Why Your Parrot RUSHES Your Shoulder (And How to Stop it!)

Mya is an 8 month old blue and gold macaw, while Benny is an 8 month old blue fronted amazon. Their owners are finding trouble getting their birds off their shoulders once they are there, and socializing their birds with more people.
In this video we finally reveal WHY birds, especially macaws, have a tendency to RUSH THE SHOULDER! Before you've had a chance to keep it off there, and what to do to fix it!
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[@popiesmith2359]

0:41 "We really don't support puttings birds on your shoulders" *the poster behind them*

[@gabbyshangout9917]

popie smith why do people do us like that

[@gabbyshangout9917]

auto correct. Sorry

[@rheemgabry9706]

LMaoooo I was thinking the same thing lol

[@rikky6ixx]

Yah

[@LuisCamachoMusic]

They also said if you can get the bird off on command it’s ok. 😏

[@Hydraptorym]

That little foot lift while she's waiting for the next step up! So cute! Like "Come on people. Let me step up so I can get another treat!"

[@astra1653]

Wow, that is a great "first trick" to learn as a human! Also, kudos to them for training as a family. Not often you see that.

[@kerrihiggins2106]

I wish I had known a lot of this a long time ago when my family first got our bird. Now I'm married and live in another state and everytime I see these I want to work with him and repair our relationship! With terrible communication between us, our relationship went downhill. To the point I don't like being in the room when he's out cause I know he's going to target me (hes an umbrella 🤣). Next time I visit my parents I want to try and work with him with target training through the cage first... you've given me hope!

[@lilykay2233]

Wow I can’t believe how much I just learnt about stepping up !! Definitely trying this on my eccy tomorrow Thank you !!

[@OsterSocke]

Yeees, I love the one on one class videos! :)

[@Stephnakass]

The first step towards success is realizing your past mistakes. After 20 years of doing whatever works with our lesser sulfer crested cockatoo Zeus I feel like I know how to start correcting my behaviour so he has more trust in me. I never treated the "step-up" as a trick and I have no idea why I didn't. Great video. 💛

[@ciarajohnston6231]

Wow! I needed this♥️ my bird has an issue with shouldering (I did not shoulder her but her previous owners did) and as usual your videos have changed everything and she no longer has a problem

[@kelskitchen3673]

These babies are super cute

[@vaultgirl42091]

Great video! As a new bird owner this is helpful! I have a beautiful Cockatiel and i have a baby Canary Winged Parakeet who I get to meet today! 🖤🐦

[@bkm2797]

Great class, so nice to see families who want their birds to be happy and healthy. Thanks for the upload!

[@Kariahel]

My husband and I are looking into getting birds. I like to research first, and this video is a huge help for learning how to train to step up. Thank you!

[@chicoziebirb5139]

Have you gotten any birds yet 😁

[@laurenwinger9726]

Thank you for this video! I have a Black Capped Conure that always wants to run up my shoulder!!

[@kenna6903]

That baby blue and gold so cute

[@adambarnes5376]

Just bought a Green-Winged Macaw and this is what’s happening to me, thanks for the great advice!😘

[@Loveofpets]

Excellent advice for anyone wanting to learn the step up!

[@theeternalwhiskerteers3057]

Love of Pets love ur videos they helped me persuade my parents to let me get a cockatiel Tysm!

[@Loveofpets]

@@theeternalwhiskerteers3057 that's awesome 😀

[@tomr.4199]

Y’all really are the best, seriously.

[@alysharobins4548]

This is sooo helpful!! Thank you for this video! 😊

[@royalmubeen7887]

First 🔥 i love your videos they help me know more about birds :) thanks

[@bigbear3427]

great tips will be trying this with my birds .

[@bubbahthebird5114]

Thank you for another great video

[@lhmcd5538]

I’m fascinated. Thank you. Wonderful to see.

[@ippaku]

We need two different Clickers LOVE it

[@monicap1717]

Thanks guys. Great video!

[@remyasurendranm4056]

Love all your videos ❤...you guys are the best....keep going

[@mariemcgrath7619]

Great, I've got a little slack with the "step up" also. I've let my Alex"s run up to the shoulder, then mess with my hair, pull out ear-rings, take over the living room. I only take control again when I want them back in their cage. I"ve hand raised these birds, they all talk. lots of love, but like teenagers they are starting to push the boundaries !!??

