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What Is a Servo in Australia? It’s Not Quite an American Gas Station
Read more: What Is a Servo in Australia? It’s Not Quite an American Gas StationA servo is what Australians call a gas station or petrol station. Learn where the term comes from, why Australians say it, and how servos compare to American gas stations.
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Starting Over at 49 Was Harder Than I Expected
Read more: Starting Over at 49 Was Harder Than I ExpectedAfter leaving a 24-year banking career at 49, I spent nearly three years applying for more than 2500 jobs while trying to rebuild my life in America. This is the story of burnout, starting over later in life, corporate identity, rejection, creativity, fatherhood, and discovering that success and happiness are not always the same thing.
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The Small Things Australians Miss After Moving to America
Read more: The Small Things Australians Miss After Moving to AmericaLiving in America has taught me that the things Australians miss most often aren’t the big things — they’re the little routines, foods, smells and comforts that quietly make a place feel like home. From Vegemite and sausage rolls to care packages and road trip lollies, these are the small Australian things our family still…
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Are Bogans Just Australian Rednecks?
Read more: Are Bogans Just Australian Rednecks?Australians have bogans. Americans have rednecks. They aren’t quite the same thing. An Australian explains the similarities, differences, stereotypes and cultural meanings behind both.
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This Week in America — A Kentucky Weekend: Dance, Derby & the Moments You Don’t Plan
Read more: This Week in America — A Kentucky Weekend: Dance, Derby & the Moments You Don’t PlanA weekend in Kentucky filled with dance, Derby history, bourbon, baseball bats and a rocking chair at Cracker Barrel reminded me that the best parts of America are often the moments you never planned.
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What Americans Always Ask Australians (And What They’re Really Getting At)
Read more: What Americans Always Ask Australians (And What They’re Really Getting At)What do Americans really ask Australians? After eight years living in the US, I’ve heard them all — from spiders and accents to Thanksgiving and stereotypes. Here’s what those questions are really getting at.
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Representing Australia in Tennessee Felt Like Home
Read more: Representing Australia in Tennessee Felt Like HomeSome weeks don’t arrive with one big headline. They come as a collection of smaller moments. Things that seem ordinary while they’re happening, then linger afterward. A conversation here. A surprise there. Something familiar appearing in an unexpected place. That was this week for me. Not dramatic. Not life-changing. Just quietly revealing what it actually…
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What Is Australian Chicken Salt? (And Why Aussies Put It On Everything)
Read more: What Is Australian Chicken Salt? (And Why Aussies Put It On Everything)Australian chicken salt is a savoury seasoning Australians put on chips, hot chips and takeaway food. Here’s how to make it at home in the US.
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What It’s Like Living in America (Tornado Warnings, NASA & Daily Life)
Read more: What It’s Like Living in America (Tornado Warnings, NASA & Daily Life)Living in America as an Australian comes with moments you don’t expect — from tornado warnings to standing under a NASA rocket. This week had two of them. One where we were standing underneath a rocket that took people to the Moon……and another where we were sitting downstairs close to midnight, waiting out a tornado…
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When School Starts to Feel Like HR (An Aussie Perspective)
Read more: When School Starts to Feel Like HR (An Aussie Perspective)When my daughter’s school attendance system suddenly reminded me of 25 years in banking, I realised how differently America handles everyday life. An Australian perspective on schools, systems and the moments when real life doesn’t quite fit the box.