1. Australian's worship this god like substance which looks and tastes like Marmite, but is in fact completely different as it has Vitamin B and vitality! Australia was built from this stuff, like roads and bridges as well as people! Vegemite is vile and the only time I've used it was to make gravy, it was good for that.
2. Australian's don't like shoes, their feet from a young age are hardened into what can be described as hide like material, it's like they could all perform the walking on glass trick, no questions asked and certainly no cuts.
3. They have Mexican Drive Thru! Zambrero in Joondalup is amazing, I love their chikito's!
4. Aussies drive on the left but in cars that have been developed for driving on the right. Meaning their steering wheels are back to front, many a time I've gone to indicate where I'm driving next and through on my window wipers instead.
5. Your first Kangaroo will probably be spotted 'sleeping' at the side of the road! Road kill!
6. You will probably need to pay to see your first kangaroo up close.
7. Aussie's have play parks with built in BBQ grills, so a picnic in the park can be burgers and hot dogs with the minimal of fuss!
8. Everything is in Kilometres, which is confusing. Especially when you cannot remember how to convert it to miles.
9. You will get burnt, at least once in your first few weeks because the sun is so strong! And I'm ginger, my skin is so pale!!
10. And so far, I have learned that if you're going to have a car crash, it's better to do it in the middle of nowhere, crashing into the local primary schools fence is better than totalling your host mums car or putting diesel into a petrol car!
The first ten things I have learned about Australia and Perth in general. All these things have been done by me, some good, others bad!
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