[@codbudgie]

Great video on understanding ur bird.

[@denisellamas3819]

I love all your videos thank you for sending them I love you Birds

[@33sandrapope]

Great video !!!

[@karlagingerich3085]

I really enjoyed this video , would like to see more . We have a 4 month old male blue and gold and he does step up , wonderfully , but there is things like keeping off shoulder and keeping him off when we are holding him to pet or do daily cuddle

[@grantsmith1554]

Love you guys!!!

[@k8h991]

Very interesting!

[@jareddavis1749]

My 7 month old sun conure does the same thing. Wasnt sure how to limit it. Thanks for the info

[@marilynshriver7015]

After watching videos I'm not sure what to expect from my sun conure. He doesn't bite me but bites everyone he meets for the first time. Hates men as we were warned. He likes to cuddle on my shoulder. Stepping up no problem.

[@nikitatrejo9197]

Marilyn Shriver mine is exactly the same as yours! Hates men, loves cuddling shoulders, etc.

[@cindyb4091]

That was a freaking brilliant video and makes me realise the subtle things I need to do to refine my guy's step up, particularly with the fingers on the feet, but also to stop that shoulder rushing. Thank you so much to all involved in that vid!

[@farhananiaz6877]

My African greys love to sit on my shoulder,this video is a godsend gift 😘thank u kindly😘😘😘😘🤗😎

[@cheese4200]

Wow I’m kinda early!! I have a nanday conure that does the same thing.

[@ForTheDogs-oj12]

Great video, guys. I actually miss the days when I would sit at my computer for hours and Jules would sit on my shoulder. She was a baby then. TY

[@anxieteaplushbee]

I feel lucky that my white fronted amazon is happy enough to step up! He actually refuses to go on my shoulder actually because I have such a small frame that he can hold onto anything, and he hates it when my hair hits him in the face. Thanks for the reminder to not do this though, I used to try it because he would get upset when I walk away for a second but my hands were full (which is equally stupid to try). But with the reminders from others to not do combined with the fact that he hates to do so, I stopped trying. On the other hand, he’s only about 7 months old now and I’ve only had him for about 2 of those months now so that could end up changing over time, we’ll just have to see! But that doesn’t mean I won’t stop him from trying to get on my shoulder later.

[@Jevandtieriel]

Love the video, thank you for posting. I didn’t like the new bird tricks flashing start to the video though... it just doesn’t work for me. I knew my shoulder was a safe place for my ring neck- he’s been doing it for 20 years. He will stay on my hand when not making the ramp, but you can see he wants my shoulder. He will stay on my shoulder while I’m out and about so I’m not sure I want to discourage it too much. He doesn’t like being stroked so it helps with other adults and children when he sits on their shoulder so they tend to leave him alone. I have the run down the back when I try to get him off just because I want it... he will run down my arm to get on his cage or the back of the couch we sit on. I’m not sure I want to retrain this behaviour as I can do almost anything and he will stay on my shoulder, it would be nice if he stepped up onto my hand from my shoulder every time though. Otherwise he is a really well behaved bird with a great temperament.

[@ste.b.7400]

Parrots are the most rehomed pets in U.S... people just buy them because of their beauty, they don't know what it's like to live 30 40 years with the same pet. So I don't wanna be rude but first people should study everything about parrots training and behavior and needs and hormonal season and cage and food and then buy them! An ignorant owner makes a sad parrot.

[@teri6193]

You are so right. Millions of parrots suffer for years, are lonely, have no enrichment, fed poor diets, and die prematurely. Most people don't know how to care for parrots and then they rehome or literally ignore the birds when the birds mature and become aggressive because of inappropriate handling. It's tragic. At least some people like this family try to learn and get educated by good teachers.

[@rolandomoreno104]

That's rude to call people ignorant 😒

[@youaremysunshinelebrone]

@@rolandomoreno104autism at it's peak:

[@coventrywildeheart7108]

Great info, thanks for that. Are you still in Australia - and if so, any plans to go to north Qld?

[@ykook7000]

they were in Oz in September

[@diyeana]

This is great! My B&G doesn't get on my shoulder, but my pionus does. This might be a little difficult for me to train her to stop doing though because she flies to my shoulder if I don't let her get on there from my hand. 😆💚

[@pollypocket3508]

I didn't know about the keeping the thumb up thing, but that's what I always did when I picked up my Quaker.

