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They're A Weird Mob
They're A Weird Mob: Text Classics | Nino Culotta
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Who the hellTMs Nino Culotta. ThatTMs what you asked yourself when you first picked up this book, wasnTMt it? Well ITMm Nino Culotta. My father baptised me Giovanni—John—well Giovannino is like Johnny, and Nino is an easier way of saying it. Or a lazier way, if you like. Just off the boat from Italy—the north—Nino Culotta arrives in Sydney. He thought he spoke English but heTMs never heard anything like the language these Australians are speaking. TheyTMre a Weird Mob is an hilarious snapshot of the immigrant experience in Menzies-era Australia, by a writer with a brilliant ear for the Australian way with words.
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MariettaSG
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Super fast, super funny, super easy read. My mother for years was convinced Australians really liked onions ‘good onion, Mum!‘ But yes, as a migrant whose father was a carpenter on arriving to Australia this book gave me a tonne of laughs and nostalgia , it‘s very true to the migrant experience even that of the late 70s, early 80s, the Oz lingo was hard to follow. A lot of dinner time conversations about what things mean. See ya round, good onya!

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DamoM
Mehso-so

An Italian immigrant in Australia of the 1960s. Entertaining and looking at life and society from a different angle, but a bit dated now

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Oblomov26
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Bookzombie I didn't count procrastinating as a hobby, but I'm great at it! 😉 7y
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Sue

Shout out to my Aussie peeps. I'm curious about how many of us are hanging on Litsy. I know there is at least one (waves at @Trav ) 😁

TeR Yup! Aussie here.... 8y
Sue Yay, hi @TeR 8y
Gayan I'm just an insomniac from Kentucky. 🙋🏼 8y
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Jhullie Queenslander 👋 8y
Oblomov26 Yep - Sydney via Newcastle. Often found stalking Abbeys Bookstore and Kinokuniya 8y
Trav Yessss!!! *waves back frantically* 8y
Trav @Oblomov26 Kinokuniya is the greatest! 8y
Keryntalia Yup - I'm in Newcastle. Seconding (thirding?) the love for Kinokuniya - one of my absolute favourite bookshops. 8y
Oblomov26 Kinokuniya is very close to where I work - the temptation to "just have a quick look" can be overwhelming 8y
Gillyreads Sydney here :) 8y
Sue @Jhullie @Keryntalia @Gillyreads @Oblomov26 @TeR Nice to meet you all! I'm jealous of those of you who are local to Abbey. I haven't heard of the other bookstore but it looks awesome. I'm in Brisbane and my closest bookstore is QBD (ie nothing fancy) 8y
Sue @Gayan you're welcome to be an honorary Aussie during your insomniac hours :) 8y
Oblomov26 @Gayan yes as an occasional insomniac here I understand and welcome you to honorary Aussie status 😉 8y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Melbourne (aka the worlds most liveable city) 🙋🏻 8y
Gayan Thank you so much @Oblomov26 and @Sue . I rarely sleep more than a few hours at a time. 8y
TeR Hi Aussie peeps! I do love Kinokuniya as they carry sooo much. But my favourite is Dymocks😀 8y
TeR @LittleBookOwl has a great video book blog! 8y
MariettaSG Hi Sue, still on here? I notice this post was from 6 years ago, hello from Melbourne! 2y
Sue Hi @MariettaSG ! I‘m not here as much but still around! Nice to meet you!! 2y
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