Country singer Sherrie Austin has lived in Nashville, Tenn., for 10 years but said she still gets homesick for her native Australia.
Austin, 32, said she still meets Americans who think Australia is a wild country where people are being eaten by sharks and crocodiles.
"Well, we know it's not really like that," she said. "We do have koalas and kangaroos, and we do say 'crikey.' I say it all the time. That's what makes people want to go and visit the place. That really is part of Australia, the wildlife and the people."
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But, she adds, "There is a charm about it just like there is a charm to this country that's very individual to America."