More culture in Melbourne

Fashion:
PINK is definitely in. And not for girls - for guys. so Nick, you would fit in fabulously here. Although I might have to put a caveat to this statement as many of the guys wearing the pink shirts are professors in our institute.
and the women? layers. It strikes me as very european. oh... and toques here are called beanies i think.
Hair:
Punk is very much alive here with the teens as with 80's-styled haircuts (almost mullets on both men and women, in particular with the people engrossed in footy). Men seem to have this obsession with growing that small bit of hair underneath their bottom lip. This, in combination with the sideburns tends to make many of them look like porn stars.
Cars:
utility trucks which are low to the ground, dressed up and useless for their original use are VERY popular here as well. cars here tend to have an infinite lifespan due to the good weather and you can probably find cars dating back to the 70s very easily by their smell and sound. the size of the cars are similar to north america. i guess the ratio of land:population density is so great that the attitude of "the bigger the car, the better" thrives here. gas however, is hovering above the 1.10/l here.