So nearly 36 hours after leaving my parent's place in Springfield I am in Perth. The flights weren't bad, and not having a clock to look at made time fly by honestly. I am exhausted and am going to take a nap, so I am simply going to list a few observations I have made in my 2 hours so far in country.
-The light switches are upside down. As in you hit them down to turn them on. Also they are really small compared to ours.
-Toilets have 2 flush options. Half flush and full flush. I think this is brilliant.
-At some of the bigger intersections I have noticed that the walk signal is entirely it's own phase in the traffic light cycle. This means you can jaywalk diagonally through the intersection legally.
More to come once I have napped and had time to collect myself a little bit.
So hi from down under y'all!
NO NAPPING - FIND A BAR ASAP
ReplyDeleteUm, while I like the randomness of your observations so far, two of them exist in the US. DC has the walk signal on an intersection that is next to the Verizon Center (its called a barnes dance and was even started in the US - I have no idea why I know this). Also, the toilets in my office have that dual flush option. My admin who is from Australia said that they are standard in Australia and she was surprised to see it here.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, you are probably in a bar right now so drink a lot, convince yourself that fighting a kangaroo is the greatest idea ever and then post a humiliating video of it here.
Can't you just turn the switches over, I'm not sure I could deal with that long term. I hate how we have lights here that are controlled by two swtiches: Erin has an uncanny talent for leaving them so the light is off when both switches are up. How does that make any sense.
ReplyDeleteWay to rain on my parade Yetti. And yes Karl that is a 100% fesiable plan other then the fact that I would have to change all the lightswitches in my office and in my room at Telfer so yeah stop being crazy dude. Learn to deal with it. The lightswitches are also a completley different shape then ours so the entire sensation is different(if that makes sense).
DeleteI'm catching up on your blog. Those toilets are actually becoming pretty common in the Bay Area, I think especially in apartment complexes. We have had them for a couple of years at our apartment.
ReplyDeleteI think I remember that about the light switches from my trip to Australia in high school. So strange. Some of the switches in my parents' house are that way, but only because my dad installed them like that accidentally.
Some places in LA actually have diagonal crosswalks!