[@WillBlueAnimalTraining]

i had this problem with my sun conure now he still shoulder rides but he will step off at any given time and doesn't do an random bites anymore :P i have to show people how to get my bird off by offering a treat or reminding the bird he gets a treat rather then jsut offering my finger or i STILL get bit, but if i pretend i have a seed or i reach for one he will step up every time no hesitation :)

[@maxkelter3561]

Wow very good tips, on training. Want bird very much but I don't think I can give it all my attention. Plus I have one middle-aged cat.

[@jamiesimms788]

This was a great video for me. I have a cockatoo that rushes to my shoulder every time I get her/him out of the cage. When I'm walking our dogs I don't mind that way I have both hands to control them.

[@bluebird2198]

hi guys I really love your work now I have a pearly conure that we got it 14 weeks old she was hand-raised and she was a real little sweetheart now she is 9 months old and she's going through her first moult and see is biting like crazy to the point where she draws blood and it's starting to frighten me see also is trying to regurgitate a lot so I ignore that is she just being like this because it's her moult and hormones?

[@rebeccalazzar9045]

My 5 year old galah hated going back into his cage so I use to put my thumb over his feet and now he hates my thumb over his feet. Is there a way I can reverse the bad habit I've created? Love the training videos! 💕💕

[@couturexbarbie]

My little budgie loves sitting on my shoulder and lying on my chest and falling asleep. I feel like it's okay for smaller birds!

[@troublingleaf]

I felt that way with my little conure, before he started grabbing at my neck skin, refusing to get down, and making sure to fly to my shoulder any time I want to go anywhere without him! going to the toilet, cooking and cleaning are challenging scenarios I now have to distract him with food or toys, or put him in his cage... Which doesn't work if he realises what I'm doing! Honestly the only way to get him off my shoulder sometimes is to take off my T-shirt, not as easy as it sounds when your being careful not to hurt a small bird!

[@sarahclarke5585]

What do you use as treats for the bird

[@JenX1111]

Awesome! Question...what do I do in the case of my 14yr old umbrella cockatoo who is absolutely not food/treat motivated whatsoever? I have the exact same issue with my guy refusing to get off my shoulder so I have to distract him and basically trick him into coming off.. however, strangely enough if we go for a walk outside and he’s on my shoulder he is perfectly calm and docile and will get off my shoulder nicely once we come back inside. It’s only if I am handling him inside the house he tries to bully me and stay on my shoulder lol help!

[@Andrea-fx4uf]

Is it okay to give a “bite” of a treat then remove it and give another bite for the next interaction or is that frustrating to the bird? Our quaker loves nutriberries so I let him nibble off a piece then we reset for another round after he’s done eating his bite.

[@alyssarohm-frey287]

I will try more of this with my 7 yr. Old CAG but he doesn't like his feet being touched. Any suggestions for that? He will not are about the treat and go right to nipping.

[@zzygyy]

My Budgie was finger trained first. Refused to sit on my shoulder, but always landed on top of my head. I kept working with him and now he hangs out on the shoulder. Tamed him without food or treats.

[@yumi456]

One of my birds also likes to come on my shoulder. And i put my thumb on their feet, but they retract their feet. Should i hold with more force?

[@_yolopatchtv3887]

Everything needs constant training. Cheer up😁😁

[@ciarajohnston6231]

I don't think anyone has noticed, but you have commented in every single videos and post. U are a true supporter

[@_yolopatchtv3887]

@@ciarajohnston6231 Because I love all the birds.😁😁

[@boof994]

Its weird since my parrot is calm and likes being pet but the hardest thing is trying to get her to step up when she is already perched on her perch or shoulder, she always lowers her head to be pet

[@kristyann2366]

Quick question. I have as African Grey. She’s not so much a rescue as she needs love and attention so badly. I do shoulder her due to the fact I need her to trust me. We love, kiss and I thought her being close to myself would make her feel safe right now. Is that okay for the first year or so? Training her to walk through my house and show her different things. She was not abused. Just kind of neglected.

[@rikky6ixx]

My cockatiel flies to my head a lot to avoid having to step up, and other things. I’d love to learn how to help him get over this habit.

