{"id":4128,"date":"2013-07-10T03:22:33","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T03:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.educationabroadnetwork.org\/blog\/?p=532"},"modified":"2018-06-03T13:26:47","modified_gmt":"2018-06-03T13:26:47","slug":"things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Things Everyone Travelling to Australia Should Know\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here it is, the master list put together from a variety of reliable sources including yours truly and a few other <a href=\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/programs\/australia\/\">study abroad in Australia<\/a> experts. Hopefully it helps you better prepare for your arrival to the mysterious land down under.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8537\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8537 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tomas_nocera8.jpg\" alt=\"Famous meat pie from Harry's Cafe de Wheels\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8537 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tomas_nocera8.jpg\" alt=\"Famous meat pie from Harry's Cafe de Wheels\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tomas_nocera8.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tomas_nocera8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tomas_nocera8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tomas_nocera8-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tomas_nocera8-310x233.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript> Famous Tiger Pie from Harry&#8217;s Cafe de Wheels in Sydney | Photo by Tom\u00e1s Nocera, University of New Hampshire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>1. Cars drive on the left side of the road. This may seem irrelevant to your trip, but all pedestrians need to be aware that when crossing the street you have to look right first, then left.<\/p>\n<p>2. Capsicum means pepper. So, when you are using the self-checkout at grocery stores and are weighing your peppers, they will be found under the letter \u201cc.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>3. Never listen to the weather forecast, and be prepared for anything. I think this one is self-explanatory.<\/p>\n<p>4. When someone asks you what your Surname is, they mean your last name.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn--extlarge btn--primary btn--block\" href=\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/programs\/australia\/\">Explore study abroad programs in Australia<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5. If you want to sound Australian, all you have to do is shorten your words and add a \u201cy\u2019 to just about everything. Example: Brekky, Barby.<\/p>\n<p>6. People do not always say \u201cGod bless you,\u201d even though every Australian you ask claims that they do. But, when you are sitting in a silent lecture hall and you sneeze, don\u2019t be expecting a response from anyone.<\/p>\n<p>7. There aren\u2019t kangaroos roaming the streets everywhere you go. Yes, you can find them if you travel inland toward what they call \u201cthe bush,\u201d but finding one in a place like Brisbane would be like seeing a seagull in New York City.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8538\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8538 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/20130211-DSC_3542.jpg\" alt=\"Kangaroo with Joey\" width=\"1000\" height=\"662\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8538 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/20130211-DSC_3542.jpg\" alt=\"Kangaroo with Joey\" width=\"1000\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/20130211-DSC_3542.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/20130211-DSC_3542-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/20130211-DSC_3542-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/20130211-DSC_3542-310x205.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript> Photo by: Eric Kazyak, University of Maryland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>8. You do not need to take your shoes off when you go through airport security, and it makes the process of traveling much more convenient.<\/p>\n<p>9. Pies are not made with fruit. Instead, they have meat in them, and you can find them on every block at the chain cafe, \u201cPie Face.\u201d Just look for the red signs with smiley faces on them.<\/p>\n<p>10. Tim Tams are the new Oreo. If you thought beating the freshman fifteen was hard\u2026 wait until you have tried one of these cookies.<\/p>\n<p>11. The sun is a lot stronger. Consider this your warning, and don\u2019t think you can get away with SPF 8 like you can on the Jersey Shore. I learned the hard way.<\/p>\n<p>12. Australian Rules Football and Rugby replace Football. Make sure to study up because the rules are much more complicated.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8540\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8540 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC04767.jpg\" alt=\"Australian rules football match\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8540 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC04767.jpg\" alt=\"Australian rules football match\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC04767.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC04767-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC04767-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC04767-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC04767-310x233.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript> Brisbane AFL Match<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>13. The Australian version of Ketchup is called \u201cTomato Sauce\u201d and has a different name for a reason. If you consider yourself a Ketchup connoisseur, I recommend bringing your own.<\/p>\n<p>14. Koalas have pouches, along with pretty much every other well-known mammal in Australia besides dingoes. My roommate wanted me to include this one because she was pretty shocked when she found out this fact, even though it is something everyone should know while living in the land of marsupials.<\/p>\n<p>15. Coins are much more relevant because some of them (the gold ones) are worth 1 or 2 dollars. It is easy to disregard the change in your wallet or even on the ground, but make sure to be aware of its value; you could be richer than you thought.