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23 September 2026

I'm a British expat in Australia and there's a furniture culture shock here I've not once seen back home: 'It's not a thing in the UK'

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I'm a British expat in Australia and there's a furniture culture shock here I've not once seen back home: 'It's not a thing in the UK'

A British expat has revealed the Australian habit he wishes existed back home after discovering he can furnish almost an entire house during his ten-minute walk to work. Jack told ...

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