5 Things Australian I've Learned
BALLARAT POST OFFICE 5) The POSTAL SERVICE is great here. Sending parcels to Canada is much cheaper than sending them from Canada...And the mail (man/woman) deliver the mail in cool orange vests and bomb around on fancy orange motor bikes... 4) Cheese is CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP , and so is lamb. However, be prepared to pay out your nose for anything else edible. After all we are on an island. 3) WATER is a precious precious commodity. You realize this when you have to use your "laundry water" to water your front lawn. (as an aside 2 loads covers the entire front lawn - 3 to also water the trees) As a secondary side....clothes dryers are rare- everything is hung on the line. Also, I'm still having to learn that it's ok to drink rain water - EVERYONE does it - and it's supposed to be better for you than regular town water. Acid Rain has been etched into my brain from a young age...Hard to unlearn that one. 2) Most common phrase I say: KEEP LEFT! That'...