Peer Pressure & Coffee in Cosmopolitan Melbourne

“I’m giving up coffee,” I told my friends. They would respond with laughter and disbelief: “Who gives up coffee? I’ll believe it when I see it!” Coffee is a drug that has become socially acceptable, but it is rather terrible for many people’s health. The real reason I am giving up coffee is because of health complications with ulcerative colitis. For me and 75,000 other Australians, coffee can be really, really bad for our stomachs. Nurses and doctors are cheering me on, applauding me for coming to my senses. Which is nice, as I am thankful for the encouragement.

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Chicken and Chips and Multiculturalism

I live a pretty exotic life. Over the years I have refined my tastes and have educated myself in the ways of art, music, cinema, literature and of course world cuisine. So the other day when I was in Red Rooster having just ordered a classic quarter with a rooster roll on the side I was contemplating the fact that the city I live in has made it so much easier for one to gain such knowledge when residing in a truly multicultural society. As a Melbournian I think it’s reasonable to say that I do indeed live in a resoundingly successful multicultural metropolis, a point that was just about to be reiterated as I dined on what I believed to be some sort of bird, most likely chicken with some chips that were almost undeniably made with real potato extract.

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