American woman reveals the 'strange' things she has noticed about Australians after moving from Boston to Melbourne on a whim

An American expat has revealed the shocking differences betwixt the US and Australia 3 weeks aft moving to Melbourne.

Shannon Knight, from Boston, decided to determination Down Under 'on a whim' and acquisition beingness successful a caller country.

The 26-year-old was pleasantly amazed by respective aspects of Aussie beingness including the country's tenable minimum wage, inexpensive sports tickets, and nightlife culture. 

Shannon couldn't judge astir radical connected minimum wage jobs successful Australia are capable to past due to the fact that workers backmost location are 'unable to screen rent adjacent if [they] enactment 70-hour weeks'.

'The minimum wage present is $25/hour and I've met plentifulness of adults present who enactment a cashier occupation astatine a market store oregon a boutique and they get by conscionable fine,' Shannon said.

The expat was besides shocked by Australians' relationships with work.

'In regards to enactment - radical conscionable spell to their occupation and spell home. Their enactment isn't their full personality, it's not a portion of their individuality - which is simply a truly hard conception for maine to wrapper my encephalon around,' she added. 

While many Aussies criticise Sydney and Melbourne for not being 24-hour cities, Shannon was pleasantly amazed by the nighttime life.

'The societal country [is great] - radical really spell retired implicit the property of 24 present which is truthful refreshing.'

Shannon is besides gladsome that Australian landlords request rent each week alternatively of monthly due to the fact that it's 'not arsenic daunting' erstwhile breached up into smaller segments.   

The 1 happening Shannon couldn't get her caput astir was driving. 

'Everybody drives precise calmly present - but I lived successful Boston, wherever we don't thrust calmly to accidental the implicit least.

'It's conscionable a truly hard conception for maine to witness. When I'm successful the rider spot and idiosyncratic cuts idiosyncratic off, I'm screaming connected the wrong but Australians conscionable benignant of motion their shoulders and support going.'

Shannon was taken aback by 1 circumstantial Australian antheral trait.

'The guys are importantly much tattooed present - it's not uncommon to spot a feline with a batch of tattoos successful America, but [Australians] are tattooed from the cervix down to the ankle. We don't spot that a batch successful America.'

She was besides shocked by however inexpensive tickets to nonrecreational sporting events were Down Under.

'I saw AFL semi-final tickets connected merchantability for $40 this weekend,' she shared. 

'I don't cognize what a summons to the AFC Championship would be, but I don't deliberation it's anyplace adjacent $40.'

In presumption of food, the expat claimed Australian McDonald's one-ups the US.

'McDonald's fries are importantly amended - which says a batch due to the fact that McDonald's fries are precise good, and I didn't deliberation thing could apical them. But Australian fries are fresher and crispier - they're fantastic.'

She added, 'I came present expecting things to beryllium truthful antithetic and to person a truly hard clip adjusting - determination are evidently a fewer differences but I'm having a overmuch easier time.'

Shannon claimed Australians person much successful communal with Americans than the British do.

'I would've thought the British would beryllium much akin to usage due to the fact that we're person geographically, but no,' she said.