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
Latest Episodes
The Moment You Realise You’re Speaking American
Living in America as an Australian changes the way you speak in ways you don’t expect. After 8 years in the USA, I’ve started noticing American phrases, cultural differences, and everyday habits slowly becoming part of my life without even real...
This Week in America - The Life I Didn't Expect to Build
This week, a few seemingly unrelated things came together.A missing dance partner. The World Cup. Memories of Fiji, Samoa and New Zealand. A part-time job that almost became a full-time career. A YouTube video that suddenly took off....
Why Australian Humour Doesn’t Always Translate
Australian humour can be hard to explain until you live somewhere else and suddenly realise… people aren’t hearing it the same way.In this episode, I talk about the small parts of Australian humour that don’t always translate in America ...
This Week in America – Two Songs From Home
This week in America, I started a new job at a self-storage facility just ten minutes from home — or, as I've discovered, exactly two songs away.What I thought would be a story about starting a new job quickly became a story about people...
The Moment You Realize You Sound Rude in America
Why do Australians sound rude in America? Why do cultural differences between Australia and the US change how we come across without us realising? This episode explores the moment you realise you sound rude in America — and why it happens.<...
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