My American business colleagues landed yesterday, we all meeting up to talk about various topics and more importantly recalibrate after months of communicating by phone and e-mail. As we drank glasses of South Australia wine (provided by your Farmer) and caught up on each other's news I must admit I'd been a while since I'd felt at ease like this here in Australia. For just a few hours I could listen to chatter, make observations, and joke around knowing the complete context of everything. Not having to worry about things when I'm with a group of Australians like: did I hear the joke correctly? Should I laugh at this story or would they get offended because I think I know what it means? Do I have to explain the background of what I'm talking about so the listener "gets it"?I guess this is really nothing new as anyone in this situation has faced the same thing. But ya know, it was good to not be on my guard for just a little while.
- Farmer Ted
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