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Post by SharksFan99 on Feb 20, 2018 21:28:24 GMT 10
What are your favourite TV shows?
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Post by fanofdorks on May 30, 2018 6:57:02 GMT 10
What is your fave colour?
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Post by SharksFan99 on Oct 30, 2019 10:02:37 GMT 10
pink.panda_v3How have things been since moving to Melbourne? Are you liking living in Australia? 
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Post by aja675 on Oct 30, 2019 18:22:44 GMT 10
pink.panda_v3 How have things been since moving to Melbourne? Are you liking living in Australia? Yeah, I didn't notice your post, and was about to ask the exact same question when I noticed the thread was bumped.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Oct 30, 2019 19:04:09 GMT 10
pink.panda_v3 How have things been since moving to Melbourne? Are you liking living in Australia? Yeah, I didn't notice your post, and was about to ask the exact same question when I noticed the thread was bumped. Yep. I suppose you would be interested in hearing how the move went for Pink Panda, seeing as though you are moving to Australia within a couple of years as well.
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Post by pink.panda_v3 on Nov 2, 2019 9:34:34 GMT 10
pink.panda_v3 How have things been since moving to Melbourne? Are you liking living in Australia? It took me a while to get used to driving on the left side of the road. The first time I went into an Australian car I accidentally went to the right side of the door. Then I told myself it's not America anymore  .
I was sad to have to wave goodbye to In N Out Burger  . That was not super easy. Oh, and no drive thrus. Must be an American thing only?
But the worst part was saying goodbye to the beautiful CA weather. Sometimes I miss California weather. It was always sunny and warm.
I miss the diversity. Every day in Orange County you'd see many faces from all over. Melbourne doesn't rock the diversity as well  .
And no doubt I got asked questions about where I'm from. It's a lot, especially when you're an Asian in a predominately white suburb with a California accent. The questions never stop coming .
There's no denying it was hard. But it's a new experience .
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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 2, 2019 10:00:47 GMT 10
It took me a while to get used to driving on the left side of the road. The first time I went into an Australian car I accidentally went to the right side of the door. Then I told myself it's not America anymore . I was sad to have to wave goodbye to In N Out Burger . That was not super easy. Oh, and no drive thrus. Must be an American thing only? But the worst part was saying goodbye to the beautiful CA weather. Sometimes I miss California weather. It was always sunny and warm. I miss the diversity. Every day in Orange County you'd see many faces from all over. Melbourne doesn't rock the diversity as well . And no doubt I got asked questions about where I'm from. It's a lot, especially when you're an Asian in a predominately white suburb with a California accent. The questions never stop coming . There's no denying it was hard. But it's a new experience . Ha, that would have been hard to get used to! It must have been really strange just seeing cars drive on the opposite side of the road, let alone actually sitting in the other side of the car.  Nope, we have drive-thrus as well. The majority of the fast-food outlets here, like McDonalds, KFC and Hungry Jacks (our version of Burger King), have them. That's understandable. Yeah, I can understand what you mean in regards to the diversity. The inner-city areas of Melbourne are the most diverse; I've been to Melbourne quite a few times over the years and can remember noticing that there were a lot of people of different ethnicities right in the city. The outer suburbs though are predominantly white Australian. How do you find the Australian accent? Do you think it's easy to understand? There are quite a few words here which have different meanings to what they do in the US, so I suppose it would be pretty hard to adjust to.
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Post by pink.panda_v3 on Nov 2, 2019 10:19:00 GMT 10
It took me a while to get used to driving on the left side of the road. The first time I went into an Australian car I accidentally went to the right side of the door. Then I told myself it's not America anymore . I was sad to have to wave goodbye to In N Out Burger . That was not super easy. Oh, and no drive thrus. Must be an American thing only? But the worst part was saying goodbye to the beautiful CA weather. Sometimes I miss California weather. It was always sunny and warm. I miss the diversity. Every day in Orange County you'd see many faces from all over. Melbourne doesn't rock the diversity as well . And no doubt I got asked questions about where I'm from. It's a lot, especially when you're an Asian in a predominately white suburb with a California accent. The questions never stop coming . There's no denying it was hard. But it's a new experience . Ha, that would have been hard to get used to! It must have been really strange just seeing cars drive on the opposite side of the road, let alone actually sitting in the other side of the car. Nope, we have drive-thrus as well. The majority of the fast-food outlets here, like McDonalds, KFC and Hungry Jacks (our version of Burger King), have them. That's understandable. Yeah, I can understand what you mean in regards to the diversity. The inner-city areas of Melbourne are the most diverse; I've been to Melbourne quite a few times over the years and can remember noticing that there were a lot of people of different ethnicities right in the city. The outer suburbs though are predominantly white Australian. How do you find the Australian accent? Do you think it's easy to understand? There are quite a few words here which have different meanings to what they do in the US, so I suppose it would be pretty hard to adjust to. It's actually surprisingly easy! It's not like a super thick Scottish accent. The words are a different story though .
I'm shocked I didn't hear "mate" said a lot. Maybe I wasn't paying attention ? I thought it'd be everywhere.
Oh, and my dad's family calls it "Maccas" instead of "McDonalds" and it's super strange to say the least .
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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 2, 2019 10:27:33 GMT 10
It's actually surprisingly easy! It's not like a super thick Scottish accent. The words are a different story though .
I'm surprised I didn't hear "mate" being said a lot. Maybe I wasn't paying attention ? I thought it would be everywhere. My dad's family calls it "Maccas" instead of "McDonalds" and it's super strange to say the least . It is commonly heard, but maybe not quite as often as the American media portrays it as. Depends on the person and the area I guess. Haha, I bet. It's even referred to as "Macca's" in McDonalds ads on TV.
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. That was not super easy. Oh, and no drive thrus. Must be an American thing only?
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