Wednesday, March 7 1:37pm

Favorite Aussie saying/word #2: “Mackas” (mac-uhs) a nickname for McDonalds

Ex (fyi, the examples are of course ones that I have actually heard people say)
Me “Where is the Nambour railstation?”
Kid on the street: “Ahh down there a bit by Mackas.”

My Roommate: “I’m so tired and hungry, I think I need some Mackas.”

I swear I’m going to get run over by a car before I leave here. The traffic in my area is not bad at all it’s acutally pretty quiet, but I keep looking the wrong way before I cross the road! If you didn’t know, they drive on the opposite side of the road here. After 20 years of looking left-right-left it’s hard to change to right-left-right overnight. I survivied the crazy traffic in Honduras, Spain, and China, but of course Australian cars are giving me the most trouble. And because the aussies drive on the opposite side, they also walk on the opposite side, which you never really think about. In the US when you’re walking on the sidewalk (if you are a courteous person) you stay to the right and let faster walkers pass. After a few days of walking around and meeting much resistance I realized that Aussies also walk on the left side of the sidewalk. Another thing that really messed me up was a revolving door