American expat loses her mind over a ‘bizarre’ noise at Australian beaches: ‘I’ve never heard this before’
- US expat has noticed an odd sound at an Australian beach
- Tate Duane noticed the sand start to ‘squeak’ on a Gold Coast beach
An American expat living in Australia noticed a ‘strange’ sound at a beach.
Tate Duane, from California who posts under the TikTok name twaynne, claims the sand began to ‘squeak’ on a Gold Coast beach as she walked.
‘This is literally insane. I’ve never heard squeaky sand before,’ she said in a short video posted on Sunday.
In the clip, Tate records herself walking on the hot sand and if you listen closely the squeaks can be heard.
It follows after the young expat revealed a list of things that have shocked her since moving Down Under.
Tate Duane, who posts under the TikTok name twaynne, claims the sand began to ‘squeak’ on a Gold Coast beach as she walked. ‘This is literally insane. I’ve never heard squeaky sand before,’ she said in a short video posted on Sunday
But there’s a simple explanation for the observation. According to Parks Victoria, the fine, rounded grains of quartz sand compress under your feet, resulting a high-pitched squeak
But there’s a simple explanation for the observation.
According to Parks Victoria, the fine, rounded grains of quartz sand compress under your feet, resulting a high-pitched squeak.
Others quickly commented on the video with one saying: ‘I thought it was normal’.
‘Usually happens more when it’s hot,’ another wrote, a third added: ‘It happens a lot on Australian beaches.’
Another added: ‘It just means it’s all sand and nothing else.’
Some may also call this ‘singing sand’.
Last year Tate revealed she has been left puzzled over everything from the way Australians drive and speak to the food served up in restaurants.
The first on the list is that Australians drive on the opposite side of the road – which is ‘stressful’ for her.
‘I have lived abroad before, I have driven on the wrong side of the road, but for some reason here watching people drive stresses me out,’ she said.
Left turns give her the most anxiety – while she struggles with rules about not being allowed to turn right ‘on red’.
The second shock is that Australians like to shorten their words: ‘Every word is shortened, even if it doesn’t need to be shortened,’ she said.
‘A lady came in the other day and ordered two caps, and I thought she said two cups so I handed her two cups, but she wanted two cappuccinos.’
It follows after the young expat revealed a list of things that have shocked her since moving Down Under. The first on the list is that Australians drive on the opposite side of the road – which is ‘stressful’ for her
She said the word ‘keen’ is never used in the US – but she has heard it a lot since coming to Australia. ‘I think it is so funny. Like when people text ‘KEEEEEN’ when hey are so excited for something,’ she said
She said the word ‘keen’ is never used in the US – but she has heard it a lot since coming to Australia.
‘I think it is so funny. Like when people text ‘KEEEEEN’ when hey are so excited for something,’ she said.
She went on to compare US tradies and those from Australia.
‘All of our plumbers in the US are stereo typed as these older men. Here everyone is so young. Like all of the electricians, plumbers, miners,’ she said.
She then said that Asian food is a ‘yes’ in Australia while Mexican is a ‘no’.
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