[@-daisyduck-4721]

I just got a cockatiel. His name is Artie. He loves screaming when you leave the room, singing if your happy and you know it, bobbing his head and he loves to sit on my moms shoulder and attacking her earrings. He also follows my computer mouse but not a laser pointer🤨

[@petarmarjanovic4607]

The thing is, my bird goes on my back, bites my fingers if i try to take it off, bites my ears, doesn't want to leave. Then, i cant let it out if it only wants to bite... Its hard.

[@SuperNomnomcat]

i have a one-footed bird and im not sure how to get her to step-up since i can tell she doesnt feel balanced on my hand and so she panics a bit and rushes to my shoulder where she feels more comfortable, but then i have the issue of not being able to get her down properly. Any advice?

[@jcastellano822]

One of the main reasons that I am not really into any of my birds being on my shoulders is because they always redecorate the back of my shirt.

[@cdw3423]

It seems like you would want the perch high enough so when you put your hand at that height, your elbow is below the perch.

[@muurrarium9460]

oh, that would be a good trick as well, if you cannot remember to keep your elbow below your wrist-height. Nice one!

[@rolandomoreno104]

We took 3 indian ringnecks completely untamed with a poor diet... 4 weeks later they are eating fruit, vegetables and nuts along with their seed. They stopped screaming, they are starting to mumble to themselves. I can place my arm in their cage for 5 minutes without them completely freaking out... I spend 4 to 6 hours a day by their side. So they will step up and eat from my hand. I will not give up, nor do I have any reason to call someone ignorant..... love yourself so you can learn to love others sometimes we need people in our lives...

[@justinaprima9495]

So how do you keep him off your shoulder? He's six months and was hand raised, but allowed to fly free and travel around on people's heads!

[@beautifulcatastrophe]

90÷ Said as My Trainer

[@dreamreality3052]

My conure tries to chew on my neck & ears whn on shoulders, can anyone suggest me any training method to avoid getting bitten on shoulder ?

[@hithere9592]

Need some recommendations on what to do when my hahns macaw nips at my hand :/ I’ve seen a few videos that said to shake ur hand up and down a centimetre or two to put them of balance and blow in their faces or something hit is there anything else I can do other than blowing in my birds face or shaking my hand ?

[@hithere9592]

*but*

[@muurrarium9460]

All 3 owners do not do something Dave does automatically: Dave drops his elbow when he holds a bird on his hand- there is no "bridge" to his shoulder (his hand/perch is higher than the elbow), for all the others from the hand to the elbow to the shoulder is up-up-up route (the easy way out AND the easy way to a solid perch-place). I find it adorable how the pudgy guy is soooo carefull, but he actually gives the bird no real feeling of stepping on something solid (reliable). Probably because he does not want to hurt her, but he is not offering a solid perch that way (he drops his hand when the bird reaches out, too much 'give' : not enough resistance to the birds weight; signaling an unsafe perch that will not bear the parrots weight at all -> if my chairs did this I would not sit down either!).

[@siberianhusky5874]

Technically, and I could be wrong, but I think that "pudgy guy" you referred to ain't a guy.

[@muurrarium9460]

@@siberianhusky5874 LOL, really? My appologies; once people get fat is is hard to spot the differences anymore (same with old people: the distribution of fat evens out for males and females).

[@siberianhusky5874]

@@muurrarium9460 @muurrarium Why are you apologizing to me, apologize to the hippo...uh....I mean to the person in the video.

[@muurrarium9460]

@@siberianhusky5874 Hahahaha (oops I should be not laughing). Well I genuinly believed the person to be a he, but also I meet sooooo many poeple "in transition" now (I spend a college-day with a guy still stuck in the girlbody yesterday) I am really bad at whatswhat and whoswho. (He did not mind. We were there to study, not dating.) Anyway, it does not matter: it only matters how the beviour of the human versus parrot made it a succes or failure. So gender...blender! It does not matter. Offer the parrot a safe, trustworthy perch!

[@1KITIG]

I have the advantage of having a bird with weak legs and grip so they naturally be really cool with not being on the shoulder because they find it harder to keep balance on there

[@jenniferespin3611]

Would you recommend this for small birds? I have a cockatiel who always climbs up my arm to my shoulder…

[@joebean3615]

Yes every bird even as small as flinches

[@cindymomorgan8310]

I have a female turquoise clear tail Indian ringneck that hates fingers. She will step up to a whole hand but if you have just one finger her eyes pin, she vocalizes, and then gives a warning bite. How would you get a bird that hates or is scared 9f fingers to be ok with fingers? I've only had her for about 2 months and she has made major milestone, is this gonna be a time and patience thing cause I have all the patience in the world for her.

