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I grew up in the southern hemisphere and have lived in the northern hemisphere for 30+ years. Going back for a holiday can be weird - one time it was snowing when I left home & hot hot hot when I arrived. I was pale as a fish's belly, plus the coinage had changed shapes while I was away. I joked that people probably thought I was on day release from an institution. But I did get the fun of sending selfies from the beach while my friends were suffering arctic blasts, so there's that.
It's interesting going back - I sound local but feel like (and often act like) like a tourist. But I'm always happy to get home.
I'm back to my home country after so many years of living abroad. I still get told on occasion that I don't sound local even though I've been here a while and it kind of bothers me. Lol