They're a weird mob

Fülszöveg

they're a weird mob
a novel by NINO CULOTTA
This is one of the funniest books about Australians ever written.
(For confirmation of this statement, see press reviews on back cover.)
When Nino Culotta, an Italian journalist, is sent to Australia to write articles for an Italian newspaper, he sets off by ship without any preconceived notion of what he will find when he gets there, but with the comforting knowledge that he can speak and understand English well.
Having caused a disturbance on board with other Italians, he is escorted off the ship at Sydney by two policemen who bundle him into the nearest taxi, pleased to see the last of him. The taxi-driver, who is about to sign off after completing an all-night shift, is anxious to be on his way and greets Nino with an abrupt, 'Where to, mate?' Nino replies, in a very dignified manner:
'It appears to me, sir, that since you are acting under the orders of the constabulary, you are undoubtedly well aware of our destination.'
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Fülszöveg

they're a weird mob
a novel by NINO CULOTTA
This is one of the funniest books about Australians ever written.
(For confirmation of this statement, see press reviews on back cover.)
When Nino Culotta, an Italian journalist, is sent to Australia to write articles for an Italian newspaper, he sets off by ship without any preconceived notion of what he will find when he gets there, but with the comforting knowledge that he can speak and understand English well.
Having caused a disturbance on board with other Italians, he is escorted off the ship at Sydney by two policemen who bundle him into the nearest taxi, pleased to see the last of him. The taxi-driver, who is about to sign off after completing an all-night shift, is anxious to be on his way and greets Nino with an abrupt, 'Where to, mate?' Nino replies, in a very dignified manner:
'It appears to me, sir, that since you are acting under the orders of the constabulary, you are undoubtedly well aware of our destination.'
The impatient driver's staccato reply to this leaves Nino somewhat perplexed and so he learns that the Australian language can be quite different from the English he has studied so carefully. When he takes up residence in a hotel at Kings Cross, and later becomes a builder's labourer, his dilemma increases with such phrases as ' 'owyergoin' mate orright?' and 'I'm givin' yer the druml'
But after a time he learns to understand this strange and colourful language—and can even speak it himself. He learns, too, to like these Australians and their ways—even marries one and becomes an Australian himself, but not before he becomes involved in various predicaments that provide a riot of fun for the reader.
Jacket design by Les. Tanner Illustrated by Wep Vissza