- So far I am loving everything....it just feels surreal to actually be here. Kissing Tony goodbye as he goes off to work and driving past the Dairy Queen giggling saying ..."OMG there's a Dairy Queen !" LOL. - Dee (Bernadette)
- Nickels and dimes...which is what????? I have to ask my 8yr old to make sure I have the right change!!!! - Kaz
- Then she went on to talk about the automatic flushing toilets (ya know, the ones that flush when you're sitting there and then won't do a bloody thing when you're finished!). The automatic taps that you have to sneak up on and trick them into turning on the water - same with the hand dryers. - Lisa
- Have you noticed they push their trolleys down the right side of aisles? and am I the only one that walks through walmart saying "sorry" "sorry" "sorry" - Mik
- I went into the Post Office wanting to pay my telephone bill. I have become so accustomed to paying nearly all my bills through the Post Office in Oz. Wrong move! I received a look from the post office employee which read "Oh look, how cute, he's stupid!" - Jason
- I guess it takes a while to get to learn the difference between what the US media says and what's really going on. - Cyn
- I felt like everyone had a life except for me ..lol. Soooo, I went and got a life! Got busy, and went out of my way to actually meet people. I stopped treating this city like a new place, and made it my own. For as many times as I'm sure you'll hear it ...its really true. It DOES get better. - Jo-Kiwi
- I just wanted Bacon, Eggs, and mushrooms, no toast. However I had to order them as separate side orders. The poor waitress didn't know what to do when I asked if I could have it all on the same plate. lol. She said "You want what??" "I reckon we ain't never had no-one ask fer that before". - Sean
- Imagine living all your life with no worries in a part of the world that is home to the deadliest, most venom filled things on earth; only to actually get BIT by something when you moved to Texas. - Susan
- Just don't get me started on wanting a local Fish and Chip shop. Mmmm, flake, dim sims, scallops..... HELP!!!! - Pauline
- First impressions of my new home here in Salem! ... Ice cream is to die for. Coffee just wants to make you die it is so awful ... watching squirrels makes me smile. I miss G'day ... Bread in the cupboard stays soft for more than a week! Cheese is orange ... I get in on the wrong side of the bus. People have no idea of what I am saying when on the phone ... America smells different to Australia, don't ask me how, it just does. - Pauline
- He looked funny at me about using the shower, told him I didnt know where the plug was or how to turn any of it on. He patiently explained it to me.. - Deb M
- One of the first things I noticed is the difference in the crows here. They look the same....but they each sound like they have a distinct accent !!! - Rach
- I cannot tell you how many times I got lost because I thought I was on a particular street but in fact, I was just crossing it! - Leah
- Then, I went to get some milk. My goodness, all I wanted was some bloody milk, what was this? 60,000 choices!?? LOL - Jodie in NC
- At the end of my first grocery shop the guy asked me "Paper or plastic" I said "Paper thanks" Randy started laughing - seems they were asking me paper or plastic bags & I though it was how I was paying for it!!! - Melissa
- I think that supermarket experience was my whack upside the head that things are not the same. - Rose
- Couldnt believe how many people I nearly walked into in the first few months here just walking down the street and trying to pass them on the "wrong" side. - Warren
- So...you hate America hey? What's wrong? You living under a bridge? Starving??Sick???...or did someone pee in your weeties??? - Adele
- Anyway, it is certainly tough to decide to stay in another country - a lot tougher than I originally thought. You think you're over it and then something like this turns up. - Phil
- As a Yank on this board, I wanted to say Happy fourth of July to all...I can really appreciate how everyone has had their ups and downs, their likes and dislikes concerning America...but as a Yank I want to say I wish all well and I hope that all of you continue to enjoy all the wonderful things the US has to offer. No it will never replace your homeland. But I think and I hope that all of you have been made to feel welcome and a little bit at home here in the states - Di from Mich
- …the culture shock for me was more than I expected. I guess I thought it was going to be kinda the same, but its very different from home. Supermarket shopping used to reduce me to tears. - Ree
- On the up-side - yes, for most of us it does get better. You settle into a life and a routine, and just generally get used to it. Doesn't mean you miss Australia and family any less, just gets easier to bear is all. - Rose
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