Going to crave Marmite like there's no tomorrow!!!

[scottishcelts]

Originally Posted by Tiffani

heheh well I can't say that I miss Marmite (yuck!) but there are things from the US that I really miss now! I can say that culture shock has DEFINITELY hit!

Hey Tiffani, did you make it to Oz in one piece then? How are things coming along for you? And how are you dealing with those pesky spiders?

[Tiffani]

Hey Celts,

yeah we made it! We've been here about two months now, and we're sorted for jobs, house, and a car. We just need for our dog to come out and she'll be joining us in May (June after the month of quarantine).

The biggest shock has been the price of EVERYTHING. The salaries are higher though so that helps make up for it.

The spiders haven't been much of a problem yet; I've been very lucky. I have only seen two so far and one was teeny tiny so it doesn't even count hehe.

The other thing is that a lot of people told us that central heating isn't really necessary here, but it is. Don't be fooled into thinking that you can live without it. It gets COLD here in the winter. maybe not freezing cold, but certainly cold enough to chill a house and unless you want microclimates throughout the house (warm where the gas fireplace is, frigid in the bedroom, etc) or putting space heaters all over the place -- like we're doing now -- definitely go for the central heating!

[Aussiejock]

Yes you can buy marmite here but it tastes nothing like the UK one. Try Mightymite, it tastes more like UK marmite. As for central heating, you don't need it here. Reverse cycle airconditioning is what you need. In winter you only need to have the heat cycle on for a very short time to take the chill off. I am well acclimatised, 42 years, and don't find the winters very cold!