Perth, Australia

Our athlete friends are currently in Perth for the athletics, and enjoying it very much. They do have one complaint though, they can't find any cafes open after 4 p.m and they don't want to eat in expensive restaurants every evening.
Is this normal all over Australia or only Perth?

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Australia closes at 11pm

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That late? So what do they do between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m bedtime?


Second thoughts, don't answer that

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Whinge about Poms?

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I guess that's a possibility.

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They shut up shop and go to bed early because they get up at the crack of sparrow fart, or silly o'clock

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You could be right, our friends tell us that they have to be out running at 8 a.m. This is what our friends mailed us today:

"They seem to be very early to bed early to rise out here. Their parkruns start at 8 a.m or earlier. It's light by 4:30/5 a.m and dark by 7 ish and they seem to follow the pattern of the daylight, which is a good thing in one way,,but not when you want a cuppa or a meal later in the day."

It just seems odd that it´s so difficult to find somewhere for a cuppa in a city, especially when they have a big athletics event going on.

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Surely there are heaps of clubs in WA? That's where I go for a cheap but good meal (and the odd ale to wash it down).

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I don´t know Bruce, maybe they just haven´t found such places as yet.