Time Warp
Posted by Vicki Scholtz | 27 Jul, 2007"Sydney," the Cow informed Gramsci, "is a city stuck in a time warp. Well, much of Oz is, generally, but Sydney is definitely a city of the 70s. I've never seen so much tie-dye, so much brown, so much retro fashion. Or so many smokers!"
Gramsci shrugged - which, given 8 arms, produced a Mexican wave. "Well," he suggested, "surfer culture was a big thing in the 70s, and all the big surfer brands are Australian. You can't blame them for wanting to keep that on life support, if only for economic reasons!"
"Gmf!" snorted the Cow. "Pushing local industry is one thing, but surely there's been some advance since the 70s? After all, Sydney doesn't stop at Bondi or Coogee?"
Gramsci chuckled. "Surferwear is probably the least embarrassing of their exports," he pointed out. "I doubt they'd get much tourism if the windows were all full of Rolf Harris CDs or Paul Hogan videos..."
Which reminded the Cow of the frightening things she had seen in almost every shop window in Oz....
Authentic Oz porn - UGGly boots. Even in pink...
