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Originally Posted by guanaco
Yes, I'm aware of the spelling differences between the different varieties of English.
They say that Mexico is the USA backyard, so in general we learn American English. Moreover, the cultural influence of the USA is very big here. Movies, TV shows, books, music, franchises, you name it. From Australia I can only remember watching the Crocodile Dundee movies and Skippy the Kangaroo on TV. Listening Men at Work's "Down Under". And sometimes watching that peculiar sport Australians call "football".
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Ahh yes - Skippy the bush kangaroo, lol!!
(Good grief I'm thinking, I hope we're still not being judged on that 60's tv show!!
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(PS: I'm quite aware that Australians abroad can be loutish, vulgar and the rest - so I'm not singling out any nationalities for their boorish behaviour)
Good to see that you don't think that the US entertainment industry is the only English language and culture entertainment industry
It's unfortunate, but I've stood in a queue in Paris for an attraction and the age 40'ish US citizens in front of me were complaining because we were standing in the queue for English speakers and they stated quite loudly that they spoke American, not English, and there should be a queue for them, lol)
(PS: I'm well aware that Australians abroad can display loutish, vulgar and boorish behaviour - I'm not singling out any nationalities)