<\/p>\n<p>16. The term \u201csweet as\u201d is actually not as inappropriate as it sounds. In fact, it stands for \u201csweet as pie,\u201d and is often used as a general expression like \u201cOK\u201d or \u201cgood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>17. Yes, uggs are cheaper and probably a better quality, but that does not mean they are more popular.<\/p>\n<p>18. Worshipping Steve Irwin has not yet turned into a religion, even though it should.<\/p>\n<p>19. Eggs are not refrigerated in grocery stores. Don\u2019t worry &#8211; they are still safe to eat. If there were any health risks to this type of storage system, I would be the first to know.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gabrielle (Gab) Cerami is a student at the University of Maryland and a TEAN Featured Blogger. Gab <a href=\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/programs\/australia\/\">studied abroad with\u00a0TEAN\u00a0in\u00a0Brisbane, Australia<\/a>.\u00a0Interested in studying or interning abroad in Australia? <a href=\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/request-a-catalog\/\">Request information here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#11. The sun is a lot stronger. Consider this your warning, and don\u2019t think you can get away with SPF 8 like you can on the Jersey Shore. I learned the hard way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[272,273],"tags":[1203],"class_list":["post-4128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australia","category-brisbane","tag-study-abroad-australia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Things Everyone Travelling to Australia Should Know\u2026 - TEAN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Things Everyone Travelling to Australia Should Know\u2026 - TEAN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"#11. The sun is a lot stronger. Consider this your warning, and don\u2019t think you can get away with SPF 8 like you can on the Jersey Shore. I learned the hard way.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TEAN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-07-10T03:22:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-06-03T13:26:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SAM_0272.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"620\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"465\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"TEAN\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TEAN\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/\",\"name\":\"Things Everyone Travelling to Australia Should Know\u2026 - TEAN\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SAM_0272.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-07-10T03:22:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-06-03T13:26:47+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/#\/schema\/person\/d54e4b16e714565d5d53b8f18318eb7d\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SAM_0272.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SAM_0272.jpg\",\"width\":620,\"height\":465,\"caption\":\"Aussie gourmet meat pie\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Things Everyone Travelling to Australia Should Know\u2026\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/\",\"name\":\"TEAN\",\"description\":\"The Education Abroad Network\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/#\/schema\/person\/d54e4b16e714565d5d53b8f18318eb7d\",\"name\":\"TEAN\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c6d55699bee44eb3bd2b141ca7b0f28?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c6d55699bee44eb3bd2b141ca7b0f28?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"TEAN\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/author\/tean\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Things Everyone Travelling to Australia Should Know\u2026 - TEAN","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Things Everyone Travelling to Australia Should Know\u2026 - TEAN","og_description":"#11. The sun is a lot stronger. Consider this your warning, and don\u2019t think you can get away with SPF 8 like you can on the Jersey Shore. I learned the hard way.","og_url":"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/","og_site_name":"TEAN","article_published_time":"2013-07-10T03:22:33+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-06-03T13:26:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":620,"height":465,"url":"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SAM_0272.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"TEAN","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"TEAN","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/","url":"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/","name":"Things Everyone Travelling to Australia Should Know\u2026 - TEAN","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SAM_0272.jpg","datePublished":"2013-07-10T03:22:33+00:00","dateModified":"2018-06-03T13:26:47+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/#\/schema\/person\/d54e4b16e714565d5d53b8f18318eb7d"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SAM_0272.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SAM_0272.jpg","width":620,"height":465,"caption":"Aussie gourmet meat pie"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/things-everyone-travelling-to-australia-should-know\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Things Everyone Travelling to Australia Should Know\u2026"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/","name":"TEAN","description":"The Education Abroad Network","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/#\/schema\/person\/d54e4b16e714565d5d53b8f18318eb7d","name":"TEAN","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c6d55699bee44eb3bd2b141ca7b0f28?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c6d55699bee44eb3bd2b141ca7b0f28?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"TEAN"},"url":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/blog\/author\/tean\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4128"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15365,"href":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4128\/revisions\/15365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teanabroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}