G'day Mates!

I'm new at blogging, which is my subtle way of saying I don't know what I'm doing. And I've also never been much of a journal keeper, so I hope everyone enjoys this wild ride knows as "babies first blog."

For lack of a better idea, I've decided to make a list. I preface this list with the following: Don't get me wrong, I love Oz, but aside from living life standing on your head (yes, technically, we are upside down), these folks do several things that I just find odd and interesting. So, here is my list of all the things weird Aussie. I'll update as more things come out of the woodwork.

1. They don't keep their eggs refrigerated. Can anyone say salmonella?
2. One of the most frequently run commercials, is some dude doing music covers with "hand farts." This leaves you wishing for the "meow mix" of Jingle Bells.
   
   Find more videos like this on www.truveo.com.
   
   
3. The obvious - they drive on the wrong side of the road.
4. The buses don't stop unless you wave at the driver. Literally they will look at you standing at the stop and breeze on by.
   
5. They don't have pennies or any type of coinage below 5 cents.
6. Raisins are called "sultanas."
7. Breakfast is better known as "brekkie." Seriously, McDonald's makes and advertises a "brekkie roll." WTF?
8. The world's worst primetime soap opera airs here - it's called "Home and Away," which is fitting because when you watch it, it makes you want to leave home and go away...far, far away from a television.
9. Mozzies = man eating mosquitos. The saying everything is bigger in Texas is totally false. The mosquitos here make the mosquitos in Texas look puny.

Stay tuned for more oddities from the land of Oz.