Dylan’s Blog

We got together with Cherie (another Aussie exchange teacher) and came up with this list. 

• Light switches turn on by flicking them up
• Milk comes in a bag and you put it in a special jug- bag and all
• Drive thru coffee (Tim Hortons)
• Drive thru banking
• 16 lane freeways including express and collectors lanes
• blue flashing lights on truck – snow plough and salting the roads
• there is no switch to turn on a power point
• flashing green traffic light – can turn left with no oncoming traffic
• you may turn right on a red light if its clear
• some door handles turn or lift the opposite way
• rarely will find a $50 note or a .50 c coin
• no ceiling light in the lounge room
• all houses have a basement due to the frost level foundations would move otherwise- where the furnace is
• letterbox is on your front porch
• pedestrian lights count down for time you have to cross
• Squirrels running along the back fence
• Sushi chef in supermarket as well as fresh fruit, salad bar, baker, hot food and pizzas
• Live fish tanks in supermarket
• Tipping 15% for service
• Taxes 7% GST and 8% PST added at the end of sale (not included on price tag)
• Everything is written in English and French- most cartons have two sides one for English and one for French
• Tim Hortons coffee on every corner
• Pop Cans 355ml  (soft drink cans)
• Cookie dough is considered a snack
• Popcorn is very popular
• Toilets water level is high
• Sensored taps/ toilets/ towel dispensor in washrooms
• No canteen in schools
• Intercom in every classroom
• Furnace – heating is on 24/7 or you could freeze the pipes and they explode
• Cheese is bright orange
• Pizza is bought by the number of toppings
• Take shoes off at the door
• Very little instant coffee choices – all dripalator coffee
• Skim milk is sold by percentage 1% or 2%
• Instead of milk they have cream in their coffee
• Pizza day is every second Wednesday or Thursday
• 4 way stop sign – who ever gets there first goes first

    Milk in a bag  

 Tim Hortons drive through coffee