LOL! <br>1) It's not something I think about much.<br>And not knowing how toilets flush in the U.S.<br>it is hard to say.

<br>2)NO!!! Australians DO NOT drink Fosters beer. It is revolting.We drink VB,XXXX,Tooheys but NOT Fosters.Only sell it<br>to you guys.

<br>3) Never heard of Outback Steakhouses.It is<br>a cruel joke. We do however have Mcdonalds,<br>KFC,Hungry Jacks,ect.<br>4) Yes,Steve Irwin is a completed loony who<br>only caters for tourists.As a rule the <br>average Aussie does not piss off crocodiles<br>for fun.<br>5) Americans are considered cool here.I have<br>found Americans to be very polite and well<br>mannered.Although the American way of life is<br>rather different than here and would be quite<br>a culture shock for most.The odd part about<br>Americans is that they seldom swear whereas<br>every second word you hear around here is<br>fu#@ and sh*#.(Yes I'm guilty too)

<p>Australian dollar = 59.63 U.S. cent now.<br>Diesel is 79.9 cents per litre (AUD)<br>or about $3.59 AUD per gallon. (metric here)<br>We rent a 3 bedroom house in a nice suburb<br>for $160.00 per week.(AUD) You can buy a <br>decent house for $150k.<br>The most popular cars are the Ford Falcon<br>and the Holden Commodore.Cars here seem to be<br>a lot smaller than yours.A family car here <br>would almost be a compact there. A dinner out<br>could be from $3.50 to $150.00 depending<br>on how nice a place you go.<br>I am in a suburb called Beenleigh which is on<br>the far southern suburbs of Brisbane.<br>Brisbane is the capital city of the state of<br>Queensland. Weather depends on where you live. It can range from -5 degrees celsius to<br>45 degrees celsius. (45deg c = 95-100 F)<br>Most U.S. mowers aren't available here yet.<br>We mainly have tractor type ride ons like mine (Kubota T1760),although Walker and <br>Toro are getting popular. Most mowing jobs<br>require catching (bagging) as mulching is<br>not real popular.Ah what else?<br>Trucks: mostly cabover designs like mine<br>(International ACCO and Mitsubishi Canter)<br>F series Fords and Chevs ect. not real big<br>here except for the towing industry.<p>I hope this answers at least some of your questions. My e-mail is:<br>southside@widsor.net.au if you have any<br>more questions.<br>p.s. If you come over here,don't ask for <br>Fosters,as people will laugh at you.

<p><br>Karl<p>