I found it interesting how quickly my family adapted to using different terms when living in a foreign country- bonnet, lift, windscreen, etc., but reverted back so quickly when we moved. My daughter, however learned to read and write in New Zealand. A college professor accused her of putting on airs in her writing. She had to explain that was how she was taught to spell. Without the accent, he didn’t realize. He apologized. I read a lot of classics growing up so I always tend to add a “u” to certain words, too.
“A college professor accused her of putting on airs in her writing. She had to explain that was how she was taught to spell”
I work with a guy who was raised on a former British Island in the Caribbean. I’ve had to proof his reports in the past to remove the brit spelling and word use.