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Boomer sayings really were a language of their own.

Living between Australia and the United States, I’ve noticed something quietly funny: Boomers in both countries confused their kids — just in completely different dialects.

From “broken record” and “flip your wig” to references like Fonzie or Ted Bullpitt, these phrases come from a world that feels both recent and strangely distant — rotary phones, four television channels, and physically getting up to change them.

In this episode, we explore the expressions that once made perfect sense… and now leave younger generations blinking.

We’ll look at:

• Classic Boomer sayings from Australia and the US
• Where those phrases came from
• What they actually meant at the time
• And what they reveal about the era that shaped them

It’s less about “kids today don’t get it” — and more about how quickly language moves on.

If one of these phrases takes you straight back to a moment, you’ll probably know exactly why.

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This Week in America: Warmth & Steadiness

This weekend, Brianna turned seven.

Fifteen kids. Rain outside. Glinda from Wicked in the living room. And somewhere between glitter arguments and polite doorway goodbyes, I heard a sentence I’ve come to understand differently since moving to America:

“We should do this again.”

In this episode, I reflect on warmth versus follow-through — watching one daughter thrive, another quietly absorb disappointment, and having an unexpected conversation about family history with a fellow dad that stretched back across oceans and generations.

Belonging isn’t always loud.

Sometimes it’s built quietly.
 Through repetition.
 Through showing up.
 Through being there when you say you will.

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I once asked for water at KFC and walked away empty-handed.

After years living in the United States, I’ve realised it wasn’t the service — it was my pronunciation.

From “water” to “Melbourne” to “tuna,” there are dozens of everyday words Australians and Americans say differently — sometimes subtly, sometimes dramatically — and those differences can cause more confusion than you’d expect.

Living between the two countries has taught me something simple: we’re technically speaking the same language… but not always the same version of it.

In this episode, I explore the pronunciation gaps, the misunderstandings they create, and what they reveal about identity, habit, and the strange flexibility of English.

Whether you say WAH-ter or WAH-trr, CHOO-na or TOO-na, we’re all navigating the same linguistic maze — just with different maps.

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In this week’s episode, I found myself thinking about three very small, very American moments: ice in drinks, unexpected cookies, and the quiet art of participation.

Living in the US has a way of highlighting things I never noticed back home in Australia. Some differences are big. Others are subtle — but they linger.

This week:

• Why ice still catches me off guard
• The cultural meaning behind a simple cookie
• And how “participation” feels different depending on where you grew up

None of it dramatic. Just observations from the middle of everyday life.

If you’ve ever lived overseas — or even just moved suburbs — you’ll probably recognise the feeling.

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Seven years into living in the United States, there are still a few everyday habits that stop me mid-sentence.

Not because they’re wrong — just because they’re different.

From enthusiastic small talk in grocery stores to supersized portions, workplace intensity, the phenomenon of Buc-ee’s, and the way Americans relate to pets and personal space… these are the cultural details that haven’t quite become invisible to me.

In this episode, I reflect on the small behavioural differences that linger — the ones you don’t notice as a tourist, but feel once you’re properly living somewhere.

It’s less about shock, and more about perspective.

If you’ve ever lived abroad, you’ll probably recognise the feeling: the way certain things never quite stop standing out — even years later.

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After years living in the United States, there are still moments that quietly catch me off guard.

Not because they’re wrong. Not because they’re outrageous.
 Simply because they’re different from what I grew up with.

In this episode, I reflect on fourteen everyday American habits and assumptions that once surprised me — and in some cases, still do.

From portion sizes and social norms to the subtle rhythms of daily life, these are the small cultural details that reveal how deeply “normal” is shaped by where you’re from.

It’s not a takedown. It’s perspective.

If you’ve ever lived abroad — or even travelled long enough to notice the details — you’ll probably recognise the feeling.

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Americans don’t think all accents sound the same.

They just haven’t had enough practice yet.

As an Aussie living in the United States, I’ve lost count of how many times my accent has been guessed as British, Irish… or “Australian, but kind of British.”

In this episode, I explore why that happens — and why it’s not as simple as people assume.

We’ll look at:

• Why unfamiliar accents blur together
 • How film and television shape what we think accents “should” sound like
 • Why Australians are often just as bad at distinguishing American accents
 • And what accent recognition actually says about exposure and identity

This isn’t a roast. It’s perspective.

Accents carry history, geography, and class — and unless you grow up surrounded by them, your brain fills in the gaps.

If you’ve ever misidentified an accent — or had yours misidentified — you’ll probably recognise yourself in this one.

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After years living in the United States, I still occasionally say something completely normal by Australian standards… and get a look in return.

It turns out some everyday Aussie words sound harmless at home — but land very differently in America.

In this episode, I share a handful of those vocabulary moments — the ones that led to raised eyebrows, awkward pauses, and the quiet realisation that we’re technically speaking the same language… but not quite the same version of it.

We’ll look at:

• Innocent Australian words that don’t translate cleanly
• Why certain phrases feel perfectly ordinary in one country and uncomfortable in another
• And what these misunderstandings reveal about culture, context, and humour

It’s not dramatic. Just mildly awkward.

And if you’ve ever lived overseas, you’ll probably recognise the feeling.

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Seven years into living in the United States, there are still certain foods that make me pause.

Not because they’re wrong — but because they’re different from what I grew up with.

From American cheese and sweet tea to chicken and waffles, biscuits and gravy, and the world of convenience-store snacks, these are the flavours and combinations that surprised me most as an Australian adjusting to life here.

In this episode, I reflect on what makes these foods feel unusual from an Aussie perspective — and what that says about tradition, nostalgia, and everyday comfort.

It’s not a taste test designed to ridicule.
 It’s a look at how food quietly carries culture.

If you’ve ever moved countries — or even just travelled long enough to notice supermarket shelves — you’ll recognise the feeling.

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Every Australian has said something overseas that landed with a blank stare.

Living in the United States, I’ve learned that what feels completely ordinary back home can sound mildly baffling elsewhere.

In this episode, I share eight classic Australian sayings — the kind your parents, grandparents, or the bloke at the pub might toss out without explanation — and explore why they don’t always translate.

We’ll look at:

• What these phrases actually mean
• Where they likely came from
• How Aussies use them naturally
• And why they can sound so strange outside Australia

It’s less about confusing anyone… and more about how language carries history, humour, and identity.

If you’ve ever had to explain a saying that “just makes sense” where you’re from, you’ll probably recognise yourself in this one.

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