Sunrise at Kings Canyon
Sunrise at Kings Canyon
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-drive and walk on the opposite side
-'Z' is pronounced 'zed'
-'French Fries' are 'Hot Chips'
-there is a pub in campus...above the food court
-don't pronounce 'R's. For instance, water='wata', Cairns='Cans', Peter='Petah'.
-there really is no high-level college sports. they can't believe it when I say stadiums of 100,000 get packed for college football games.
-owning guns is illegal
-they think American football players are sissies
-virtually no one lives on campus for school. most live at home.
-pennies do not exist...they round to multiples of five
-cuban cigars are available...and oh so good
-EVERYBODY loves Obama
-once you step off the plane you immediately have your 21st birthday...or the equivalent in relation to alcohol consumption
-bell peppers are called capsicum
-there are no pepperocinis or banana peppers at Subway. AND meals only come with cookies, NO POTATO CHIPS!!!
-Subway footlongs are $7, not $5
-they show boobies on regular t.v.
-when going out to the city of Sydney, many guys straighten their hair...and are NOT ridiculed...
-there are NO free refills. That's one of their favorite things about America...
-voting is compulsory
-guys wear skinny jeans, not baggy
-say "How are you going?" instead of "How are you doing?"
-say "heaps" a lot...A LOT, like, heaps of times
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