tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post6092053139568623179..comments2023-09-17T00:52:27.888+10:00Comments on Girl With a Satchel: Perspective: The costly pursuit of popularityErica Bartle (nee Holburn)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03115131016810116605noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-17896806225205620622011-08-20T10:34:29.832+10:002011-08-20T10:34:29.832+10:00When I lived in Sydney, I found affluenza to be a ...When I lived in Sydney, I found affluenza to be a nasty bug to shake. One of the best things about Sydney is its amazing shopping districts. But I found it to also be the worst. Shopping malls make me so claustrophobic, and it doesn't help having to work in one either! It really is a moral conflict when one of the parts of your job is to sell expensive products to people who don't need them...<br />However, since moving to Perth (which is terrible to get around in given how spread out everything is!), I've hardly shopped at all. Living a very zen and minimalist life here indeed. It's definitely helped me get in touch with myself a bit better.<br />I really wish blogs were a credible resource for essay writing, because you're seriously bang on point here and I have this essay due in 2 weeks! I could add a Dr to your name in the reference list, I guess ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com