Second day in Canberra

Hello sunshines! To continue from the last post, I've discovered some culture differences between Sweden and Australia. Okay, to be honest I haven't actually "discovered" them, I've just discussed them with one of Abigail's neighbours called Santana, who's a highly educated specialist doctor. It was a very great idea talking to her because she has travelled around several countries in less than half a year so I thought she would have some knowledge about culture disparities. One of the main differences between Sweden and Australia is the citizens attitudes. In Sweden, the inhabitants are shy and cold-like. We don't show our emotions as much as the people in Australia do. Here in Australia, people dare to look you in the eyes even though they don't know you, and sometimes they even come to have a sophisticated conversation with you. I know that for the reason that I've talked to a handful of strangers in just two days. I could never imagine that happening to me here in Sweden. Both Australians and Swedes are the "partying" and laid back time, or that's at least what I've experienced. I'm obviously taking a huge generalization because everyone have their own uniqueness but because I'm looking for culture differences, some type of generalization has to appear. I haven't done anything special today, other than sitting on Santana's porch eating all kinds of cakes. She's tremendously good at baking cakes and she also teached me some techniques. We baked a cake called "Red Velvet Cake" and I had no clue about what red velvet was. Maybe it's something that many swedish people already know or not know, either way it's BREATHTAKING! I can say it like this: my taste buds went to heaven and back to earth again.
   Another disparity between these two countries are the weather. I was so shocked when I arrived to Sydney because it was really hot. It was certainly summer in Sweden (it's still summer) but the difference in weather is still big. Our swedish summers lasts for about 2 months while an australian summer lasts all year around. Furthermore, the winters and summers in Sweden are the opposite to the winters and summers in Australia which makes it hard for me to inure. The food is strangely kind of the same in Australia and Sweden. It's all about fish and all types of seafood!
  The last difference that I will mention is the school. In Australia, the high schools are more like the visions we have of high schools, for example from american movies like "High School Musical". The thing that distinguishes australian high schools from the typical "american" high schools in movies are the uniforms. Every high school in Australia has its own specific logo and uniform to represent their school and that is something that I adore. Telopea Park School also has a "freedom-day" every month where the students can wear whatever they want, therefore the name contains the word "freedom".

It's sad that I couldn't find any place where I could discover more distinctive disparities but I still hope that it'll be enough for you guys. Sorry!
  Tomorrow, I'll take the bus back to Sydney together with Abigail because it's my last free day until I fly back home to the cold Sweden (Abigail needs to pack her belongings as well). We both have agreed on going on a trip the last day to discover the wildlife of Australia because come on, how can you not want to see kangaroos and koalas when you're visiting Australia? We don't know which one we'll go to yet, so I guess we'll decide that tomorrow morning. Have a great day my readers and I'll see you tomorrow! Hooroo! // Ang H