one person will drop a reference to some city, some business, some event or person, and their shared cultural context mires the rest of the conversation in an impenetrable layer of America.
whether this just happens because there are so many of y'all on the internet, so doing this doesn't end up losing people (since, hey, if all you speak to is other americans what's the problem), or because american hegemony means most people have a decent level of familiarity with an american cultural context, i don't know.
this isn't to say that any of this is bad; but as an australian if i drop a reference to bunnings or cairns or the ekka i'm well aware i'll either have to accept it flying over everyone's heads or explain it, both potentially ruining the joke.
idk what this is. i think i'm tired
