The Koala vs. The Panda

With just five sleeps until I board the Qantas jet, I'm thinking about the Australian stuff I've been missing and, at the same time, the Chinese stuff I will miss.

I have created a list for your viewing pleasure!

Australian stuff I've been missing:

• Avocados... with lime juice & Murray River Pink Salt
• Multigrain bread... For some reason, the Chinese love to stir in a whole lot of sugar with their bread dough. Not cool, China, not cool.
• Babies wearing nappies.
  
• Brushing my teeth with tap water
• My bed. My bed here is terrible.
  
• Western toilets in the restrooms of restaurants. Enough of this squat business already.
• While we're on the toilet topic - those pink "lady bins" in public places. Lidless waste paper baskets are way too gross.
  
• SUNSHINE & BLUE SKIES & FRESH AIR!!
• Being able to read the menu at a restaurant, instead of just pointing at pictures of stuff that looks nice... only to find out that you just ate pig's heart.
• My friends from Australia

Chinese stuff I will miss:

• Everything costing at least one sixth of what it does in Australia
• The broccoli and Peking Duck at "Red Lantern" - the cheaper than Aussie chips restaurant five minutes walk away. (Mum, as if you ever thought I'd say I would miss a vegetable!)
• Always having something to do and somewhere to go... unlike Maito.
• The alcohol laws here, and thus the cheapness of the drinks!
  
• Accidentally eating random animal parts.
• Public transport - sure the buses are a serious OH & S issue but they're on time & go everywhere I need them to.
• Taxis - the drivers are great entertainment and it's never too hard to get one.
  
• Being told how incredibly attractive you are every time you go to the markets... (Sssh I know they just want me to buy their designer fakes...)
  
• Pretending you're an Olsen twin being chased by paparazzi... it's Chinese mothers chasing you for photos with their Chinese babies.
• My friends I've met while in China