The world according to me...

Some random observations...

1. French men wear coloured jeans (red, white, pink) and noone seems to question their sexuality.
2. There is no such thing as the elderly and pregnant women first on the Metro. Everyone for themselves!
3. Flemish is a language with far too many vowels, and they all seem to be in the wrong place.
4. You must remember to weigh and tag your fruit and vegetables yourself in the supermarket, or you WILL be waiting in line again.
5. Dogs can come with you everywhere, and can leave presents wherever they want.
6. If there is a space at least ¾ the size of your car, you can reverse park into it. That's why they're called 'bumpers'.
7. When requesting assistance with anything, make sure to insert 'Je suis Australienne' into the conversation as soon as possible. You're much more likely to get a friendly response.
8. There is a line to get into Louis Vuitton on the Champs Elysee. I suspect though that if you look remotely capable of actually buying anything you're rushed through!
9. Almost every house in every town we've been through has a window box full of red or pink or purple flowers – I think it must be legislated.
10. There are some crazy ass people who travel around in campervans – present company excluded of course :)