Yes, they are rather different! As I'm a bit of a gadget freak, it's been quite fun learning the Airbus way of doing things, but I do miss hand-flying an aeroplane that does what you tell it, rather than doing what it thinks you meant! The A340-600, in particular, is a handful in a crosswind when close to the ground - Airbus have still got some work to do to get the control response right, IMHO!