Petals Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 But seems to have died a death in Victoria thank goodness, it really got to me at work and it got to other Aus people as well, it something the young were doing and we used to pull them up about it. Another tip, we pay rates here for the house we own, to the council and the water board and anyone else who might have a finger in the pie i e a planning thing. We do not pay poll tax. Only landlords pay the rates however a tenant pays for the water usage at a property if there is a separate meter for each property ie a block of flats with one meter you would not get charged or should not get charged. If renting a commercial premises the tenant pays all the outgoings, i e the rates, land tax etc. Just makes business that bit harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Ooo - don't forget in central Melbourne if you want to turn right you have to be in the left hand lane! You don't have to if you have a death wish to be squashed by a tram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Lets not forget when you are driving if you are turning left and there is a pedestrian crossing they also get the green light so take care you don't hit them. Same for pedestrians if you see a car coming at you don't scream and shout at them like I did :wink: although remember they still have to give way to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Not sure if its been mentioned and I know its true for Melbourne but if a tram stops and you are behind it you need to stop as well you can't under or over take Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I forgot to mention, maybe someone already has, but the price of fuel can fluctuate daily, sometimes in Melbourne we found this could be hourly, ie they put the price up at rush hour and brought it down off peak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Buy tow vehicles that are legal, after first reading the relevant rules, that differ from state to state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eng32 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 A rashie/ Rash vest is a Sun factor 50+ long or short sleeved swimming top, for the beach, beach/sea sports. Keeps you from getting burnt as even factor 50 sun cream doesn't work in summer time. A absolute must IMO, specially for kids, but we all have one in our house. It's a pain having to apply and re-apply heaps of horrid sticky sun lotion otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 If you live somewhere even vaguely rural don't leave your shoes outside, or, if you do, then inspect them closely before putting them on. And ditto, if you leave your gardening gloves in the shed between gardening episodes, jump up and down on them before putting them on (spiders like snug dark places) watch out for mobile speed cameras and RBT (random breath test). Mobile speed cameras have a nasty habit of lurking at the bottom of hills always buy a car with air conditioning your UK DVDs may not work in an Aus DVD player (but you can often find a hack on line to de-regionalise your DVD player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragglefeet Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Your notice that Australians say 'but ' at the end of a lot of sentences .. Not sure what it really means but be prepared . And 'look...' at the beginning of sentences! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Don't buy black vehicles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missymon212 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 No postal deliveries on a Saturday JP's have a desk in the shopping centres for a couple of hours 2 days a week and all services free......costs a small fortune in UK Cops keen on RBT's any time any where....... If you're overcharged for an item in Coles they will give you your money back plus the item for free....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runslikeafish Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 "Yeah no" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 No postal deliveries on a Saturday JP's have a desk in the shopping centres for a couple of hours 2 days a week and all services free......costs a small fortune in UK Cops keen on RBT's any time any where....... If you're overcharged for an item in Coles they will give you your money back plus the item for free....... We've had postal deliveries on Saturdays at Xmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyay1 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 That's just reminded me a plaster is a band aid over here, they have no idea what you mean if you say you want a plaster i got laughed at at work when i asked if anyone had a plaster for a cut finger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyTinKnicks Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Yeah the non-Saturday deliveries is quite annoying! Also- it can take up to a week for interstate post- I've had items sent at the same time and from the same postbox arrive in the UK before the matching one arrived in Queensland! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyTinKnicks Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Oh and JPs (justice of the peace) are often in local libraries for a few hours a week too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eng32 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 If you have school age children.... You have to cross with the crossing lady which walks out and blows a whistle before you can cross, this also applies when you have dropped said child at school! You can't cross on your own and have to wait for the lady/man to stop traffic, blow whistle for you to cross on your own lol. Now I don't mind this one little bit now and always have a kind word to say to the friendly crossing people.....but took a bit of getting used to, and wasn't sure whether to cross on my own or I needed to wait at first( whilst not having child with me!) Also it is quiet amazing how many people don't want to stop for the lollipop lady .....or Zebra crossing... Often people seem not to WANT to stop, sshockingly mums during drop off times :chatterbox::eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest87294 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 and if you use the word root like me who as a Lancashire girl did... you will earn yourself some odd looks. It is a word to stay away from using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Shoes Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 i got laughed at at work when i asked if anyone had a plaster for a cut finger! yes I went into Price Line and asked for a box of plasters and got a really weird look ..... :wacko: Someone asked me a few weeks ago where they could get some Grog ..... I was all :confused: never heard the term before, had to ask the person what they mean't ... they said ' booze ', I got it straight away, because I have felt groggy on more than one occasion .... funnily enough though not much since moving to OZ as it's too expensive ..... :jimlad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Shoes Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Oh and don't cross the road within (I think it is) 250 metres of a set of traffic lights .... it's J Walking .... we asked a Policeman in Brisbane about the rules on crossing the road and he put us straight ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest87294 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 And what about parking... went we moved to Melbourne, we went to park the wrong way and a lady stopped us and explained how you park with the flow of the traffic. My husband still has moments when he just pulls in a space facing the wrong way... when I was back in the UK four years ago I found myself parking with the flow of traffic and thinking how odd the traffic looked parked all ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lulum1986 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Never paid for a Carrier bag in tesco or other supermarket but have noticed shops like wh smith and TK maxx charge This is just in Wales though I think lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judgemental Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 When Australia is beaten in any sport, but particularly if it's by England, a resounding silence will follow at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1977 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 When Australia is beaten in any sport, but particularly if it's by England, a resounding silence will follow at work. Or any other team.. Game ..? What game...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miw54 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yes, I caused a deafening silence in my first job when I announced that I still couldn't find a file that was needed even though I had spent the whole afternoon 'rooting in the storeroom'. Someone then kindly explained what it meant in Oz. I was equally silenced in the same job when someone asked me to get some durex out of the drawer (this is sellotape in Oz). We still laugh about it now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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