I'm sick of this one huge personality issue in Australia - and it's impossible to escape it Young business owner Sophie Hood reveals worse part of living in Australia READ MORE: These are the five reasons I left Sydney for good By Shania Obrien For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:49, 20 May 2024 | Updated: 04:49, 20 May 2024 e-mail View comments A young woman has criticised a 'bewildering' aspect of Australian society - and claimed it was near 'impossible' to escape. Sophie Hood , from Sydney , constantly finds herself downplaying her success because of the 'Tall Poppy Syndrome' . The idea is the 'perceived tendency to discredit or disparage those who have achieve notable wealth or prominence in public life'.
The business owner was baffled by how deep-rooted the issue is and claimed she's had to minimise her achievements so as to 'not appear too egotistical or confident'. 'My whole experience is trying to divert from what I'm actually doing and what I deem as successful so that people don't judge me,' Sophie said. 'I hate it, I feel really fake doing that.
I just wish we could stop.' Sophie Hood finds herself downplaying her success because of the 'Tall Poppy Syndrome' She shared that it was especially difficult running your own business. 'As a founder of a brand, it is crazy to me that people would try to nitpick other people's success especially when they're on their way up and they're trying to stick their neck out or go a little bit against the grain - because that's w.
