Australian beer is icy cold, bubbly, and has less hops than, say, European beers. You go to the hotel for a beer. The most popular beers are usually drawn from a tap, but cans and bottles are also available. In other parts of Australia, glasses have other names. Visitors may think that the Fosters brand is the truly Aussie beer, but in fact, Fosters has only a few percent of the Australian market.
Place names Australian placenames often sound amusing to visitors.
It is hard to describe the Aussie accent. Some say that Australian must be spoken without moving one's lips. Others claim that the Australian vowels are so long and flat you could land a jumbo jet on them. Apart from the Aussie accent you will also encounter some unfamiliar expressions and some pitfalls. Barbie A barbecue.