differently. Things that the residents here don't think twice about, but that make me pull out my camera and ask as many questions as I can. Here are a few of the quirky things I've found here... it doesn't always take much to amuse me, but hopefully you'll find these interesting too.When you order a Coke or Sprite at a cafe, they give it to you these small glass bottles. I've seen them in stores at home, but not really in use. I think they're so cute and love that they're common here.
I saw these burgers in the grocery store yesterday. They are shaped like Australia for no real reason. It's not a holiday or anything, just for fun.
One really odd thing about driving in Melbourne is what they 
call a Hook Turn. It means you have to make a right-hand turn from the left lane. I'm pretty sure Melbourne is the only city that has this, and I've been told it's to keep cars out of the way of the city trams, which run through the middle of the road. But... driving on the left side of the road, in the right side of the car, and having to make a right-hand turn from the left lane?? Melbourne should be very, very happy to know I wont be driving here.
call a Hook Turn. It means you have to make a right-hand turn from the left lane. I'm pretty sure Melbourne is the only city that has this, and I've been told it's to keep cars out of the way of the city trams, which run through the middle of the road. But... driving on the left side of the road, in the right side of the car, and having to make a right-hand turn from the left lane?? Melbourne should be very, very happy to know I wont be driving here.The eternal question for any traveler down under is whether or not the toilets really flush in the opposite direction. I've tested this, and really 
have come to the conclusion that they don't. It actually seems to me like the water goes straight down moreso than it spins. But, besides the flushing, the toilets here have something else about them. Almost all of them have two buttons for flushing. One is a "half flush" and one is a "full flush" depending on how much water you need to use. Australia is always in the middle of a water crisis, so they are very conscious about not wasting water. (When it gets really bad, they have bans on car washing, lawn watering, filling your pool, etc.) But on a daily basis, you get to decide how much water you need. I've seen a lot of different buttons, but they are all some variation of a short line and a longer line. Saving the world, one flush at a time, I guess. Go Aussies.
have come to the conclusion that they don't. It actually seems to me like the water goes straight down moreso than it spins. But, besides the flushing, the toilets here have something else about them. Almost all of them have two buttons for flushing. One is a "half flush" and one is a "full flush" depending on how much water you need to use. Australia is always in the middle of a water crisis, so they are very conscious about not wasting water. (When it gets really bad, they have bans on car washing, lawn watering, filling your pool, etc.) But on a daily basis, you get to decide how much water you need. I've seen a lot of different buttons, but they are all some variation of a short line and a longer line. Saving the world, one flush at a time, I guess. Go Aussies. 
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The Aussie's would not like my one button super flusher at my dad's house! haha.
Also, I really want hamburgers to come in all sorts of shapes. I like food that looks like things!
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