Tall puppy syndrome?

There are some things that are just plain tricky to explain to these Americans. Especially when they can’t understand your accent.

My recent fave was the confused look I got for (apparently) mentioning “tall puppy syndrome” to a woman from Nashville who, incidentally, owns a rather short dog: a miniature dachshund.

I assure you I said “tall poppy syndrome”. I eventually spelled it out to get my point across. Once we’d overcome that hurdle, I tried explaining the concept. Her rather astute response surprised me… “So where’s the motivation to do well in Australia?”