Foreign correspondence
Paul McGeough: an award-winning correspondent who crossed boundaries
''You have no permission to be here" could be the motto of Paul McGeough's career as a foreign correspondent. We're very lucky he ignored such warnings.
- by Maher Mughrabi
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Foreign Correspondence: Tatts and tees can say so much, and yet so little
Alas and alack, those foreign slogans we love to wear are often lost in translation.
- by Amelia Lester
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Trying hard has never been cool – except in Japan
From hosting a tea ceremony in Tokyo to running for president in the US, countries value experience differently.
- by Amelia Lester
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Foreign Correspondence: Why are kids' remarkable actions so mundane to others?
How is it possible that an act of such daring as my baby swimming is of interest only to me and my family?
- by Amelia Lester
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Noisy birds and washing day: the things I missed most about Australia
The recent winter rain reminded me of life in California, and what I treasured about home.
- by Helen Pitt
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Why do Aussies feel obliged to share in the success of home-grown talent?
Why do Australians keep a mental list of famous countrymen and women, ready to proffer their nationality in even the most tangential of circumstances?
- by Amelia Lester
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Foreign Correspondence: The rejuvenating nature of Japanese ryokans
When someone says they've been wearing pyjamas for an extended period, it's assumed they have fallen on difficult times. But in this case, the opposite is true.
- by Amelia Lester
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'The burger has become an unlikely grenade in the ongoing culture wars'
The bun fight has taken a new turn, moving way beyond the all-beef patty.
- by Amelia Lester
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Foreign Correspondence: Bluff and bluster on a global scale
A clever study reveals the "show-off" nationalities – those who think they know and aren't afraid to say so.
- by Amelia Lester
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Foreign Correspondence: The etiquette of protests
Marching in the streets is good democratic hygiene. And much like other hygiene practices, it's someone else's affair – unless you sparked the unrest.
- by Amelia Lester
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Foreign Correspondence: The evolution of brunch – Australia v the US
Like sun-dried tomatoes and portobello-mushroom burgers, brunch came of age locally in the 1990s. Americans embraced it too, but theirs was very different.
- by Amelia Lester