Just got back from a trip to Australia and New Zealand. Had a lovely time and noticed some fun language differences.
There was a sign on the cruise ship's Promenade Deck asking people to walk or jog in an
anti-clockwise direction, rather than counter-clockwise.
You don't call someone on the phone, you
ring them up.
If you are a bit chilly, you need to put on your
jumper (sweater).
You don't have to yield to traffic, but you may need to
give way.
I did have a terrible time adapting to seeing vehicles driving on the "wrong" side of the road. The idea that a left turn is easier than a right turn seems so odd to me. I suppose that comes from more than 48 years of driving the American way. I wondered which other countries do it the way New Zealand and Australia do: the UK I suppose? Germany? Austria? I know that some European countries drive the way we do, like Italy. I think it would be pretty challenging to change back and forth. Thank goodness I didn't have to do any driving.
