From Down Under to Down South
From Down Under to Down South is a twice-weekly reflection from an Australian making a life in the American South.
After moving from Australia to Tennessee in 2018, I began noticing the subtle cultural differences most people miss — the way politeness sounds different, the way goodbyes stretch longer, the way everyday moments quietly reveal what’s different.
Some episodes explore those contrasts directly. Others are quiet stories from the week — conversations and small moments that say something bigger.
It’s not outrage or culture wars. And it’s not a travel diary. It’s simply one Australian perspective on life between two countries.
If you’ve ever lived overseas, loved two places at once, or found yourself caught between familiar and foreign — you’ll feel at home here.
New episodes are released twice weekly as part of the broader From Down Under to Down South series across podcast and YouTube.
From Down Under to Down South
Australian Stereotypes: Truth vs. Reality
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Australia tends to travel well in stereotype form.
Sunburnt surfers. Endless beaches. Vegemite on everything. A country where everyone says “mate” and wrestles crocodiles on the weekend.
In this episode, I take a closer look at some of the most common assumptions about Australians and explore where they come from — and how much truth they actually carry.
We’ll look at:
• The origins of familiar Aussie clichés
• Which stereotypes have a grain of truth
• Which ones are outdated or oversimplified
• And how national identity gets shaped by film, media, and distance
It’s not about rejecting every stereotype outright.
It’s about understanding how they form — and what gets lost when a country is reduced to a handful of symbols.
If you’ve ever had your own culture neatly packaged into a few phrases, you’ll recognise the pattern.
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