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Editor’s Letter
NEXT MONTH’S MAGAZINE
Sofas• Vegetarian & Organic Cuisine • Teeth & Oral
REBECCABISSET
Editor-in-Chief
It takes me a while with some songs to hear certain lyrics correctly.
For example, with Taylor Swift’s “22”, there were a few weeks when I
would sing gaily that it was a “perfect night to dress up like hamsters”.
For those familiar with the song, you’ll know it’s supposed to be “hipsters”. It’s
not the only song I’ve done it to, but luckily most of my singing is done in my
car, and the only people that can hear me are my daughters. They think it’s very
amusing and they generally wait a few weeks before they correct me.
Just the other day I was stopped at a red traffic light having a lovely sing
when I realised that the man in a van to the right of me was watching me and
laughing. I stopped and smiled sheepishly at him – luckily the light changed
to green so I could escape. It’s supposed to be good to make people laugh,
though, right?
It’s definitely my mother’s genes; she once shouted out quite loudly at a quiz
that the galaxy in question was “the Milky Tray”. She calls Boat Quay “Bank
Quay”; and it’s always “Clarkes Quay”.
We can all get the wrong end of the stick and misinterpret things, so for us at
Expat Living it’s that time of year when we want to make sure that we’re hearing
you loudly and clearly – we want to know
who you are and what you like. Yes, it’s our
Readers’ Survey time, and once again we’ve
got some great prizes to entice you; see page
34 for the details.
Unbelievably, it’s nearly halfway through
the year – it feels like only yesterday we
were doing the Christmas card photo. Are
you planning a nice holiday? If you haven’t
organised anything yet, remember there’s a
heap of travel advice in the mag, and even
more online at .
And while you’re there at the website, don’t
forget to fill in the Readers’ Survey form!