We haven't been out of Taiwan for 3 years, so the first couple hours in Australia, Michael & I both realized we were having a bit of culture shock, or something... lots of things so normal once, but now so different... it felt a little weird as everything hit us all at once:
- being able to read ALL the street signs, shop signs, window adverts, etc. -- everything was in English.
- Brown and blond-haired people all over the place.
- Driving down the street -- we kept checking the side mirrors whenever we turned -- but no motorbikes ever tried to whiz around us.
- No motorbikes! (Well, a rather rare sight, anyway)
- Driving to Clare -- traveling at 100 k's felt so fast. And switching the lights from dim to bright... (In Taiwan, you never have a long enough stretch without oncoming traffic to ever get to turn your brights on)
- Footpaths (i.e. sidewalks :))
- Variety of cuisine -- I couldn't wait to find a Yiros shop!
- Car seats for 3 of the kids -- (and following the car seat rules strictly)
- ...plus several more that escape me right now...
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I remember feeling the same way when I returned from India after two years. i.e. I remember going to the grocery store my first day back to buy some toothpaste; I was overwhelmed by the choices and left w/o buying anything. In India at that time, they only had one or two brands to choose from. I also remember getting in the car and driving on the wrong side of the road for a few seconds. Hope you have a great rest in Aussie-land!
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