Things I Learned from my Australian Penpal

1. I don't know how the planet turns,
2.  Or why, but I believe
3. That when we're having Christmas Day
4.  They're having New Year's Eve.
   
   
5. Their seasons are inverted
6.  So they keep their own routine.
7. Like when we're having Easter,
8.  That's their time for Halloween.
   
   
9. Their mammals can lay eggs
10.  That's why koalas build a nest.
11. They're South of the equator:
12.  They get sunrise in the West.
    
    
13. Their plumbing works the opposite
14.  From how most people think:
15. The taps are twisted clockwise
16.  When you need to fill the sink.
    
    
17. They change the names of products:
18.  They have one called Vegemite.
19. We have the same stuff here
20.  Except we call it Araldite.
    
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by Albert Semple
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