Best of/Worst of

The top 10 worst things about Australia and New Zealand:

10. School uniforms. They're so bad they make you sad to look at them.
9. It's winter, but there's no indoor heat.
8. Bizarrely proportioned change; the 2 dollar coin is the smallest and the 50 cent coin is the largest.
7. Hostel roommates who don't know how to be roommates.
6. Everything closes at weird/inconvenient hours.
5. Most people have a terrible fashion sense. These people invented Ugg boots.
4. Expensive food.
3. The creepy woman in our Hobart hostel.
2. Not knowing which animals/trees on a hike could kill you or at least really hurt.
1. No one knows how to pluralize nouns properly. They use apostrophes like it's going out of style.


The top 10 BEST things about Australia and New Zealand:

10. Glaciers right next to tropical rainforests and mountains next to beaches.
9. The shockingly clean hostel at the converted rail station.
8. New Zealand cafes.
7. Public washrooms--clean and everywhere.
6. Every animal you encounter is amazing.
5. No pennies... yet, they still have squished penny machines (they provide a silver plug... but that still doesn't explain why they cost about $3 each...)
4. Cheap, tasty sushi in huge sizes.
3. Friendly knitting people.
2. Every city has a botanical garden and some place to take a nice walk.
1. Being with my best friend!