a few things that i've learn't about Melbourne in the last 2 months:

-they drive on the other side of the road
-hot water from taps is not under control, if you put the tap to hot it's pretty much boiling (well @ our house at least haha)
-vegemite taste like pure salt... iunno how they love this
-they love their coffees and pastries
-sushi is amazing
-they are very fashionable ppl
-they love their football and cricket
-women play a game here called netball... like basketball but there are no back boards
-they love their horse racing, there are places to bet everywhere, and they dress up all fancy for the races (including crazy hats)
-they are behind in movies and tv shows
-gas prices are verrr expensive 1.50$ to 1.60$ (ok they were when we arrived.. now it's around 1.20$)
-lots of traffic
-rose bushes and "trees": are in full bloom, people have yards full of them in all colors
-they don't play hockey on tv :(
-they don't have frozen concentrate juices ( i miss my lemonade)
-groceries are alot more expensive here,
-you have to pay to reserve a book or movie from the library. yark
-the mail men ride around on little motor cycles, apparently these motorcycles get sold to the public every few months and they get new ones.
-they have drive threw liquor stores. waaweee
-their thrift shops are amazing
-the flies here are the most annoying things ever, we have yet to see many mosquitoes, but the flies just hang around and do not give up on trying to buzz into ur eye... nose.. mouth.. wherever
all schools have uniforms, usually one colored plaid dresses with a coat and a hat, they also don't have yellow school buses.. just buses that look like greyhounds. when they go on outings the teachers bring water, first aid kits, sunscreen for all the kids
-they have toy libraries.. that do cost a fee for a membership. but you can take out 3 toys at a time for up to 3 weeks. and well.. some of these toys look quite amazing to me :P!
-their cereal selection is quite sucky.