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 remotely afraid of using the word “hustle” in Hollywood. I told him things were different here.
Spot on. I enjoyed this so much I had to subscribe. Good hustle!