Been thinking about this a lot lately after stumbling across a discussion online that genuinely made me laugh and then think a lot harder than I expected to for a Thursday afternoon.

Someone from Western Sydney was talking about how they flip between polished corporate-speak in the office and full “wallah bruva I’m from The Area” mode the moment they’re around other ethnics on a smoke break. And the responses? Gold. Turns out basically everyone does some version of this, regardless of background, culture, or postcode.