recover from their busy weeks at work! So they're basically in the office for ages and then do nothing at the weekend because they're too tired (probably should have another coffee!). Banter is sorely missing, not just from the Aussie workplace but from the culture too. ere are some typical comments I hear from Australians in offices nearly 20 times a day: Q: How you doing? BR: Busy as usual, do you need a hand or to discuss something ? Q: How you keeping nice and busy? BR: no i'm just wallowing here in my hamock, can't you see ? Thats all everyone says. tehy get in at 7am for some strange reason and when I rock up at 8.30am they always make a point that they have got inearly and they are are....wait for it....busy! I get in between 7.30 and 8.30 and leave when i have acheived enough for the day so that is anytime from 4.30 to 6.30 Ive monitored the amount of work they do in any one day and I reckon I do in an hour what they do in about 2 days but there the ones who say busy busy busy.... Im not really sure whether or not they actually believe their busy who just have no personalities to have a conversation other than to say "yeah im good im busy". This is a great point, being busy or ACTUALLY acheiving the desired outcome are two different things. it is called E.F.F.I.C.I.E.N.C.Y. Australians are