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Shiri Dori wrote:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Peter Callaway writes:
> > > It's depressing, and IIRC it was started by an Australian emigre catering to
> > > US myths about Australia.
> >
> > I still get asked about Kangaroos in the middle of Sydney and pet Koala's in
> > the back yard, and they're quite serious when they ask! One myth that's true
> > though is that Cadbury's chocolate is better than Hershey's (and I can speak
> > from a tasting experience). <GD&R>
>
> Ugh, does that sound familiar... I get asked if everyone in Israel speaks
> Yiddish (heck no!), if I ride a camel to school (!), and "are you SURE it's
> not all a big desert?!"
Ack, I just had to get used to hearing colleagues from Israel talk about having to
teach classes on Sunday. ;)
> Not to mention that I have to defend the IDF* :-) ...First of all I have to
> defend the fact that I *have* to go there... then I have to explain the fact
> that I *want* to go there...
You know, I had to do the same thing when I moved to New Jersey (insert "NJ" for
"IDF"). However, I think the pay in the IDF is better.
best
Lindsay
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