Robert Stodola ‘19: No, the Bogs Do Not Flush the Different Method.
First order of enterprise for all my American associates: The
bathrooms don’t flush the opposite approach. They type of simply sink down.
Hey everybody! Lucas and I made it secure and sound to La Trobe
Uni after a couple of full day of travelling. I’ve been off the grid for the previous
couple days—we simply now found out the Wi-Fi scenario right here. I’m at the moment
penning this weblog from La Trobe’s pupil middle known as the Agora. Enjoyable reality in regards to the Agora: On our
first day, Lucas and I known as it the Arugula
and the Australian we had been talking to checked out us like we had some roost
free within the high paddock.
I figured it’d be cool to make use of this weblog to let everybody know
a number of the largest cultural variations between Australia and the United
States that I’ve seen thus far. Right here goes:
1.
The showers
and bogs within the dorms are coed.
Coed isn’t a factor right here in
Australia. Within the dorms, you should utilize whichever bathe or bathroom that you simply come
throughout, and nobody thinks something of it. Ultimately, everybody’s simply making an attempt to
get clear. There’s no level in separating the restrooms to suit a social
assemble.
2.
Australians
shorten every part after they speak.
Australian’s love their slang.
Right here’s a couple of examples:
·
G’day
we’re gonna pop down and do a Maccas run = We’re going to McDonald’s.
·
Sunday
arvo tea was good as = Sunday afternoon dinner was nice.
·
There was
a pack of bogans on the bottle-o = There was a gaggle of rednecks on the
liquor retailer.
·
Go have a
cheeky bev = I’m going to have a drink.
3.
The
ingesting age is eighteen, however you can not have a full-fledged, restriction-free
drivers license till 22.
This is among the largest issues
that shocked me. In America, you may drive with out restriction at 16, however
Australians have to attend 6 years longer than we do. Some hardly get their
license, contemplating public transportation is so available.
4.
Australian
cash is plastic, colourful, and the payments get larger in measurement as they develop in
worth.
A $50 word is larger in measurement than
the $5 word. I simply truly let a few of my Australian associates have a look at a few of
our American cash, and so they couldn’t consider that it’s made out of paper and
tremendous bland trying.
5.
Australians
discover the way in which we speak very fascinating.
Each single time I slip the phrase
“y’all” right into a dialog—the dialog stops and the actual fact I simply stated “y’all”
is introduced up. Fairly a couple of instances Lucas and I’ve been speaking to one another,
and somebody says, “It’s identical to the films!” This occurs most instances we
clarify issues that occur in American school.
Tomorrow we’re headed to Angelsea and the Nice Ocean Street
for a pre-orientation journey. I’ll publish a weblog about it subsequent week! I’m lacking
all my family and friends again dwelling, however Australia is fairly superior thus far.
G’day mates.
