First, let me say to all of my friends who are still sleeping, Merry Christmas from Taiwan. Bop almost never blogs, but I find myself in a position of having questions and I need help.
Anybody wanting to gain some understanding of Australia and the incredible people who live there could, like me, begin by reading David Hunt's book, Girt. I recently was given the book as a greeting gift from my friends Garry and Jill Innes who came to live in our house for Christmas. I quickly polished it off on our trip to Taiwan. There is a laugh in almost every paragraph framed around nuggets of historical relevance, I think. I was never quite sure if the author was just pulling my leg--makes me relate to my grand-girls when they look at me with questioning looks on their faces. Hunt made me understand how the events leading to the American Revolution correlated to Australia's colonial period and how the English "Bloody Code" led to so many Australians being so "well hung."
His story-like narrative about the explorers and their ships and captains, the Irish and Scot settlers, and what I assume might be Australian patriarchs was humorous, informative, and fun to read. I was, however, left with some questions to ponder. . .
Anybody wanting to gain some understanding of Australia and the incredible people who live there could, like me, begin by reading David Hunt's book, Girt. I recently was given the book as a greeting gift from my friends Garry and Jill Innes who came to live in our house for Christmas. I quickly polished it off on our trip to Taiwan. There is a laugh in almost every paragraph framed around nuggets of historical relevance, I think. I was never quite sure if the author was just pulling my leg--makes me relate to my grand-girls when they look at me with questioning looks on their faces. Hunt made me understand how the events leading to the American Revolution correlated to Australia's colonial period and how the English "Bloody Code" led to so many Australians being so "well hung."
His story-like narrative about the explorers and their ships and captains, the Irish and Scot settlers, and what I assume might be Australian patriarchs was humorous, informative, and fun to read. I was, however, left with some questions to ponder. . .
----Why do they only cut their hair once a year?
---What can be gained by watching wallabies feed?
----Why should kangaroos be tied down?
---How do you keep a cockatoo cool?
----Why do koalas need to be taken back out on the track?
---What's on the mind of a platypus duck?
----Why does Blue play his didgeridoo?
---How come Australians hang the tanned hides of dead people on their shed?
Help me mates! Bop
