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Our food measuring units are different too.

A US tablespoon is 15mL; an Australian tablespoon is 20mL.
A US teaspoon is a third of a US tablespoon; an Australian teaspoon is a quarter of an Australian tablespoon. So, weirdly, a US teaspoon and an Australian teaspoon are about the same size, 5mL.

A US cup is half a pint, or 236mL.
An Australian cup is 250mL.

We don't use ounces, we use grams or millilitres, depending on if it's dry or wet. A 14oz can of beans is a 400g can of beans.

7-Elevens do not sell alcohol or bullets.

The only 24-hour supermarket in Melbourne is the Coles on Glenhuntly Road in Elsternwick; other Melbourne supermarkets generally shut at 12 (for Coles or Woolworths) or earlier (for independents, although some Woolworths have now started shutting at 11 in the winter months.)

Your best source of Asian food ingredients is your local Asian grocery: they'll be cheaper and have a better range than the supermarkets. Look for wherever there are lots of actual Asian people shopping. (This applies to a wide range of Asian countries.)

Your best source of Mexican food... nup, this is Australia. The closest you're going to get (apart from restaurants, and not a whole lot of them) is Old El Paso in the supermarket.

Vegetables and meat. Your cheapest source is what we call a 'market'. I think in the US that's a 'public market'? A large, open-air place with lots and lots of stalls, and definitely not a farmer's market (over here those are ridiculously expensive.)

Electric kettle: the quickest way to boil water. Yes, quicker than the stove. Yes, quicker than an electric kettle in the US: this is a consequence of our voltage being different from yours. The kettle boils faster here.

Drinking water: your tap water should be safe to drink, and depending on the pipes in your house and the level of chlorination in your area, quite likely tastes good too. Give it a go before buying a case of bottled water or a Britta filter.