But why

A few odds and ends type questions about Australia(ns) that keep ping-ponging around in my brain ... 

1. Why do you call it "cotton wool"? There is no wool involved. It's a tightly spun ball of cotton ... which explains why we call it a "cotton ball".
2. Why are your power points/electrical outlets so few and far between and the cords on your electrical appliances so short? Reaching the whole house with the vacuum is quite a challenge and I routinely pull the cord out of the wall when trying to dry my hair.
3. Why the love for spray deodorant/antiperspirant? First and foremost, it doesn't work. And second, when I use it, it leaves a toxic cloud floating around the bathroom, I feel like I need to hold my breath or leave the room until the air clears.
4. Why are the showers so teeny-tiny? I barely have room to reach down and pumice my heels. Is it meant to encourage water conservation by keeping the shower as uninviting as possible? 
5. Roundabouts, the enemy of my daily commute. Why, why, why? No one seems to know what to do and they feel very wild, wild west.
6. Why are the apples so small? Do you have better control over the genetically modified fruit? Or is it a consequence of the different soil/water/sunlight from the Hood River apples I'm used to?
7. Why do you sing "a tissue a tissue" instead of "ashes ashes"?
8. Why don't you have pay at the pump for gas/petrol? I always thought pumping ones own gas/petrol had huge advantages in terms of time saved, however, all this is lost by forcing me to go inside to pay. I've got to get the baby out of his car seat, wait in line inside, pay, put the baby back in his car seat. Hugely inefficient use of time.
9. What is up with your Target? It is nothing like the store of awesomeness I knew in the US. Selection is low, prices are high and customer service does not exist.
10. Why don't your products have resealable/ziplock type bags? I actually wrote Mission Foods (hey, any tortilla is better than no tortilla) to find out why they didn't sell their tortillas with resealable ziplocks. The response was they were doing research to try and find a resealable option that maintained the quality of the product. Um, so you're telling me the quality of all your products sold in the US is compromised by their resealable ziplock?   

Just wondering.