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Before moving to the United States, I carried a handful of assumptions about Americans — some light-hearted, some more firmly held.

Seven years later, many of them didn’t survive real life.

In this episode, I reflect on eleven stereotypes about Americans that I grew up hearing in Australia — and what actually changed once I experienced the culture from the inside.

We’ll look at:

• Common Australian assumptions about Americans
 • Where those ideas likely came from
 • What living here revealed instead
 • And how distance shapes perception in both directions

This isn’t about proving anyone wrong.

It’s about how easily we build mental shortcuts about other countries — and how quickly those shortcuts dissolve when you live there.

If you’ve ever moved overseas and had your assumptions quietly unravel, you’ll probably recognise a few of these moments.

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