you thought about trying for scholarships or bursaries at private schools? Sometimes these can be very generous, if they really want your child. I...
Forum: Australia
Feb 3rd 2011, 10:56 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,318
Posted By CEM

Re: School year for a 15yr old

Yes, in 2008 it would have been. Sounds as though they've been swapping around for a while, but for my older two (sept 94 and May 96) it was Dec 31st cut off.
It was changed for those born in...
Forum: Australia
Feb 3rd 2011, 8:30 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,318
Posted By CEM

Re: School year for a 15yr old

It may have been this 20 years ago, but it definitely wasn't the case when we were there. It changed for children born in 1997. Only my youngest daughter was affected and she was born in 1998.
...
Forum: Australia
Feb 3rd 2011, 3:23 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,318
Posted By CEM

Re: School year for a 15yr old

I'm pretty sure she would be in year 11 in 2012. That's the year my middle one would be in if we were still there and she's 15 in May.
For children born the year later, the cut off date in WA...
Forum: Australia
Feb 2nd 2011, 7:43 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,223
Posted By CEM

Re: Back to Sydney after poor Perth

That's a real family area, so not much nightlife for a partying 28 year old! Not that it's something I would have been aware of, being older with three kids!
There is a station to get into the...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Feb 1st 2011, 8:32 am
Replies: 69
Views: 14,846
Posted By CEM

Re: Arrived back in UK a week ago, everything seems crappy

It does take a bit of adjusting to. I remember coming back from Perth after a few years and I felt exactly the same as you're feeling now.
The houses seemed small and I missed the open plan design...
Forum: Australia
Jan 30th 2011, 8:18 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,473
Posted By CEM

Re: Killara, Sydney, NSW

We lived in Gordon, just. The next road was Killara.
It's green and hilly with lots of trees. There are nice houses with decent sized gardens. I loved walking around there, despite the hills!...
Forum: Australia
Jan 29th 2011, 9:43 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 9,891
Posted By CEM

Re: suburbs in perth - advice please!

Snobbery is alive and well in the western suburbs. It wasn't the Brits telling me that I wouldn't want to mix with people in Joondalup (I didn't meet many while we lived in Nedlands), or anywhere...
Forum: Australia
Jan 29th 2011, 9:16 am
Replies: 89
Views: 9,891
Posted By CEM

Re: suburbs in perth - advice please!

Funny how perceptions change, isn't it? 12 years ago people though we were 'slumming it' moving from Nedlands to Wembley. Hillarys was about as far north as it got and, apparently no one in their...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 26th 2011, 8:41 am
Replies: 61
Views: 4,910
Posted By CEM

Re: Aussie adverts ... aaaaggghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!

"'For those who have not been here too many years I have to say the ads are much better than they used to be, can you imagine what it was like way back when?'"



I was just thinking the same...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 15th 2011, 8:17 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 2,628
Posted By CEM

Re: MS Megaswim

Wish the girls could join her again, they enjoyed it last time. Have you got a big team this year?
Will get I to sponsor her from there.

Good luck Katy xx:thumbsup:
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