Mark!! Have to ever been to the states? For more than a day or two? I'm just curious .............
No, if to do with the joke, it was a joke, and it's actually a "New Zealander (with accent) in Australia" joke.
I didn't think Americans would understand it not knowing the New Zealander accent difference so I made it up to suit, no offence meant to anyone.
Amusing coincidence, this post appeared today in a car build group I moderate on Facebook, maybe I should have said Vermont :-)