Delightful friends in Japan: Hiro and Yuko There was major excitement in our household this week as a new Japanese restaurant opened nearby - and unlike many not-so-expensive Japanese places in Perth, this one is owned and staffed by actual Japanese people and I can assure you that after …
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Fremantle Prison, Perth’s first World Heritage site and a scary place to hang out
Front of Fremantle Prison I recently saw some advertising saying Fremantle Prison was the only World Heritage site in Perth. I'd never really thought about it, but it kind of surprised me - although on reflection, perhaps there are not too many other super-meaningful, earth-shatteringly …
Washing the dishes Australian-style
(UPDATE: There's now even MORE about the cultural differences of washing dishes to be read!) A simple enough question over at Multilingual Living this morning - it's about what kind of sponges and brushes you use to do the washing up - got me thinking about one unusual Australian habit that I've …