Oz Observations # 3

There are less and less observations each edition I write, I suppose because I've covered most stuff. Often there will be really weird ones that I'll forget simply because I don't have anything to write it down on when I notice it. But anyways, here are a few more:

Oz Observations # 3

1. McDonalds and Australians refer to the restaurant as Macca's. Even in advertisements and websites, Macca's is used instead of McDonalds.

2. Burger King is known as Hungry Jack's but has the same logo and font.

3. Cheddar (the orange cheese) is known as red cheddar here.

4. Most roads and higways have reflectors built into the centerline that stick up about an inch and look like a little square box about 3 inches x 3 inches and one inch tall.

5. Attractions and important landmarks have signs like street signs on the same posts as street signs. So it'll be a sign that says Main St. then underneath that a blue sign that says police or museum, etc.

6. Bars and clubs all have outside security instead of in-house bouncers.

7. There is a lot of coffee flavored things, especially drinks. There are often 3 types of coffee-flavored milks in convenience stores, coffee chocolate bars, and coffee Boost Juices.

8. Lots of people (especially the backpackers) roll their own cigarettes instead of buying packs. Apparently it's significantly cheaper, but it's still weird to see people rolling smokes on tables in bars and restaurants.

9. Yield signs all have GIVE WAY written in black text inside the red triangle