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Hey mates,
It is 9:50 a.m. local time (Western Australia/Perth) Tuesday Feb 5th. It is very warm here, in the up 30's degree Celcius (upper 90s F?).
Oz is very similar to US but they drive on the left side and it is cleaner and more friendly. The buses and trains are clean and people say thank you to the driver (imagine that in the US). I paid $4 per 1 way trip. The cars and houses are more compact/smaller. There are a lot of hatchbacks and not much SUV.
Elevator = lift. Cops are driving in white pickup trucks with trailer box on top of the bed. Burger King = Hungry Jack's.
The bad thing is the high cost of living. My friend is in 1 bed apt, about the same size of my place in US (800 sq ft) but she is paying $1200 per month (1 USD is about 1 AUD). Bottle of water is about $4 per small one. Gasoline is about $1.4xx per liter or $4.xx per gallon if my math is correct. Roasted chicken is about $10/each. I went to Woolworth (similar like Kroger) and I paid $15 for 1 toothpaste, 1 bar of soap, 1 small bottle of Coke (1.25L), 1 small pack of candies. Almost every meal at the fastfood places are about $10 or more. I think everything in Oz is about 50% higher or more than in the US (base on my observation in the last few days).
Well, that's all for now. I will be back to the States soon and will have more pictures later. Ya'll take care. I did miss the SuperBowl yesterday.^_^
It is 9:50 a.m. local time (Western Australia/Perth) Tuesday Feb 5th. It is very warm here, in the up 30's degree Celcius (upper 90s F?).
Oz is very similar to US but they drive on the left side and it is cleaner and more friendly. The buses and trains are clean and people say thank you to the driver (imagine that in the US). I paid $4 per 1 way trip. The cars and houses are more compact/smaller. There are a lot of hatchbacks and not much SUV.
Elevator = lift. Cops are driving in white pickup trucks with trailer box on top of the bed. Burger King = Hungry Jack's.
The bad thing is the high cost of living. My friend is in 1 bed apt, about the same size of my place in US (800 sq ft) but she is paying $1200 per month (1 USD is about 1 AUD). Bottle of water is about $4 per small one. Gasoline is about $1.4xx per liter or $4.xx per gallon if my math is correct. Roasted chicken is about $10/each. I went to Woolworth (similar like Kroger) and I paid $15 for 1 toothpaste, 1 bar of soap, 1 small bottle of Coke (1.25L), 1 small pack of candies. Almost every meal at the fastfood places are about $10 or more. I think everything in Oz is about 50% higher or more than in the US (base on my observation in the last few days).
Well, that's all for now. I will be back to the States soon and will have more pictures later. Ya'll take care. I did miss the SuperBowl yesterday.^_^
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