By popular demand, things that Americans do/have that I find odd as an Aussie:

Disclaimer: I know vegemite is weird and so is eating kangaroo so this isn’t a judgemental thread!

Senior pictures. I do not want to memorialise that stage in my life with a full-on photo shoot. Apparently neither did anyone else in Australia.

Health insurance

Bachelorette weekends.

Recipes calling for a stick of butter.

Ooooh here’s a weird one about Australia. We fill up petrol at the pump first and then pay inside after. Biggest honour system out there!

8.5x11 paper. I actually like it better. It’s cuter than A4 because it’s shorter and wider

The size of sofa cups!!!! And free refills!! A large size in Aus is equivalent to a S here and there’s no free refills!

I do like the ma’am/sir/miss thing. It’s sweet and awesome when you coach kids and they actually respond with “yes ma’am” so you know they’ve been paying attention.

A fanny is not a booty in Australia. I have no desire to store things in my vagina-pack for easy access.

Oh and we call them bumbags

College sports. We went to uni to study, maybe join a special interest club, then went home. This probably needs to be a separate conversation. The amount of money made off amateurs is weird AF and people watching it on ESPN is baffling.

Crates for dogs.