Stephaniej

@alia Urgh, that’s annoying! I definitely know what you mean about moving too slowly, except I usually go way too fast.

@alia

Hey! I’m about to start work on a blog post, I think. You?

@jenwriter17 @ariel-ashira @rochellaine @catwing @alia

Hey, anyone around? I’m about to start some work.

@ariel-ashira

I’ve never heard that song before  (that I remember)  but I just looked it up and its a very cool song. But no, its not our anthem. You’re doing better than most Americans though. They tend to think our anthem is Waltzing Matilda.

@ariel-ashira

Behold the national anthem Advance Australia Fair!!

Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil;
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history’s page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us…[Read more]

@rochellaine

I’m sure I did it right, but who knows? Anyway, it was funny. 😛

I wonder if people ever do it on YouTube….

@rochellaine @jenwriter17 @ariel-ashira

I just called my brother over and told him I wanted to try an American greeting on him. Then proceeded to demonstrate the handshake hug. His response was literally: “What the heck?!”

@rochellaine

Sorry I went to sleep before I could get back to you. 🙂

This is the WW1 short story/novellette thing I was editing a little while ago and telling you about.

Thank you so much!! That would be brilliant 😉

@rochellaine

If you’d rather not though, that’s fine. 🙂 I just thought I’d ask since you seem knowledgeale on the process.

@Rochellaine

Hand shaking just isn’t a thing with youths here, which is a shame because I like shaking hands (it makes me feel powerful since I can make grown butchers wince. I just have to remember not to crush the old ladies). But you can always go for the high five if they initiate it. 😛

I was stalking Jen’s self publishing thread and saw…[Read more]

@rochellaine

Well those other greetings are pretty standard here, particularly the fake kissing when it comes to older people. I often shake older peoples hands and hug my female friends and do some kind of awkward head nodding thing with male friends.

Um…hmm…I was wondering if I would be able to ask a favour of you?

@rochellaine

Our anthem is quite long too, and we usually only sing the first two verses.

Well I guess its not weird…I’ve just never seen anyone do it. It just sounds awkward, trying to handshake and hug at the  same time.

@rochellaine

I saw a meme on Pinterest the other day about Aussies singing the national anthem and it was so accurate. Basically, we’re usually only asked to sing the anthem during Anzac Day or other military commemorations. We’re asked to take off our hats and stand, then we hesitantly begin to sing “Australians, let us all we rejoice for we are…[Read more]

@rochellaine

Yes, that’s what I read. We have a much higher minimum wage here, but if you go to a nice restaurant, particularly an Asian one, there’s usually a bowl for tips on the counter. But tips are usually an indication of “You went above and beyond expected service so you deserve a little extra” and also its more like tipping the whole…[Read more]

@rochellaine

Ha! Did you know that I was researching American culture the other day for my novel and I was reading about tips. We don’t give tips in Australia. Just a curious thing I learned.

@rochellaine

Awesome!! *tries harder not to be jealous* I love the fact that Mr Pulitzer was your waiter!

@ariel-ashira Concussions are no fun 🙁 I’ll be praying.

@rochellaine And it was good, yes?

@alia

I like all of them!! How do I choose just one? I like If Dreams Came True the best probably. 🙂

@alia

Okay, so the basic rundown is this:

1. Prologue to You’ll Never Be Alone: Lucie comes to meet her father who has been imprisoned for her whole life and takes him home to live with her.

2. The Way It Ought to Be (London) to The Trial: introduces the character of Carton and Charles is framed for treason by Mr Barsad.

3. Reflection to…[Read more]