So Old

So I've only been in the country for two weeks, but it has felt like years (in a good way).

Handy hint - when going to a country where they do things the opposite way to what you're used to (eg which lane of the road to drive on, how they write dates), don't take everyone's very useful advice of "just remember to do things backwards", because when you start to get used to it and start doing things properly, you'll still remember "it's backwards" and confusion will totally take you out.

Hence why anyone looking at any of my paperwork will determine that I now have two birthdays, one on May 12, and one on December 5.

Strangeness: Movies get 'R' ratings for strong language, and even late-night movies on TV get mild swearwords like FUCK and SHIT censored out. It's kind of strange because you watch drugs/violence movies like Traffic or Blow, and it takes the edge off what should be shocking - it's like "well, all these polite and well-spoken people are doing naughty things, naughty things must be good!"