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My mum and dad have been visiting since Friday.  Like me, they're both Australian. Actually, if it's possible, they're even more Australian than I am.  Their accents are far broader than mine ever was, they spend as much of the day and the year outside as they can, they love the heat, watching sports, and their barbecues.  As an Australian, I was always a failure.  No wonder they kicked me out of the country.  (Yes, I'm kidding.)

Anyway, for the first time since I moved here in 1996, they've b...