Here is a list of some interesting and weird things that I have discovered in Australia so far:
They sing their national anthem in the bar while being drunk
- They grill Mars (yes, the chocolate)!!!!
- word Heaps(stands for a lot) is used all the time
- Apart from driving on the other side, they also walk on the other side
- And in the traffic light, instead of green light flashing for pedestrians, the red light is flashing.
- They eat a thing called “vegemite” on sandwich, which for most of the Europeans would remained the Maggy soup base
- Europe is a fashion – “You look so European”, means that you look cool.
- Voting in government elections is obligatory and if you don’t do so, you will be fined
- The TV has a time difference as well – ex. If Adelaide is 30 mins behind from Sydney, then they also see series in the TV 30 mins later. So if you get sleepy and cant wait to the end of the movie, you can call to the other state and ask how the movie ends
- You can take cash out at the shop, while paying for your shoping. So if you pay with your card, then you can just add the amount of cash you would like to your bill and the shop assistant gives you cash.
- The functions in AIESEC are called portfolios
- The AIESEC Dances are called “Line dances” here
Probably the list will come longer with the time, but these are my main observations from first 2 months.
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