10 Random Observations in Sydney, Australia
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Posted by Julia
- Christmas appears less commercialized with fewer window decorations /trees /store promotions
- Home internet plans are billed on usage basis. (We maxed out during the first week and got dropped to dial up speed. Ouch!)
- Subway system is very expensive for the daily commuter
- Do not call it 'shrimp on the barbie', they are prawns
- You need to bathe in sunscreen before you step out the door (Australia's proximity to the ozone hole means very intense UV rays)
- Deodorants/antiperspirants are mostly available in the liquid roll on form only
- Parents rooms are available in most shopping centers (private areas to nurse, change and relax with baby)
- The shows Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother and Sex and the City are on back to back -- seemingly all times of the day. (Most US shows are a few episodes or seasons behind)
- Lots of Westfield shopping malls. (The company is based and founded in Australia. Who knew?)
- It's not Raisin Bran
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