Things that are different...

People keep asking us about things that are different in New Zealand than they are in Canada. Dan and I decided to make up a list. Here they are:

-light switch down is on, switch up for off
-plugs, different voltage..but there is a switch to turn the plug to "on"
-eggs are not refrigerated (however we do)
-no BBQ chips
-no laundry dryers in homes, everything gets hung
-cars drive on the other side of the road
-cars are made with driver on right hand side of the car
-lots of "trucars" on the roads (El Caminos, the truck/car thingy)
-no stop lights in our town, only round abouts
-stop lights in cities are like signs to the side on a pole
- Wal-Mart = The Warehouse
-toilets, different shape and flusher is a button
-a flushing toilet shoots water from all directions, no swirlies
-single paned windows
-no screens in windows
-meat tastes different
-quantity of food items comes smaller (ie. largest spaghetti sauce jar 550grams)
-all metric measurements
-NZ dairy products taste better
-yoghurt is spelled with an "h" and it tastes soooo good!
-debit card is called EFTPOS, electric funds transfer, point of sale
-plastic things are very expensive, like little garbage pails are $30
-shops close at noon on Saturday, nothing is open Friday nights...no Sunday shopping
-palm trees and tropical plants all around
-scented toilet paper is common
-houses heated with a coal stove and rad system
-sun comes up 5am and sets 10pm
-so many different shades of green in NZ
-sheep EVERYWHERE!

We are finding differences daily, this is what we have discovered so far.