To me, it kind of sounds like a bastardized version of “English (UK)” with a Boston accent attached to it plus bizarre slang and strange spelling of some words (I.e. gaol is pronounced as “jail” I know, WTF? As I’ve thought they’re trying to spell goal).

The weirdest part are the different meanings of words that are spelled the same (I.e. “Thong” is defined as a swimsuit underwear in American English but from English AU, it’s flip flops) along with “C*NT” being part of their vernacular.

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    14 hours ago

    I get that it’s fun to dunk on Americans, but considering OP is asking whether AU english sounds weird to American ears, I would assume they do not themselves have American ears, or the question would be unnecessary.

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      4 hours ago

      Reads to me like they are the “American ears” they are referring to, as if their world view is the default rather than the bias of an individual.