If you ever have the joy of being a foreigner in the land down under, like we do, there are going to be a few things you notice right off the bat. And because I have nothing better to do, I'm going to share some with you! yahoo!
The very very first thing we noticed when we arrived four long years ago, was that your skin will start burning right off your bones because it is so stinkin' HOT! Too right!... (that's some aussie slang there for ya).
Then we happened to notice that not only do they talk funny here, but every word in the English language is shortened for some reason I still can't figure out. For example... Chocolate becomes choc, university becomes uni, kindergarten becomes kindie, and afternoon becomes arvo (yeah, I don't get that one either).
Another thing we noticed is that the dragon flies are kinda... hmmm... how shall I put this...
MASSIVE. Huge. Gigantic.
They are Masshugantic.
Want to see?...
It's right there on the window, in the center. A dragon fly that survived the dinosaur era. I told Reid to place his hand next to it, so we could get a really good idea of how big it is, and this was as close as he wanted to get. I couldn't settle for that though, and so I told him if he didn't move it any closer, I'd sic that dragon fly on him.True story.
So... he moved it a little closer.
This is as far as his nerves would allow. Now, I'm sure you Aussies out there are thinking, "ya, so... what's the big deal? that ain't big!"
Well, if that's the case, then why is it after Wes took one glance at it, he could see that not only did it need two fillings and a crown, but it also grinds it's teeth at night?
Hmmmm?