Saturday, October 09, 2004

Settling In

We've been here three weeks now and everyday there seems to be something else that becomes more familiar and helps us feel more 'settled'. We've got used to the fact that a newsagents/corner shop is called a 'dairy', that street names are on poles on the opposite side of the road pointing to the street and that when turning left you have to give way to oncoming traffic wishing to turn right (we can use our UK driving license for a year but then we'll have to take a theory test to get an NZ license)! Stopped using the term 'switch' to pay for things using a debit card - it's EFTPOS here! Washing machines only take 20 minutes to do a cycle which is a bonus but founding out about international news is nearly impossible - BBC website seems to be the way forward.
Found a hairdresser, checked out the local gym & aerobics classes and we were even able to give directions to somebody the other day so we must be settling in! Still making loads of comparisons with the UK especially about central heating but don't get me started on that one - I'm just nesh!

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