Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Fiji Facts

-They drive on the left side of the road 
-Kissing sounds are to get your attention 
     They make those sounds so loud... I don't know how they do it. 
-Shoes are optional. Sandals are loved.
-Buses are crazy and do not run on a schedule 
- a piece of cardboard or wood in the dash will tell you where the bus goes 
-Everyone here is very modest. Girls and women wear skirts that are long and sleeved shirts. It is very very rare to see a tank top and it is usually on a tourist. The school uniforms are also long and sleeved. It's refreshing!
- There are no dryers hence all the clothes lines 
- no paper towels in bathrooms just a heat dryer that sometimes works and I love that they don't waste paper
- on that note a lot of bathrooms don't have tier paper
_ toilets have two flushers one for small flush one for big- good for saving water 
- no school buses kids take the city buses 
- high schools are called colleges
_colleges are called universities 
- no hot water or air conditioning 
- fanfare cookies are amazing 
- periods in punctuation are called stops
- Your new perfume is bug spray and sunblock combined 
- The people are very friendly
- when you are lost there is always someone there to help you and get you on the right bus or even take you to your destination 
- everyone has short hair be careful of what pronoun you use 
- They have the best carrots in the world 
- You can drink Fiji water in Fiji 
- Lots of Indian food! Yum!
- Fiji words end in vowels
- you need a lot of change for all these buses 
- 1 and 2$ are coins 
- candy is expensive 
- all chocate and candy is made by Cadbury in Australia 
- they have big and I mean big bananas 
- The kids are adorable!
- Trash is everywhere the streets are covered in trash 
- celery is literally 2 ft long
- All the American music is remixed 
- they listen to music really loud 
-$5 movie Tuesday ... That's 2.50 American 
- Fiji money is GORGEOUS ... America take a hint
- Kit kats.... Um hello amazing chocolate. And this is coming from a girl who doesn't like candy... Yeah, yum. 
- There is Indian food and Chinese food and no veggies really except carrots, bokchoy, onions and some tomatoes 
- they use old tires to put plants in
- they use water bottles to make planter beds like little retaining walls
- fresh bread shops make the best smells
- they burn trash and it stinks
- when it rains it pours and it's unexpected 

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