Speaking Aussie

March 17, 2008
Flew to Sydney today; had to get up before the crack of dawn to do it. Turned in our rental car and got to the gate in plenty of time. Thought I’d add some Aussie terms to our vocabulary:
Driving: instead of yield it’s give way, instead of keep left except to pass it’s keep left unless overtaking, no blocking of intersection means no queue in intersection,
Sign in a grocery store: Dear Customer this lane is closed
Sign in the Airport: Queue here
Measurements: common speeds are 60 in a city, 40 by a school, and 60 or 80 near construction and 100 to 110 on the highway—that’s kilometers by the way. Temperatures are 20’s, 30’s or 40’s centigrade that is.
Our hotel room in Sydney is at the Wydham small and compact but very neat and clean. I’m in the process of doing laundry from our first few days, trying to stay ahead of the game.
Sorry this is out of order but we do have our techno moments! B&K