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American expat claims living in Melbourne has made her a ‘snob’: ‘I’ve narrowed down why it’s different to anywhere else in the world’
- American expat Katie Payne left her hometown of Iowa, USA to live in Australia.
- She now admits that living in Melbourne has made her a ‘snob’
- During a conversation with her mom, she realized how different the city is.
- “I’ve narrowed it down to more or less one thing,” Katie said.
An American expat who moved to Australia says living in Melbourne has made her a “snob”, saying the city’s excellent food culture has led her to find other places sub-par.
Katie Payne left Iowa for the Midwestern United States in August 2019 to spend a four-month stint in Newcastle, north of Sydney, but enjoyed her time so much that she returned.
Now, after living Down Under for a while, you finally understand what makes Melbourne different from other cities in the world.
“I’ve narrowed it down to almost one thing that makes Melbourne so great, and that’s the food and drink culture,” Katie said on her latest TikTok. video.
American expat Katie Payne (pictured) has been living in Melbourne for two years and first traveled Down Under in 2019
In her latest TikTok video, she claims that Melbourne has turned her into a ‘snob’ and explains why the city is better than others.
Katie started to think about why Melbourne is different from other cities after having a conversation with her mother.
“Maybe it’s because I’m from a really small town where American bar food is all there is and I can only handle a limited amount of chips and salsa and fried shit,” he said.
‘The quality of the food [in Melbourne] It is excellent, their fruits and vegetables are out of this world. I also can’t describe how good their cocktails are!
“The cafes and restaurants really take it seriously and everyone in Melbourne loves good coffee.”
Then Katie hesitated and realized how Melbourne had changed her.
‘Actually what I love is that you have turned me into a snob. So that’s the answer.
‘The quality of the food [in Melbourne] It is excellent, their fruits and vegetables are out of this world. I also can’t describe how good their cocktails are! The cafes and restaurants really take it seriously and everyone in Melbourne loves a good coffee,” Katie said in the video.
Since then, the video has been viewed more than 35,000 times and many agree with Katie.
‘Yeah… Melbourne will do that,’ one person wrote, another said: ‘Yeah, I’m also an absolute food and coffee snob.’
“Once you go to Melbourne, you don’t come back,” added another.
Others admitted to craving fresh Australian produce while visiting the US.