There r things dat attract my eye like a magnet n which stir me brain stew…n I’m not talking bout women whose dressin would shame Paris Hilton (even though they’ve NOT got her body)..
Anyway, the thing is..durin e previous weekend (one of e most bluidy borin around) , I had e opp 2 take a bus 2 Charlestown, Newcastle with some o’ these fella s’porean mates n hav a look around e place..
It so happened dat I had 2 use e piss-station aka toilet/gents/john/wc wateva at e local shoppin mall..n there I found dat outside e toilet was e floorplan n internal layout of e said toilet..not onli dat, but also samples of e tiles, materials n fittings used 2 build e toilet..wa..i tot..so comprehensive..
It seems dat every buildin has floorplans for each level prominently displayed near e entrance n exits..but a floorplan for e toilet n sample fittings? Dats whacko…they r very safety-consious here…even e rental house has got smoke detectors dat must be checked 6 monthly n certified by professionals in e industry…so as 2 prevent accidental death by fire for e residents…
I wonder, a society dat places so much emphasis on safety can’t b all dat bad rite? Mayb..but its still strange n difficult adjustin...safety is a sign of a mature society n a liberal 1 at dat…but its also e sign of pple who may b too sheltered n protected n unwilling 2 face e realities of the big, bad, real world…protectionist n liberal? Ironic isn’t it? But mayb dats realli Australian society for u..
Crossing
9 years ago
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