Bizarro World

Australian terms and things that are “normal” here:

High Tech clothes dryer: 

Very complicated to run efficiently, to use this appliance you need to start early in the day as the wind dies mid afternoon and the clothes will not dry quickly.

Will need a complicated accessory to work correctly: Clothes pegs (pins in US)

If you ask for clothes pins in the store you will get safety pins which will not be easy to affix the clothes to the clothes line.

The rain that comes, even with the sun shining, may be difficult to control, and the drying time will need to be extended. 

Very economical to run. 

Clothes will not shrink due to harsh temperatures. 

Towels may feel like sandpaper, but this will become less objectionable as your skin toughens up.

Sheets will smell wonderful and you will sleep like a baby.

Tasty Cheese: 

I ordered something with “tasty” cheese, (I am from Wisconsin) and asked what type of cheese is was-answer “tasty”, and I thought oh good that will taste good. 

WRONG, tasty cheese is a mild cheddar cheese, which does taste good.

Brekkie: breakfast

Coffee: How much time do you have?

 (I miss my Keurig!_)

Flat white: Espresso with frothy milk

Skinny white: Espresso with frothy skim  milk

Long Black: Watered down espresso

Short Black: Espresso

Long Mac: Machiato with double shot

Strong Espresso with a little milk served “up” in a glass

I understand from my friend Trish that Starbucks in Bayside, Wisconsin is now serving a Flat White which my New Zealand friend is thoroughly enjoying.

Burger King is called Hungry Jack here. My guess is that the “Royals” didn’t appreciate a burger called “king"?

Where in the world but here do people riot over a Dart Competition? Yes, this happened this weekend. Fans pay money to watch Darts being played and someone got the idea to throw chairs and cause a disruption. The upheaval ended up on the 10 o’clock news and everyone was upset by the unruly crowd. They also dedicate a TV channel to this sport. And to one with paint drying.

Muriel’s Wedding- a must see movie which somehow I managed to see many years ago. 

Toni Collette plays Muriel and it was her break out role. This is Australia culture in movie form. It takes place on the Sunshine Coast which is very close to where we are living. Rent it, Netflix it, stream it, just see it. It will explain a lot of what I’m experiencing in Bundaberg.

Bundaberg is the fattest city in Australia…..more to come on this little nugget.