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“Lauren (not her real name) used to speak with an American accent. It would
constantly start conversations about United States politics — far from her
first choice of small talk — while out walking her dogs in her Brisbane
neighbourhood.
Since hiring a dialect coach and introducing Australian inflections to her
speech, it's been "a relief not serving as the unofficial US representative for
my postcode", she tells
SBS News.
She can now chat about things she actually enjoys discussing, like her pets and
local community.
"Seeing news in the US sometimes feels like watching the house you grew up in
catch fire," she says.
SBS News spoke with a dozen Americans living in Australia about navigating
life abroad at a time when the US, under Donald Trump's second presidency,
looms particularly large in global conversation and is being viewed far more
negatively by Australians than in years past.
Almost all of them say they're continuously fielding questions about what's
going on back home, whether they're at work, the pub, seeing friends or
interacting with strangers. Many of them find it exhausting or difficult to
escape at times.”
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
