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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 8:30 pm
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Originally Posted by Christopher
And then, there have been (apparently) Australians who ask for Durex when they go abroad and are surprised that they don't get a roll of sticky tape...
Hmmm, that might be a regional thing, certainly in Sydney or NSW I've never heard "Durex" for adhesive tape. Here we would just call it "sticky tape".
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