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That guy has one hell of a mixed Australian-American accent. Reminds me a little of Des Bishop's mad Irish-American brogue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFE_G1i-d90

Do all the Aussies in the valley end up sounding like that?

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When I moved to the bay area, I noticed that fellow Australians who had been here for more than three years sounded weirdly sort-of-American, and thought "good thing I'm going back in two years!"

I'm still here six and a half years later. I'm the guy in the video.

Hah, yeah, for Australians the US seems like something between hacker mecca and inescapable black hole.

Nice video. :)

Now I'm curious, do (or why do) Australians seem to like Australia better? Coming from a family of immigrants and being one myself I love to hear stories of what country works better for certain people and why.

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