It's hard to choose a topic since everything is quit different, but I'm sure the most obvious difference is 'culture'. As you know, Australia is a multi-cultural country while Japan is mono-cultural. I've talked with many people from other countries and they've got their own backgrounds, which gives me opportunities to get rid of prejudices. To be honest, I had negative biases against some Asian countries before I came here. However, I found the bias was not true and people are really kind. Now I try not to judge people by biases or I even try not to have them, which is really important thing for people who live in multi-cultural countries.
As for the geography, I'm surprised the scale of Australia, which is based on my experience. During the last break, I traveled Darwin for a week and visited many places including Kakadu National Park, Ubirr, Katherine and Edith Fall. At Ubirr, I climbed rocks and I was lost for words when I reached to the top. I thought that was because Australia is a big country. Japan is narrow and dense, so it is advantageous for transportation, but it also means it doesn't have many places like Ubirr. (But it took me 3~4 hours to fly to Darwin from Brisbane. Moreover, there are time lags. What a long, huge and inconvenient country...Just kidding.)
All right, that's all. I believe there are still countless differences that I don't know about Australia, so I am really excited. What sorts of difference are you surprised? Food? People? I would be happy if you leave your comments! Thanks for reading!
