Aussie Etiket: Or Doing Things the Aussie Way

by John O'Grady

Book by John O'Grady

Genres: Nonfiction, Australia, Humor

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1990

About the author

John O'Grady did not set out to be a writer. A pharmacist and founder of the Sydney Repetory Theatre, he occasionally wrote one-act plays for its benefit. After mocking his brother Frank's historical fiction, John accepted a bet that he could write a book and get it published. They're a Weird Mob was surprisingly successful, the first of his 18 books to be published.

Reviews

[Jesse · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mildly interesting as an unintentional social commentary. As others have mentioned, it’s misogynistic, outdated, and somewhat racist and doesn’t make for a pleasing read.

[Kirana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awal-awal baca, memang sedikit nggak nyambung terutama kalau sudah masuk conversation. Karena memang banyak istilah-istilah slank Australian yang bahkan saya tidak dapat menemukan artinya di kamus. Tapi lama-lama, dengan memahami konteks kalimat yang digunakan, saya bisa semakin nyambung dengan conversationnya. Saya pun menikmati buku ini hingga halaman terakhirnya. Banyak hal penting terkait etika di Australia bisa dibaca dalam buku ini. Bagaimana sih etika di Australia dari kehidupan bertetangga, sosialisasi di tempat umum, kendaraan umum, tempat ibadah, pemakaman, restoran, di lapangan olahraga, dan maasiih banyak lagi. Walaupun buku ini termasuk tipis (kurang dari 100 halaman), tapi buku ini sarat dengan informasi yang berguna. Jika Anda bermaksud bepergian atau bahkan tinggal beberapa lama ke Australia, maka Anda wajib membaca buku ini dulu. Biar nggak salah kostum, salah sikap, atau salah bicara gitu deh.. :)

[Elso · Rating 1 out of 5]

Rubbish !
So out dated it’s embarrassing - just get on a plane or boat and visit this great country you will have a five star experience no matter what part of Australia you find yourself in.

[John Sheahan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won a prize at school and, to Mum's mild horror, I bought three John O'Grady books with the voucher. I loved them

[Celeste · Rating 2 out of 5]

Incredibly misogynistic and out-dated, but still a vaguely amusing read.