Sher & Jer with Opera House & Harbour Bridge

More things that blew my mind!



Turning light switches down to turn them on. Toilets with no visible sign of a refill bowl (and bathrooms with a drain in the middle of the floor) that allows you to drain a full tube or sink in about two milliseconds. 240-volt systems (nice for warming water for teapots though) - not good on hair dryers brought from the US (with an adapter) that doesn't change the voltage. Not having one-dollar bills, but having $2 dollar coins that were smaller than their one-dollar coins. Not having pennies or quarters, but having 20-cent pieces that look like half dollars and half dollars that look like silver dollars with scalloped edges. Having nickels that look like dimes and dimes that look like quarters. Not paying tax on food (and a lot of other stuff). Sticker shock (even with the exchange rate) for certain things like petrol and meals. People who are pleasantly shocked when you try and tip them. Realizing that a weather forecast of 30 degrees is actually warm. And that a FAIR weather forecast means that have NO CLUE what the weather will be.