[@iriolexisbierle6697]

Systematically "remove" fingers. Start with the whole hand, which is within her comfort zone. When you get a "clean loop" (meaning, she is stepping up, getting rewarded, going down, then immediately offering a step up with no other behavior in between) then put down one finger and keep going. The point here is to use the momentum you've built up (her excitement because she is being rapidly reinforced) so that she is much more willing to continue the behavior even if the cue (what you are offering to step up on) has changed slightly. Continue the process until the next "clean loop" then you can remove another finger. Hope that helps!

[@sanjukivlogs]

nice my best friends

[@themanbehindtheslaughter3480]

My bird goes to bite my fingers whenever I ask to step up.. he’s a blue and gold with a very strong beak. Help meee

[@luciferfaust]

Great video. I notice that even though I am right handed, I always go to have my bird step up onto my left hand. You think that's ok? I don't know why but it feels "better" to me to do it that way.

[@pollypocket3508]

I also do this. I think it's ok. For me, it just feels natural to hold things with my left hand and keep my right hand (dominant hand) free to do other things.

[@iriolexisbierle6697]

Most falconers hold the bird on their left hand although most are right handed for the same reason, so their dominant hand can be free for other tasks

[@muurrarium9460]

Why not? If it works for you and your bird...that is all that matters! Sometimes I scoop them up (in dangerous situations) with the right and transfer them to the left... they do not mind/ or the other way around. I've read that some birds prefer one hand to the other (sometimes even exclusively), mine never have, probably because I use both..

[@gustamer4868]

My eclectus parrot steps up easily and usually stays on my hand but every time i put him just about anywhere else he always wants to rush to my shoulder and then starts nipping on my ears and it's hard to get him off. Sometimes he'll even ignore his favourite toys and treats and beg to go on my shoulder. Why is he so desperate to get on my shoulder? If he's scared then why does he instantly start nipping my ears (which he knows i hate) once he gets on?

[@victoriao.1251]

I have a lilac crowned amazon and he will only get on my shoulder. I’ve spent hours trying to get him to step up to my hand but he growls at it a threatens to bite. He’s never bit me before though he just threatens and I remove the hand and walk away from him. I will try to get behind him with my hand on our next try but I a lot of the videos I’ve found are of birds not biting or making noise at the hand. He’s only 1 year and I was hoping he would forget his old habits since there’s no reason to be aggressive anymore. His old owner had him caged for 10 months from the time he was fully weaned he left him in the cage to the time we adopted him at 10 months. Maybe that’s why he fears hands so much he really wasn’t tamed ever. We have improved so much though he lets me scratch his head all the time and since I work from home he’s really into being on my shoulder while I work or do chores around the house. He gets to fly around the whole house all he wants all day long, he’s never caged unless it’s bed time and he puts himself in the cage and I just cover him with blanket. but it’s the aggressiveness towards human hands that’s really concerning me :(

[@Justjessb123]

Victoria Orellana maybe target training will help. Eventually you can target him onto your hand and he will be more comfortable with time. I think there are videos on this with Morgan

[@jirehpena1659]

My problem personally is I don’t even shoulder my severe macaw because she’s nippy and love biting my lips. But wether she’s just stepping up or perched on her play gym away from me but it doesn’t because every single time she will fly to me climb all the way up to my shoulder and attack my lips, neck and ears and I don’t know how to stop her from doing that. It’s becoming quite unbearable

[@ajkash3867]

What happens if the thumb is on the feet and then they go for a bite???

[@sylhetivoice5399]

i have same problem with my bird.he likes to come to my shoulderhe does not like to stay on my hand.

[@violet-zx4hw]

“we really don’t advocate putting birds on your shoulders” *has picture behind him of Capri with a bird on her shoulder* no hate just the irony 😂 💖love you guys💖

[@rosiepayne726]

What kind of bird is that doing the screaming in the background so I know never to get one 😂

[@jadielrivera2390]

I have two cockatiels and they are very hard to train and I’m pretty sure they’re old so it’s even harder I’ve been living with them for two years and they’re still scared .When I try to tame them it doesn’t work so what should I do

[@greenbirdbrigade]

Have you tried separating them? Are they in a cage together or separate cages? This makes a BIG difference. I have trained parakeets, conures, and Eclectus parrots.

