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
Explore the Wild Side of Old School Australian Slang
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Some Australian slang feels timeless.
Other phrases sound like they belong to a completely different country.
Living overseas has made me realise how quickly language moves on — and how many expressions from older Australia have quietly faded from everyday use.
In this episode, I revisit some old-school Australian slang that rarely gets heard now, and explore where those expressions came from and what they reveal about the era that shaped them.
We’ll look at:
• Forgotten phrases that once felt ordinary
• The stories and context behind them
• Why they sound so unusual to American ears
• And how slang reflects changing Australian identity
It’s less a “crash course” and more a look back — at the kind of language that made sense in its time, and still carries a certain character today.
If you’ve ever heard an expression and thought, “We used to say that all the time,” this one might take you back.
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