I understand that Australia has, rather belatedly
perhaps, joined the long list of countries which have banned the free supply of
single use plastic bags in retail outlets. The legislation is designed to address
what I’m sure are perfectly sound ecological reasons, but a lot of the folks Down
Under are apparently unhappy about it. There have been many incidents of
shoppers being rather less than polite to the poor shop assistants, and the
term ‘bag rage’ has joined the growing epidemic of rages to which modern, advanced
culture is being exposed.
And then there’s this advertising hoarding for the University of Adelaide which brought forth a torrent
of mockery on social media sites:
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SHITADELAIDE
It seems that in Australia the men do the explaining
while the women listen. There’s even a noun been coined for it: ‘mansplaining.’
Isn’t that neat?
You have to love those Aussies, don’t you? It’s nice to see
there’s a country somewhere in the beleaguered west (or south in this case)
where traditional practices and values are being staunchly defended.
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