- Door handles are about 6-8 inches higher than in the States. In older houses the difference is more pronounced.
- If you are providing a list of number, say, you're phone number like 0457 722 ..., you would say O, four, five, double seven, double 2, .... I flinch when trying to write this down, and they flinch when I pronounce a digit twice or three times in a row.
- "Z" is pronounced "zed" and "H" is sometimes (but not always) pronounced "haytch".
- The bulletin at church has the week's activities and prayer requests, but nothing about the service and order of worship.
- Lot's of safety regulations. You are not allowed to hold the phone or even use a Bluetooth ear device in the car. (If your car has Bluetooth built into the radio -- then that's OK.)
- Internet is via 3G and 4G. This means it is metered, which changes the way you use the internet.
- Driving on the left side of the road is something that never becomes second nature.
- Food is REALLY expensive. A value meal at Hungry Jacks (Burger King) is $9.50
- Australia does not serve what we would call "regular" coffee. There are lots of coffee shops, but you get lattes, espressos, etc. I end up getting something called a "long black" most often. It's an espresso with water.
- Each electrical outlet has a switch for each outlet -- on the outlet itself.
- Australia is incredibly multicultural.
- If you liked the meal you would say it was "lovely" or "beautiful".
- A prominent supermarket chain is "Woolworths" (which I remember in the States as being a drugstore.) In Woolworths, both the front and back wheels on the shopping cart pivot.
- Fish and chips are awesome -- and everywhere.
- Beginning drivers are required to have a big "L" or "P" on their cars. L stands for Learner and P for Provisional.
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Things that are different ... to me
The following is an ad hoc list of things that I've noticed that are different.
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