Since I used to live in Australia when I was younger you would think I already got used to the big and little things this huge country has to offer, but I am not. Below you find some observations that are both great and weird for an outsider like myself.
The Aussies are generally very friendly starting every conversation with "How are you?" and "See you later". The key is not to take these comments litteraly. They are merely a aussie translation of "Hello" and "Goodbye". As a first time visitor its easy to fall into the trap of starting to explain how your day really was and asking when to see the person again. If you do this you will only be met by a blank expression and a shrug of shoulders. Just smile and keep your personal distance. It did take me a while to deprogram myself to react in the appropriate way, but after a couple of weeks you get there.
Aussies do not want to get too close both personally and physically. As Europeans we are used to shower in our gender appointed facilites without covering up our private parts. In the land of Down Under you do cover yourself at all times. You dry in your shower cubical and you never, ever, ever walk around naked in the shower area. If you do this you will be labeled a fruit (google it). I have made this misstake once and the look I got from my fellow shower mates was explanation enough to never do it again.