this week: Amer/alian

Who wouldn't love being the customer service department for the States?
When I first moved to Australia, I found that parts of myself ‘fit’ better here than they did in the US: a cheeky sense of humour; a tendency to be self-deprecating; a sense of irreverence around authority. But other parts, like my accent, were not so acceptable.

​There's something dangerous going on here.

why are refugees a problem?

They're coming. They're going to wipe out the native population with guns, germs or steel.

Or rather, they're here.

college, job, family - and other fairy tales

If you're my age, you've probably heard the mantra. It's the myth of the 21st century.
​'College, job, family' - and it just doesn't work.
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freedoms you have lost since the year 2000​

As much as I love having a man in a police uniform feel me up without having to pay an agency first, I do value living in a society where we have limitations around that sort of thing. For now.