quicko: things mom noticed/learned/was told, day 8

--very few shutters on house windows
--what a long drop toilet is
--Australians don't usually use the term "potty"
--you can't turn left on red here
--a "bowser" is a gas pump
--seatbelts come down over you from the other side
--a "cheap" bungalow in the West costs $400,000 (!!!)
--there are IGAs and Blockbusters here
--bodies are rarely seen at Australian funerals
--the graffiti looks the same here
--"Devonshire teas"
--some famous Australian authors include Bryce Courteney, Tim Winton and John Marsden
--The Magic Pudding is a famous children's book
--everything is "pasta" -- there are distinctions for spaghetti, penne, linguine, etc., but generally Australians would just say they're having "pasta"