Odd things about Australia

• there are no white eggs, all brown. yolks are dark gold, almost orange.
• cars are very plain and small, trucks (utes) are the same.
• there are no pay-at-the pump stations... ya always have to go inside.
• pancake syrup is all real maple syrup
• produce is all super-sized.
• they do not have applebutter
• they eat a ton of lamb (YUCK)
• restaurants and pubs do not offer tableside service. you go to counter and order, tables have numbers and they deliver it. they do not give you a bill, you go to the register and give them your table number.
• tipping, rarely done. they are surprised if you tip.
• they snort teaspoons of tequila w/a swizzle stick (looked REALLY painful)
• they drink mainly beer and rum (bundaburg is the fav. local brand-another yuck)
• the guys still wear really short shorts (usually w/work boots) or bare feet.
• getting dressed to go out consists of taking off your high visibility work shirt.
• DUI here is .04
• one local bar/club has a shuttle bus to keep people from driving after drinking.
• they have you blow (randomly) when going into the jobsite.
• bare feet are acceptable anywhere.
• they don't take enough showers
• the coffee is amazing
• coffee pots (drip style) are almost impossible to find.

I'll have more later... think about these for a while!