[@SatanenPerkele]

I have kakarikis and they are even harder to train. But I love them anyway :) Don't focus on training them too much unless they have some serious aggressive/destructive behavior.

[@LuisCamachoMusic]

Mine rushes to my shoulder.

[@alexa0561]

I did this with my cockatiel, now he hates my thumb. Hopefully, both behaviors will go away with more training.

[@Ollie-oe6ng]

what is a good second bird I already have a parakeet

[@cheese4200]

oliver miller a cockatiel or a green cheek conure is always good

[@Ollie-oe6ng]

@@cheese4200 thank you in your opinion which do you think is better

[@cheese4200]

oliver miller cockatiels are really good family birds and can be socialized easily. I would choose a cockatiel.

[@Ollie-oe6ng]

@@cheese4200 thankyou

[@Ollie-oe6ng]

@@cheese4200 now I have to go beg my mom

[@annevanstone8346]

how do you train a parrot to let you hold his foot without feeling trapped and freaking out?

[@eoj455]

Am I first 🤔🤔🤔

[@bubbahthebird5114]

Yes by 1 second

[@zkareko]

The gir: nope

[@Usaallstar07]

Me watching this with my bird on my shoulder😅

[@kathleenmurphy2379]

You can't see sir because you're behind the dad but the dad is only giving one finger for the bird to perch on not all four there's where the problem is the bird doesn't feel secure on just the one finger and when the second bird did Step Up he never put his thumb down on the bird's foot and I'm sure that thumb holding their foot makes them feel more secure I don't know I don't have a bird. But I used to go visit him a call in a pet shop a couple times a week he was my Friday night date cuz my husband was always at the bar we're no longer married but anyhow the McCall would step up on my arm and then he would go in my shoulder I want to play with my earring but I would gently touch his beak and say no and he would behave we were buddies but I was paying $1,000 a month for my kids for their college education so I couldn't buy them. I often wonder what happened to him or her. And that was at least 20 years ago and I still remember that bird

[@Novause]

Ive posted this before but no reply....very disappointed. My Amazon green parrot is stuck in our attic, she will not come down and it's almost 3 weeks now she's been hi there. She eats her food and seems relatively ok, Thank God. But no one is able to get her down nor is RSPCA helping her:( Can anyone please suggest how to get her down.....

[@animallover5626]

Is she flighted? Does she have a cage you could put her food in and close the door when she goes in?

[@chrisseabolt94]

Try a catch and release cage filled with food. Do you have access for a full sized human to walk around the attic to catch it with a sheet or something like that?

[@terrayjos]

I don't think this is a problem that can be solved over the internet. Seek out an avian expert in your area.

[@wwaxwork]

Maybe if you contacted them through their website, instead of posting comments on KZbin they'd be able to help you. Just remember giving advice is how they make their living. Would you expect a doctor to diagnose a problem for free from a snarky comment on an KZbin video?

[@trumanhw]

Dudes a DOPE. He took quite a while to observe that .. EVERYONE ELSE PUTS THEIR THUMB on the birds FEET. (duh)

[@lisafrary4359]

And the big poster behind the 2 owners shows… a parrot sitting on someone’s shoulder. 🤷‍♀️ Maybe BT shouldn’t model the exact situation that they are trying to tell people NOT to do.

[@andreasolmi3684]

The feathers are not cut from parrots!

[@dianem.6118]

My bird steps up fine and willingly but won't let me move him.He's scared. How did all you other bird owners get to the point where your bird will let you transport him from point A to Point B?

[@mrt9749]

Cute that the mother thinks her daughter will be inheriting the bird. The daughter's BMI says otherwise...

[@NBay_]

Recommend a quieter filming area. Really had to hear. :(

[@joebean3615]

Captions help a lot

[@camilledammasch3648]

Gosh us aussies sound so bogan when compared with the American accent in the same video 😅😅😅😅

[@wwaxwork]

I'm an Aussie living in the Midwest USA, I hear the opposite thing over here. I think everyone just thinks their own accent isn't interesting.