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my kid is movin to AU
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For your kid? Or for you?
If you're ok sharing it with us, it would help to know what city/area they're moving from and moving to, or even if it's city vs suburbs vs rural. Even something as simple as "footy" could mean three different types of football depending on what state they're in (and none of them are gridiron).
If you're not from somewhere with many spiders, might be good for your champ to quickly learn the most common ones here and whether to run from them or keep them around to eat annoying flies. Plenty are harmless to humans.
And if you're not from somewhere with ocean beaches, learn basics (how to stay afloat, riptides, basic beach safety like swimming between flags) and sun safety ("slip, slop, slap").
great info! dangerous critters were my first thought
goin to wallengong? hes coming from the east coast, right on the coast.. but such an [inside] nerd. id be surprised if hes touched the ocean more than a few times despite living a few blocks from it.
He should be fine, his Australian girlfriend should help him out with the normal stuff here.
One thing that might be useful, when visiting the US many Americans would express concern about Australian spiders. I explained that it wasn't really much of an issue, you just make sure to check for spiders before putting your hands in places, putting on shoes, etc.
The shoes thing seemed particularly outrageous to them. It's pretty simple though, you just look at your shoes before putting them on. Any spiders in there? Any sign of webs? Don't put them on. Easy!
@appetizer @originalucifer
Which is why Aussies wear thongs when ever we can.