Alright, so there are a few things that I've noticed. Nothing major but tiny differences that seemed like a big deal at the time. Liz (one of our hosts) was talking with me about Capsicums today and so I asked her what they were because they were on the pizza that we got last week and I didn't really notice what they were. Turns out that they are bell peppers. Figured it out when she said that they come in green, yellow and red. Another small item: courgettes. Any one know what they are? We call them zuccini back home. Our hosts have a baby who is almost one year old. His birthday is the 28th of this month. He loves to eat Sultanas. I like to eat them too. Especially when they are covered with dark chocolate. Any guesses? Raisins. Now for the mind blower. Jesse and I couldn't get over this yesterday. We finally got over it a day later. Everyone in the house, including the kiwis, the canadian and the english folks all say 'Zed' for Z. So, I was trying to really listen today to everyone talking when I was about and for sure, they do say Zed in place of the Z. I guess in Australia they really pronounce the H and it sounds more like "h-a-ch"? Hm....
We got to talking about Cuba a few nights ago and no one believed us when we said that we are forbidden to go there. If you think about it that seems very bazaar. Especially when you have to explain why to someone from another country who is allowed to travel there.
Figi is in the middle of a coo and so tickets are really cheap to go there right now. Too bad its the rainy season.
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That is what happened to me in London. It would take me 20 minutes to order something because I had to ask what everything was. We asked what courgettes were and it was like charades- the waiter comes out and says they are green and long. Our first guess was a cucumber. He had to go get one so we knew what it was. I couldn't take it anymore and ended up saying- Do you have a steak? That is what I will have.
ReplyDeleteWeird- My Dad says H-a-a-ch for H. He has never been out of the country.
Being in another country is interesting....
Ya,there are so many things that we take for granted as being the way they are. Jesse keeps saying that things are wierd. I keep reminding him that if we wanted things to be the same as always there would be no need for travel. They aren't wierd I say, but instead they are different.
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