Oz Life (VII): Books (OJG)
For some reason bookshops and therefore books seem to be in small supply in Australia. I did manage to find a few serious bookshops in Perth (discounted book shops do not count), but they were fairly small. Although I will say that about half the bookshops I did see were second-hand bookshops (with interesting titles!) which I believe to be a really good practice.In addition to the lack of bookshops, the books themselves are fairly expensive, at a guess 50% more than the UK.
Now, I am not going to say that the reason for the above observations is due to the lack of demand by the general Australian public. No, I would never say that. What I will say is that whilst the UK public are happily reading their books in the evening or weekend, the Australian public are doing activities, playing sports, and working on personal "projects".And all the while they are maintaining their significantly better level of fitness, of which the UK public as a whole can only dream about, or perhaps read about.
I suspect a good balance between the two would be the ideal, or maybe audio books whilst playing the said sport would be a good mix!
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Hi Guys
Just wanted to say that its great to read your insights of OZ life, I like to hear how other people who have emigrated are coping. It takes time to adjust to a different country even tho they speak the same language (well sort of!) it can be a major culture shock. I know this first hand having done this a few times now. The grass always seems greener and all that but in reality its always going to be same s*** different country. Its what you make of it, the friends that you make and the experiences that you have that can make or break a place, oh and the weather can help a little. Stick with it you 2, I am sure Oz will bring you some wonderful highs and hopefully very few lows. I know David is slightly regretting the hasty decision to come back to the UK after such a short time. We will be back one day I am sure.
Keep safe and keep smiling and have a lovely trip back to the UK for Xmas. Love to see you if you get the time.
All the best
Caroline, David & Charlie
xxx
hello
I hope i'm not being a pain in the arse or anything but i have a few questions
1 what is and Audio Book?
2please tell me what (OJG) means or is ?
Best Of Luck BEN
Hey Ben,
An Audiobook is literally a book that has been read by someone and put onto CD or Cassette.
Just so you know, in case you decide to buy one, they tend to come in 2 versions, Abridged (the book has been reduced to make it shorter) and Unabridged (full length book with every detail included).
The only other thing to mention is that it makes a HUGE amount of difference who is actually reading the book, but you can't tell if they are any good or not until you have heard them. :(
(OJG) is short for Oliver Joseph Grimwood ... ME!
HI,
Good to see your story-when you get back be a good idea to link up with
Kombi Club Australia-online no costs.
Lots of help etc
http://forums.kombiclub.com/index.php
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