Everyone's so nice, cheerful and helpful in shops over here. It's taking some getting used to as we're just not used to it in Britain. Everyone their is either depressed or hates you for disrupting the conversation with their colleague about their boyfriend/ex boyfriend/next boyfriend.

In Melbourne they ask you how you are, what your up to for the rest of the day, have a nice one etc etc. I'm just not used to people being helpful, it's a little disturbing really.

Again, like everything good about Aus I'm putting people's sunny disposition down to the weather. Having said that, although it's a nice sunny day today, it's been quite cold (15 degrees) and raining for the past few days.