"'a swollen stinger that could give him 20 minutes of agony and, if he's unlucky, an unsightly allergic reaction to carry on his torso for life....' It occured to me that Australians are so surrounded with danger that they have evolved an entirely new vocabulary to deal with it" (Bryson 17).
The first part of this quote is a part of an article in the "Sydney Morning Herald" weekend magazine, written by Deirdre Macken. Deirdre and a photographer Glenn Hunt are acting as tour guides for Bill Bryson in his journey through Sydney. Although he has been to Australia many times before this adventure, he confesses that he never had a chance to truly see Sydney and "The Outback."
I decided to choose this passage because it demonstrates the intense and dangerous situations Bill has found himself in Australia thus far. In this passage a dangerous jelly fish is just a few feet away from him, and the Australians are simply telling him not to worry. I think this passage is important because it demonstrates the Australians non chalance way of life and easy going personalities.
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