The Most Interesting and Surprising Differences I Have Experienced between Australia and Japan

     Hi, everyone!  Approximately two months have passed since I arrived in Australia so I would like to write about the difference between Australia and Japan.  Actually, I have experienced studying abroad three times but this is my first trip to Australia so it is very easy to find the differences

     First of all, I was surprised to the differences of foods and drinks.  In Japan, we often eat rice in breakfast.  However, in Australia, people eat cereal as breakfast.  I was very confused this difference.  Moreover, people eat some fruits and snacks as refreshment break.  Although people in Japan eat snack and fruits, they do not eat them during the breaks. 

     As well as the meal, the transportation system of Australia is quite different from that of Japan.  First, the ticket system is very different.  In Japan, students who go to university by train buy a commuter pass.  This is very useful because once people pay fare, they do not have to pay during a given period.  On the other hand, in Australia, people purchase Go-Card instead of a commuter pass.  This is also very good system because if people get on train, bus and ferry nine times in a week, they can get on these transportation systems without fare.  So, in the weekend, I often go to Gold Coast, DFO near the airport and so on.

     I believe I will be able to find further differences by the time I come back to Japan and these differences will be useful when I talk with my friends in Japan about Australia.