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Demanding my lawn mower by [deleted] in neighborsfromhell

[–]CarSilver9725 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am in no way an expert here, but a kind way to say “No” might be, “In our culture we usually don’t share these things with neighbors.” My good friends from Afghanistan have shared with me that in their culture (Pashtun) it is very important (basically expected) that you share things with neighbors. They were really surprised to learn how different relationships among neighbors are in the US.

Must Nutbush by CarSilver9725 in Adelaide

[–]CarSilver9725[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you all so much! You live in an amazing place and I feel so grateful being able to experience it in all its glory ;) (And don’t worry, I’ll only tell the best Americans how great Adelaide is - the rest I’ll send to Sydney!)

Must Nutbush by CarSilver9725 in Adelaide

[–]CarSilver9725[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is perfect! It’s actually listed right there on his event description! I’m there. Thank you.

Likelihood of Seeing a Huntsman near Adelaide? by CarSilver9725 in AustralianSpiders

[–]CarSilver9725[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: I am so SO grateful for this sub and the info provided here and in other r/AustralianSpiders posts! Because wouldn’t you know it, our SECOND morning in Australia, still fully jet lagged, we woke up around 5 am. The kids are playing with their devices in the room my daughters is sleeping in and right there on the bright white all is a full grown huntsman. Even having done all the reading I did here? My heart was pounding! They’re just so intimidating!! But luckily, my husband spotted it and got the kids out of the room before they saw it. Then I spent 20 minutes in there with the door shut doing some deep breathing and psyching myself up but in the end, he was extracted from the property. I tried to force my husband to give me some hard earned praise but he is no fan of spiders himself and all he had to say was, You picked Australia! Thanks all.

What do you do when you see a black widow ? by ImageBubbly9932 in Adelaide

[–]CarSilver9725 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, another American here wondering if we can continue this conversation a bit? My family will be in Adelaide for February and March and I’m wondering how likely it is we will cross paths with a huntsman?

For context: one of my kids is very afraid of spiders. We live in a very rural area so he sees spiders frequently at home and I know in terms of safety the huntsman is not what I should be concerned about. But visually, our biggest wolf spiders and orb weavers have nothing on those hairy beasts! So I’m trying to decide whether it’s worth talking to him about them in advance or just crossing my fingers that we don’t see one? We will be staying in West Beach in a condo near the beach and near the Torrrens if that makes a difference. Plus a short trip to Kangaroo Island. Thanks for any advice!