This place seems so familiar, yet it’s completely different. Most shops close by 5pm and cities seem to close completely by 8pm. They speak English, but I have never used some of these words in my entire life: reckon, keen, heaps, and bloke. We break down words and locations to their initials such as: USA, LA, the OC, the IE, PCH, ASAP, LOL, RSVP (yes, I know it is French), BLT, PB&J, FBI, CIA, USC, UCLA, every place at UCSB (FT, IV, DP, SB…), and MILF. Everything to them seems to end with an -ee or -eez sound such as: Aussie, brekky, sunnies, esky or eskies (a cooler), tinny or tinnies (small boat or beer can), boardies, mossies, bities, Brissy (for Brisbane), and Goldy (for the Gold Coast). Fries are chips. Chips are crisps. Pools are
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