--"stock take" sale instead of an "inventory clearance"
--lots of people listen to music while commuting
--"manufacturing jewellers"
--lots of high school boys in kilts playing bagpipes
--Australians know a lot about American politics
--corn a stick at the markets
--hot lemonade and honey at the markets
--some flowers, such as azaleas, are similar to what we have in spring, but there aren't any daffodils or tulips
--azaleas and geraniums bloom simultaneously here
--our tropical plants/house plants are growing naturally here
--normal neighborhood sounds here sound jungle-y or rainforest-y (American zoos play recordings that sound like my neighborhood!)
--things we usually have to pay to see (kookaburras, rainbow lorikeets, tropical plants, etc.) are just living naturally here
--spider plants just grow outside here all by themselves (i.e., not houseplants)
--not a lot of people seem to style themselves elaborately in terms of hair, make-up, etc. -- they tend to look more natural for the most part; not pretentious; easy-going, outdoorsy looks are more common; not fussy
--people ask where you're from and when you say "the U.S.," almost everyone responds with a story about when they were there (or want to go), but almost entirely the West or East coast and very rarely Ohio
There are lots of tulips growing in the Perth area, one of the regionl parks even has a tulip festival, but I haven't seen any daffodils.
ReplyDelete-Lizzie (native Illinois-ian living in Perth)
I've been reading some novels that make me interested in seeing Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois if I ever visit the USA again.
ReplyDeleteLizzie - do you get silly comments on the pronunciation of Illinois - along the lines of "being ill would annoy me too"? BTW, my DH & I just got back from Perth yesterday - I didn't see any tulips but we enjoyed other flowers in Kings Park. And we saw quite a lot of freesias growing wild on our trip.