Comments on: Podcast 154 – My Local Shopping Centre https://slowenglish.info/podcast-154-my-local-shopping-centre/ Podcasts about Australia for intermediate learners of English Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:05:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Rob McCormack https://slowenglish.info/podcast-154-my-local-shopping-centre/#comment-5313 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 11:50:14 +0000 https://slowenglish.info/?p=4206#comment-5313 In reply to Jin.

Hi Jin,
Many thanks for your thoughtful comment. Your experience emphasizes how important social connections are for us all. I’m glad that the local shopping centre could play a role for you in making friends in the community.
Best regards,
Rob

]]> By: Jin https://slowenglish.info/podcast-154-my-local-shopping-centre/#comment-5312 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 11:18:52 +0000 https://slowenglish.info/?p=4206#comment-5312 Hi Rob, I like this episode very much as it has a beautiful message. I have often felt lonely after migrating Australia in 2018 as I haven’t had so many friends except my family, but luckily there is a big shopping centre near my place, and this shopping centre played an important part to keep me mentally healthy, and helped me feel a part of community.

Today, I had a coffee with one of my friend after a very long time in the shopping centre, and we had a very good conversation. This evening I had a chance listening this podcast thinking about how amazing and lucky it is to have this shopping centre near my place, and just wanted to visit your website to say what I feel about this episode. Thank you

]]> By: Rob McCormack https://slowenglish.info/podcast-154-my-local-shopping-centre/#comment-5188 Mon, 06 May 2024 13:13:37 +0000 https://slowenglish.info/?p=4206#comment-5188 In reply to Dep Ni.

Hi Dep,
Many thanks for your comment and your kind words. That’s an excellent suggestion. I’ll add it to my list.
Best regards,
Rob.

]]> By: Dep Ni https://slowenglish.info/podcast-154-my-local-shopping-centre/#comment-5187 Mon, 06 May 2024 13:00:11 +0000 https://slowenglish.info/?p=4206#comment-5187 Hi Rob,
This podcast gives me an insight into the origin of shopping centres and reminds me of something. When I first came to Australia, apart from shopping centres, I was very attracted by a giant professional store building, which is also a large single building and with a huge hammer logo and it could be easily recognized by passers-by from a distance. Of course it is Bunnings Warehouses, the hardware giant in Australia. To my surprise here you can get almost any hardware you want under a single roof and this is unimaginable in China. So for me, a DIY enthusiast, it is one of my favorite shops to go to. I guess Bunnings is an interesting story and I hope it deserves its own podcast which you can do in the future.
Many thanks for your wonderful sharing.
Dep.

]]> By: stven liu https://slowenglish.info/podcast-154-my-local-shopping-centre/#comment-5178 Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:14:56 +0000 https://slowenglish.info/?p=4206#comment-5178 In reply to Rob McCormack.

thank you. computer,electric,busness. the popular major in australia are similar to China.
QingDao is a famous historical an cultural city, QingDao is a international tourist city, and a modern industrial city. welcome to QingDao for travel.

]]> By: Rob McCormack https://slowenglish.info/podcast-154-my-local-shopping-centre/#comment-5177 Sat, 06 Apr 2024 21:12:15 +0000 https://slowenglish.info/?p=4206#comment-5177 In reply to stven liu.

Hi Stven,
Many thanks for your comment. I am glad that you like my podcast. I looked up your city on the internet and it seems like a very beautiful place.
Regarding your question about career planning, I think it depends on what each person finds interesting. For example, some people might like to work with people and enjoy helping them, in which case being a teacher or a medical career might be a good idea. Others might prefer to work with their hands and become a tradesperson, such as an electrician. In Australia at the moment, we need more tradesmen and tradeswomen, more computer specialists and more people to become doctors and nurses, just to name a few. I hope that answer is helpful to you.
All the best from Melbourne.
Rob

]]> By: stven liu https://slowenglish.info/podcast-154-my-local-shopping-centre/#comment-5176 Sat, 06 Apr 2024 16:01:08 +0000 https://slowenglish.info/?p=4206#comment-5176 hello, mrs McCormack, you are retired man, I like you very good, and like your English podcast . I come from China, living in QingDao city that is a coastal city.
You were a good teacher in the middle school in the past . Can you tall me what major is most popular with young people for a good career planning in the future.

]]> By: Rob McCormack https://slowenglish.info/podcast-154-my-local-shopping-centre/#comment-5171 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 22:43:19 +0000 https://slowenglish.info/?p=4206#comment-5171 In reply to Christian Frankenberg.

Hi Chris. Many thanks for your comment and for your support of my podcast. See you in the food court at the shopping centre!
Have a great day.
Rob.

]]> By: Christian Frankenberg https://slowenglish.info/podcast-154-my-local-shopping-centre/#comment-5170 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 22:33:16 +0000 https://slowenglish.info/?p=4206#comment-5170 Rob,
Another illuminating podcast on Australian culture and practices. You reveal the importance of the supermarket as a hub of social interaction which is so important to the health and well-being of Australians.
Thanks,
Chris

]]> By: Rob McCormack https://slowenglish.info/podcast-154-my-local-shopping-centre/#comment-5169 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 22:52:36 +0000 https://slowenglish.info/?p=4206#comment-5169 In reply to Marcos Ibernón.

Hi Marcos. Many thanks for your comment. I appreciate your feedback.
Have a great day.
Rob.

]]> By: Marcos Ibernón https://slowenglish.info/podcast-154-my-local-shopping-centre/#comment-5167 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 22:26:05 +0000 https://slowenglish.info/?p=4206#comment-5167 Thanks for share and help us to improve our English level.

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