Antipodean canard

Hospital, Bikenibeu

Hospital, Bikenibeu

One evening in the Gilberts, writes Dalrymple,

I was having a beer with an Australian as the sun was going down lilac and gold and crimson over the lagoon.

‘You know, it’s not true Australians are uncultured,’ he said. ‘Some of my friends are fucking cultured.’

Tarawa atoll

Tarawa atoll

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By DalrympleFans, on March 20, 2016 at 16:01, under antipodes, Australia, Australian intelligentsia, Australians, Bikenibeu, canards, cultural refinement, culture, Gilbert Islands, Tarawa. No Comments
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