Yep, yanks tend to think they can just police everyone into doing it their way.
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If you're now in Australia, it is polite to ask "where y'from" as a starter convo, as knowing who your mob are is part of getting to know you. An Aussie would find the answer [insert country name here] as pretty standoffish (sort of an "I don't want to talk about it or be friends with you" answer) but if they were determined to get to know you they might then ask patiently "where in Canada?" or ask about the part of Canada you might originate from, knowing it is a large place. This helps them to understand who you are and work better alongside you in big projects in future. Unfriendly people aren't really worth working with or helping out if the going gets tough.
Think of it this way: If you have spoken four words to someone "Canada" and "why do you ask?" they are less motivated to cover your shift. If they know you are from that cool place with several excellent bands and a beautiful landscape and you often chat about whales or whatever, they might try to help you out. Also, how cold and bleak your life would be without the occasional conversation with someone at least once a day. Many people live alone.
How do you first get to know your work colleagues? Ask about a sport or the weather? Or ask about something else? Is small talk and office acquaintances not a thing where you are from?
All teachers discuss getting a difderent job. Sometimes they quit rather suddenly when the job arrives. None of us hide the general search from each other but often hide the interviews. None of us need excuses to want another job, everyone knows the job sucks.
Incidentally: If you have to work two jobs at once, then there is something wrong, mate. There's no way I could work a second job while teaching.
It has a lot of meanings.
The oldest one I know of is that of Monkey King, who in the ancient story stole and ate the peaches of immortality. He did this without any plan; in some versions he was hungry and didn't understand that it would make him immortal. This act of spontaneity also inconvenienced the peach owner, who had intended to serve the peaches to those who were worthy of them.
Since then various martial arts moves and stories and so on were named after that one little bit of the story, usually to showcase a combination of spontaneity and strength.
Over(head) for (the duration of) dinner (well, part of it anyhow).
Isn't that "you have the right to remain silent etc" stuff on TV shows meant to protect yanks from testifying against anyone they don't want to testify against?
Aussie checking in, similar situation. I remember there used to be one at the hungry jacks facing the customers, and it always had puddles of liquid on the ground. Perhaps that's why it was discontinued.
They're not on the American Style Burger places any more, but Ikea in Sydney has customer-controlled fizzy drink fountains.
If you are doing that by car, then the cloverleaf will add to your spin, not cancel it out.
New reason for us to have a keep-left policy on our roads while yanks have a keep-right policy on theirs....
Never stabbed one potato in all that time.
...Perhaps they don't explode in Australia? Or it could be a microwave thing. I don't have a microwave.
Been practicing cooking for pretty much thirty years. Many many baked potatoes, never had one explode.
I rarely see them, have never clicked one.
I suspect very few people do.