Day two in Vancouver and we are over our tiredness and ready to hit the tourist spots and the shops. We bought some new winter clothes however we have realised that we just don't know what we are in for or what we need. There are so many things we could buy, do we need down jackets or rain jackets? Do we need snow boots rated to -50deg C or is -30 OK? Do we even need snow boots? Do we need waterproof gear? Are our clothes going to be warm enough? What is Taylor going to wear on her first day at school?So many questions! We have settled on some down jackets from North Face, some cool Baffin snow boots, thermals from MEC and we can buy the rest when we get there.
We have also found that our Aussie accents are hard to understand and we often get asked to repeat ourselves. Words like pram (stroller) and hot chips (fries) will have to be dropped from our vocabulary. We have also faced many questions about why we are moving to Lab City, Newfoundland. Just like when we moved to Karratha, people think it is the end of the Earth, which is disappointing when you are a prospective new resident but we keep reminding ourselves just how much we loved Karratha despite all the negative comments before we arrived there.
Be prepared not only to drop a few words from your vocabulary, but to slow down your speech. Henry had to slow down so people could understand him... Don't forget about nappies... Do they use that word in Canada?!
ReplyDeleteAs a Canadian coming to Oz I had to slow down my speech as well as remember that not everything is the same (boot instead of trunk of car). Oh and nappies are known as diapers over there....
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