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What Is a Tradie in Australia? More Than Just a Bloke With a Toolbox
Read more: What Is a Tradie in Australia? More Than Just a Bloke With a ToolboxWhat is a tradie in Australia? Discover the meaning behind the slang, from sparkies and chippies to apprenticeships, workwear and the culture of Australian tradies.
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The Hidden Cost of Competitive Dance in America
Read more: The Hidden Cost of Competitive Dance in AmericaKids’ activities don’t just cost money. Behind every competition, game or performance is an invisible family economy of driving, waiting, working, travelling and somehow making it all fit.
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Why Australians Don’t Tip Like Americans
Read more: Why Australians Don’t Tip Like AmericansAustralians do tip, but not like Americans. An Australian living in the US explains the differences in wages, service and tipping expectations, with a few surprises along the way.
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I Want My Girls Safe Online. What Happens to Our Privacy?
Read more: I Want My Girls Safe Online. What Happens to Our Privacy?I want my daughters to be safe online, but Australia’s proposed digital duty of care raises hard questions about platform responsibility, manipulated images, age checks and privacy. As an Australian dad living in Tennessee, I’m trying to understand what protection should look like before deciding where I stand.
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Dance Dads Have a Clique. I Didn’t Make the Cut.
Read more: Dance Dads Have a Clique. I Didn’t Make the Cut.After years of taking my daughter to competitive dance, I’ve discovered the dance dads have their own little social circle. Somehow, I didn’t make the cut. The more I thought about why, though, the more inconvenient the answer became.
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Why Do Australians Swear So Casually? It’s Not Always What You Think
Read more: Why Do Australians Swear So Casually? It’s Not Always What You ThinkWhy do Australians swear so casually? From friendly insults to the infamous C-word, an Australian living in America explains why context changes everything.
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Why Americans Never Really Leave School Behind
Read more: Why Americans Never Really Leave School BehindWhy do Americans remain so attached to their schools decades after graduating? An Australian living in Tennessee explores school spirit, college football, alumni loyalty and the surprising ways education becomes part of American identity.
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My Daughter Got Braces. I Nearly Ended Up in the Hospital.
Read more: My Daughter Got Braces. I Nearly Ended Up in the Hospital.My daughter got braces, but I couldn’t go to the orthodontist. From dental X-rays to an Australian hospital visit that ended in five stitches, here’s why medical appointments and I have a complicated relationship.
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Why Americans Say “I Appreciate You” Instead of “Thank You”?
Read more: Why Americans Say “I Appreciate You” Instead of “Thank You”?Why do Americans say “I appreciate you” instead of simply “thank you”? After eight years in America, this Australian still finds one little word makes the phrase feel surprisingly personal.
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Apparently, I’m Old Now. The Evidence Is Becoming Difficult to Ignore
Read more: Apparently, I’m Old Now. The Evidence Is Becoming Difficult to IgnoreNobody tells you when you’re getting old. The evidence just starts piling up: your music moves to the oldies station, your childhood television becomes ancient history, and your kids provide the rest. But perhaps getting older isn’t such a bad deal after all.