After taking a look at the weather forecast for Sydney yesterday, and comparing it with Auckland, you gotta realise that the weather plays a massive part in HOW we respectively live.
Our dress attire is reflected:Kiwi's in April are donning skivvies and turtlenecks, while Australians are still skipping to the beach in a skirt.
Our lunches differ:If it's sunny in Auckland, for example, it might be too windy to eat on the deck at a cafe, so we tend to stay indoors (or at work). Sydneysiders might catch the bus to Bondi, and perhaps taking a 20 minute dip in the water before changing and organising a business meeting on the bus trip back.
Our after hours social activities differ:In Auckland, in April, on a "good day" like today, at best we might head to a neighbours place, or friends or family for a spring BBQ with wine, in a last ditch effort to claim something of the tailwinds of summer. In Sydney, in April, every day is a good day. You'll visit every relative over the month, eat fabulous food and drink a plentiful amount of good wines. You could easily visit Manly a few times by ferry as well, even scoring a tan!!
One good thing has happened here in Auckland this month - we are now partly even with Australian holiday-pay entitlement.
4 weeks a year - FINALLY!
Yessss! *clenches fist to air*
<-- oh yeah, this sign was put up to warn Australians of a possible Tsunami affecting the area... whoops!
Today, you also might like to avoid Catteries, Olsen Twins movies (born Fri 13) or music by Tupac Shakur (died Fri 13), skip the salt on your fish n chips, use powdered milk today to prevent spills, and if you're planning on pre-ordering the next Harry Potter book (which is due out on Friday July 13), maybe pick it up on the Saturday.
