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What To Do When People Sing You Happy Birthday
When you’re the birthday person and people sing Happy Birthday to you, it can be an awkward affair. You might feel uncomfortable to be the centre of attention when the birthday song is sung to you. You might be horrified when people surprise you with a birthday party and burst out in song. No matter…
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Why Australians Love Sport. And Dislike It
Sport. Most Australians love it and it’s almost a religion in Australia. If we don’t play sports, we usually watch it: Aussie Rules Football (AFL or footy, a ball game played with hands and feet), cricket, rugby, netball and soccer to name a few. We also host numerous sporting tournaments each year like the Australian…
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Singing The National Anthem: What Does Advance Australia Fair Mean?
When it comes to proudly singing and talking about our national anthem Advance Australia Fair, Australians are divided on this. Some of us are proud of our national anthem, and some of us not so proud. I went to pre-school in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne and don’t remember singing Advanced Australia Fair except at…
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Just What Is Australia’s National Dish? There Isn’t Really One
When it comes to choosing a dish that represents Australia as a nation, us Australians have always been divided on this. There are so many foods we associate with our country. A few months ago, the Asian Cup 2015 tournament hosted by Australia chose the meat pie as Australia’s favourite food. But a few years…
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Why We Eat Together At Home. And The Importance Of It
Eating together at home as a family. It’s important to a lot of us. A tradition. Saying no to having meals together at home, especially dinner, is usually hard. Family dinners are still quite the norm in Australia. According to a survey in 2012, 77% of Australian families eat dinner together at home five or…
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Why We Love Certain Foods And Flavours, And Hate Others
There are foods that we like, and others we dislike. Flavours we love, flavours we hate. Sweet. Sour. Salty. Bitter. And all other sophisticated flavours – like earthly, tropical tastes – in between. I’m not a fan of sour foods. But my mum is. Whenever she’s back in Malaysia, she buys loads of sour lollies…
Mabel Kwong 