Between living in Australia and the United States, are there two different lifestyles?
MM: Very much the same. Ever since I was a kid, I can remember hearing the same from some of the motocross guys who came over here. Australia seems to follow America, only five or six years later, it’s sort of how it is. Five, six years ago over here, things were happening, and now we start seeing them in Australia. One of the things is the whole coffee craze. The Starbucks scene, now they’re popping up in Australia like mad. I remember when I first came to America, I don’t even recall ever seeing something like a Starbucks or that type of thing. I don’t have to deal with a lot of the stuff, either, that probably the everyday person has to deal with. A professional racer, it doesn’t matter where I am; I can get up and go training. I’ve got a house in Australia, I’ve got a house here. It’s not really that big of a deal. EW: So are you a coffee drinker, or not? MM: Yeah. DA: How much do you drink? MM: Oh… DA: Several pots a day? MM: No, no. DA: Three? MM: No. In total, I probably do, I
