It's obvious to Aussies that I am not Australian. My Canadian accent is a dead giveaway.
I've lived in Australia for 2.5 years now and still get asked "Where are you from?". I of course always answer proudly with "I'm a Canadian!", then it's usually followed by "Oh, how long are you visiting for?".
This last week in particular I got asked that question more than usual. It was perhaps because we were on holidays. My co-workers, friends, and people that work at the shops I frequent know me and know that I am not a visitor, I am a resident so they obviously don't ask me where I am from.
This question for some reason always saddens me. I love talking about where i'm from and my family etc, but it always brings back those memories and people that I miss.
This question sometimes makes me feel like an outcast. I can often feel people stare at me and turn their heads when they hear me talk because they can hear my accent and immediately know I am not Australian. I know they are thinking "where is she from?".
Perhaps I need to wear a sign that says "I'm Canadian!". Then will people quit asking me and staring at me?. Or worse yet - calling me a "Yankee". And I have to laugh when I got asked if I lived in an Igloo!!. Like seriously?.
The point is this is that I am proud to be a Canadian and I think I will just have to accept that I am an outcast. I have embraced some aussie slang, but will not go out without my shoes on!.
That's so funny. I'm sure there are many things along this line that people don't even think about until they move abroad! I guess you'll just have to keep on with it until you've acquired the accent? :) Do your girls speak with an aussie accent? Or are they somewhere in between?
oh my my, I'm Australian and have known quite a few Americans/Canadians living here...i feel a little disappointed with the people that ask you those questions, and it's just plain rude to call someone a yankee... (unless of course you like it!) I do hope you don't let the crazies scare you... there are some good people here as well :D
An igloo?!! That question irritates me so much!! I live in western Canada, people also think there is snow here all year and that we all have french accents. hahah oh brother. Yay for Canada! ♥ Gorgeous flower pic by the way!!! xo
I, too, giggled at the igloo question. Seriously, Aussies!
And the fact that they call you a "Yankee" is so weird to me! As someone who lives in the southeastern U.S., usually that term is reserved for people living in the northeastern U.S...and it's typically used in a derogatory way. Cultural differences so funny!!
Oh my gosh, I can totally understand! I am American and am living in France, so when I speak English people unabashedly stare. I can speak French, but why would I speak French to my American kids? I am so much an outcast here, it isn't even funny. At least they speak English where you are!! :)
I don't know where that Aussie that asked you if you lived in an igloo has been hiding all these years, perhaps under a rock in the outback? But I'm an Aussie that knows Canadians DON'T live in igloos, oh and btw, I DO wear shoes outside :) Don't feel like an outcast, we are such a multi-cultured society to begin with, some people just have no clue, we're not all like that though!
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That's so funny. I'm sure there are many things along this line that people don't even think about until they move abroad! I guess you'll just have to keep on with it until you've acquired the accent? :) Do your girls speak with an aussie accent? Or are they somewhere in between?
oh my my, I'm Australian and have known quite a few Americans/Canadians living here...i feel a little disappointed with the people that ask you those questions, and it's just plain rude to call someone a yankee... (unless of course you like it!) I do hope you don't let the crazies scare you... there are some good people here as well :D
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OHMY! I can't believe that someone asked if you lived in an Igloo! Some people! Haha.
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An igloo?!! That question irritates me so much!! I live in western Canada, people also think there is snow here all year and that we all have french accents. hahah oh brother. Yay for Canada! ♥
Gorgeous flower pic by the way!!!
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I, too, giggled at the igloo question. Seriously, Aussies!
And the fact that they call you a "Yankee" is so weird to me! As someone who lives in the southeastern U.S., usually that term is reserved for people living in the northeastern U.S...and it's typically used in a derogatory way. Cultural differences so funny!!
Oh my gosh, I can totally understand! I am American and am living in France, so when I speak English people unabashedly stare. I can speak French, but why would I speak French to my American kids? I am so much an outcast here, it isn't even funny. At least they speak English where you are!! :)
I don't know where that Aussie that asked you if you lived in an igloo has been hiding all these years, perhaps under a rock in the outback? But I'm an Aussie that knows Canadians DON'T live in igloos, oh and btw, I DO wear shoes outside :)
Don't feel like an outcast, we are such a multi-cultured society to begin with, some people just have no clue, we're not all like that though!
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