Drinking and eating are a huge part of the Australian lifestyle – especially if you are in Melbourne, which has some of the best food on the planet. If you get the chance to go out and about (and I highly recommend you do), here are some basic terms to help get you by:

Your Shout

No, you aren't quite talking about shouting... This phrase you'll often hear in pubs and slightly less often in restaurants.

When you’re in Australia, most people ‘back home’ (in the US) asked me the big question a lot:

“Does the toilet water really go down the other way?”

That's all fine and good, but upon moving to Australia, I have discovered a little something even more odd.

Did you know that in Australia, you turn the light switch down to turn the light on?

It’s a simple thing, but the first small thing I noticed they do different in the land down under.

If you're someone who is sensitive to rough language, then Australia might not be the place to you.

For example, based on your tone and facial expression, there are several ways to call someone a bastard. A lot of them are nice, joking ways, and some of them are the mean ways.