Listen, I reckon there are heaps of cool facts about Australia (actually pronounced "Oztray-ah").
Pennies. They've done away with them here. Odd amounts of change simply get rounded up or down. There are $1 and $2 coins rather than paper bills.
Coins are 10 cents, 20 cents and 50 cents. the 50 cent pieces weigh a ton.
Mahz Bahz = (Mars Bars) Milky Way
Smart toilets. Two flush buttons on every toilet or every toilet wall. One for a small flush and the other for when you have heaps to flush, I reckon.
Sun smart schools. Kids are required to wear hats (the ones with the flaps in the back and on the sides) and sunscreen. Schools are actually certified for this.
Smart pillow cases. Instead of your pillow being visible at the end of your pillow case, the pillow case itself has an extra flap that folds back in over the end of what would be the exposed pillow. Listen, I reckon it looks heaps nicer than the American style pillow cases.
Airport Security. Flying within Oz I did not have to show ANY identification to get a boarding pass, go through security or board the plane. I could have been ANYONE. And, I was allowed to keep my shoes on and drink water as I walked through the xray machine. Honey, we're not in Kansas anymore.
Soy sauce fish. When you order sushi, you are given miniature plastic fish filled with soy sauce. Super cute, but how many of those are now buried in landfills?
Birds of Paradise. Exotic flowers grow everywhere.
Lord of the Fries. What can I say... OMG! Vegetarian fries that come with the topping of your choice: Belgian (euro-mayo), American (BBQ), Indian (mango chutney and sour cream), French Canadian Poutine (cheese melted by hot brown gravy), Aussie (rich tomato sauce and vinegar), and more...
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The fish are cute, tho.
I thought they stopped making soy sauce fish since I haven't seen them since I was 10.
The Boston gates (Continental at least) had those new full body scanners which is the opposite of the lax security you experienced. After going through the scanner a female guard patted me down the front and sides. Lucky me.
OMG,Jess! You poor thing. Full body scan and full frontal. Ewww!
So sorry.
I LOVE MY SOY SAUCE FISH
Great to see you guys,
alex
So funny that you mentioned that pillowcase thing... Tom and I have been staying at his Aunt's place in Sorrento and we were changing the bedding there and I noticed her pillowcases were open at the end and I thought, '"WTF??" ..... and somehow I made the connection between the fact that she used to live in the USA so it must be an American thing. You are right, having the pocket section at the end is WAYYY better, although Tom refuses to use them when he changes the bed and it drives me crazy!!
(PS - I have just signed into this using my Blogger account D. - so you may notice that I have a half-finished description of Cole's birth. So, what can I say? Make hay while the sun shines my friend!! Maybe, 1 year on, I will have time to finish it??
I loved the loo when I was in Australia. Two buttons, push the one that's appropriate. We need that in the States.
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