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Why American Goodbyes Feel Faster Than Australian Goodbyes
Read more: Why American Goodbyes Feel Faster Than Australian GoodbyesYou know what still catches me off guard in America? The goodbye. Not the words. The speed. After years living in the United States as an Australian, I’ve realised something subtle but surprisingly consistent: American goodbyes end faster than my brain expects. And even now, I’m sometimes still mid-sentence when they’re over. Why American Goodbyes…
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ANZAC Biscuits : A recipe shared by Australia and New Zealand — and the story behind it.
Read more: ANZAC Biscuits : A recipe shared by Australia and New Zealand — and the story behind it.There are some recipes that are simply sweet. And then there are recipes that carry a nation’s memory in every bite. ANZAC biscuits fall firmly into the second category. If you’d like to download or print the original recipe card used here, you can view the attached PDF Why ANZAC Biscuits Are Historically Important “ANZAC”…
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Why Living Overseas Changes How You Hear Accents
Read more: Why Living Overseas Changes How You Hear AccentsI didn’t sit down to make a video about accents because I thought it was clever content. I made it because something small kept happening — and I couldn’t un-notice it. After living in the United States for a while, I started having this tiny mental double-take when people spoke. Not all the time. Just…
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Red Rooster–Style Chicken Seasoning (A Taste of Home)
Read more: Red Rooster–Style Chicken Seasoning (A Taste of Home)There’s a particular kind of homesickness that sneaks up on you when you’re living overseas. It’s not the big stuff — not the beaches or the accent or even the weather. It’s the small, weirdly specific things. Like Red Rooster When I was back in Australia over the summer, I didn’t realise just how much I’d…
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Why People Keep Confusing Australia and New Zealand
Read more: Why People Keep Confusing Australia and New ZealandI didn’t set out to make a video comparing Australia and New Zealand. It just… kept happening. Since moving to the United States, there’s a moment that repeats itself with almost comic reliability. Someone hears my accent.They smile politely.And they say: “Oh! You’re a Kiwi!” And look — it’s never meant badly. Quite the opposite.…
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Forget Bigfoot — These Australian Cryptids Will Give You Chills
Read more: Forget Bigfoot — These Australian Cryptids Will Give You ChillsThink Bigfoot is the scariest thing out there? Living in the United States, I’ve heard a lot about American cryptids — Mothman, the Jersey Devil, all of it.It got me thinking about the stories we grow up with in Australia… and how different they feel. So I made this. Because Australian cryptids and folklore have…
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My Family’s Favourite Australian Sausage Roll Recipe (Made in the US)
Read more: My Family’s Favourite Australian Sausage Roll Recipe (Made in the US)I get homesick for a lot of things about Australia. But nothing pulls at me quite like the smell of sausage rolls baking. It’s the smell of school fetes.Cricket teas.Birthday parties in suburban backyards. It’s the smell of standing around a trestle table with tomato sauce squeezed onto a paper plate. And now, it’s the…
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Australia’s Housing Crisis: Why Moving Home Isn’t So Simple
Read more: Australia’s Housing Crisis: Why Moving Home Isn’t So SimpleI recently released a video called: 👉 I Want To Move Back To Australia… But The Housing Crisis Has Me Scared It’s a slightly different tone from some of my other videos. Less observational humour.More reality. Because this one isn’t about accents or goodbyes. It’s about the quiet tension that sits underneath a lot of…
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An Aussie Expat’s Take on Culture Shock, Identity & Life in America
Read more: An Aussie Expat’s Take on Culture Shock, Identity & Life in AmericaThe first time I ordered “chips” at a diner in the United States, I asked for a side with my burger. The waiter nodded. Walked off. Came back with a tiny packet of potato chips. I stared at the sad little bag while he cheerfully asked if I wanted ketchup for my “fries.” Everyone else…