IS IT POSSIBLE TO HUSTLE AND NOT BE DICKHEAD ABOUT IT?

In 2014, an American actor friend sat across the table from me at a Melbourne café and said he was going to “hustle” more this year. My response was “that’s fine – just don’t use the word ‘hustle’. Australians find it a bit on the nose.” He was confused. It was like I’d told him Australians thought Tuesdays were a bit on the nose. He said no one was rem…