{"id":305,"date":"2014-08-19T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T07:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/2014\/08\/for-all-the-tea-in-china.html\/"},"modified":"2014-08-19T07:10:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T07:10:00","slug":"for-all-the-tea-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2014\/08\/19\/for-all-the-tea-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"For all the tea in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Mum\u2019s Youth Hostel is open again<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Never a dull moment!<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">This week we&#8217;ve had two teachers from China&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">move in for a couple of weeks.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">They arrive bearing a wonderful gift of Chinese tea.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I can already tell we\u2019re going to have a great time\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1mY7w8_PIAM\/U_LZCoMzsuI\/AAAAAAAAD30\/bjhSO6PoBqk\/s1600\/China%2Bdrum.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1mY7w8_PIAM\/U_LZCoMzsuI\/AAAAAAAAD30\/bjhSO6PoBqk\/s1600\/China%2Bdrum.jpg?resize=448%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"448\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">For a start they are fluent English speakers&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">which always makes things easier<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;\">&nbsp;for a good natter.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I love exchanging information about our lives.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;\">With our previous students I often have to resort to&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">my not-so-fine acting skills&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Secondly these ladies are here with&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">sixteen of their hospitality students,<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">not staying in our house, in case you were wondering.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">There is a limit to my hospitality!<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">But before we know it&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">they are offering to help left, right and centre.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">This is a massive bingo moment,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I do not expect our Home Stay guests to help in any way,<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">but I sure appreciate the offer.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height: 13px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ToePU0gvGwA\/U_L1BkUj7lI\/AAAAAAAAD5M\/uKpx_lO_gMo\/s1600\/China%2Btea2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ToePU0gvGwA\/U_L1BkUj7lI\/AAAAAAAAD5M\/uKpx_lO_gMo\/s1600\/China%2Btea2.jpg?resize=484%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"484\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">They tell me they teach hotel management&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><i>Holy Moly<\/i>!&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Do you think they will notice&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">that I didn\u2019t iron the bottom sheet on the beds?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Answer: If they did, they won&#8217;t say anything.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">They are waaaay too polite.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height: 13px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">They are an absolute delight to have in the house&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Could they have a mop&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">as they have a little water from the shower on the bathroom floor?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Can they do the washing up?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I love them already!<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--MtqIhly1hU\/U_L1YPCU_-I\/AAAAAAAAD5c\/dgyK0T8uTb0\/s1600\/China%2Btea.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--MtqIhly1hU\/U_L1YPCU_-I\/AAAAAAAAD5c\/dgyK0T8uTb0\/s1600\/China%2Btea.jpg?resize=520%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"520\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height: 13px; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">They are impressed with my husband who before dinner<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">emerges with a humungous pile of shirts from the laundry<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">to do his weekly ironing.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&#8216;<i>He\u2019s just showing off<\/i>&#8216; I say.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I&#8217;m wondering why we need to have the entire<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">contents of the laundry scattered all over the family room.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">The very same room&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">that I have spent the entire week tidying up?!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Men!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We have a good laugh as I ask them&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">whether they iron for their husbands?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Apparently the answer is Yes!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">\u2018<i>I have never ironed for any man\u2019<\/i>,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I say proudly&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">\u2018<i>That\u2019s a man\u2019s job<\/i>\u2019!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">\u2018<b>In Australia all men do their own ironing?\u2019&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">they ask&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">incredulously.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I can tell they are already impressed with Aussie life&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Now how to answer this one?&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">DH replies he would like me to do his ironing&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">but I am really bad at ironing shirts!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Talk about having our <strike>dirty<\/strike> washing out in public\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I tell them years ago&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I perfected the technique of being really bad at ironing,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">it\u2019s a great skill to have!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">They smile politely&#8230;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Rjyxl-BeYWM\/U_L02U85eoI\/AAAAAAAAD5E\/hKHA1_v5Bh8\/s1600\/China%2Btea3.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Rjyxl-BeYWM\/U_L02U85eoI\/AAAAAAAAD5E\/hKHA1_v5Bh8\/s1600\/China%2Btea3.jpg?resize=484%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"484\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">On the first day they return home with profiteroles&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">their students have made at school that day.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I\u2019m impressed and worried.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Do you remember the Japanese Food blogger&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I had staying with me last year?&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">The pressure to serve up every meal&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">ready to be showcased to the world&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">on a food blog&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;\">nearly killed me!&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We lived off baked beans for weeks after they left\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height: 13px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&#8216;<i>Do you teach cooking?&#8217;<\/i> I ask<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Thankfully the answer is No!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Although anyone who has Chinese Facebook friends&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">will know 98% of their Facebook posts are food photos.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I can\u2019t entirely relax!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ifuco2rJkOM\/U_L2FYWxm9I\/AAAAAAAAD5w\/K3o8kyAdmSI\/s1600\/China%2Btea4.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ifuco2rJkOM\/U_L2FYWxm9I\/AAAAAAAAD5w\/K3o8kyAdmSI\/s1600\/China%2Btea4.jpg?resize=488%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"488\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">I\u2019m rather pleased that I have chosen to serve up&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">a three bird roast&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;\">in honour of their arrival.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">After the first course our delightful guests offer to do the washing up!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&#8216;<i>No need&#8217;<\/i>&nbsp;I say &#8216;<i>we have a machine&#8217;<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">At the same time DH<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;reaches forward to collect their plates&#8230;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">They smile, incredibly impressed.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">First ironing, now washing up&#8230;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">He has gone from ironing hero,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">to mega dishwashing machine hero.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><b><i>&#8216;In Australia all men are washing up machines?<\/i><\/b>&#8216; they ask<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">If you&#8217;re lucky I reply!<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Tea anyone?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height: 13px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; 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