Australia like Usa?
May 20th 2009, 3:36 pm
#76
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Re: Australia like Usa?
Im a Canadian and being a neighbour to the north I couldnt agree more with this statement.
As for the post that Americans love the temeprate climate of the UK obviously to each there own. But I have travelled with many Britts and the vast majority say they would much rather have proper seasons rather than the weather they have with no long warm summer or cold proper winter. But again to each their own.
As for comparing the US to Australia some obvious facts have been left out:
1. US - 300 million people, AUS - 20 million people
2. US - love guns, lots of crime, AUS - small amount of crime and no gun use
3. US - Fast food restaurant with large portions, AUS - half the portion size of McDonalds in the US
Those are some small random comparisons but i saw people writing about fast food so I thought I would throw in my 2 cents.
They are similar in the fact the Australians listen to American music, watch American TV and American movies and as such some things like style can be influenced from these sources.
As for the post that Americans love the temeprate climate of the UK obviously to each there own. But I have travelled with many Britts and the vast majority say they would much rather have proper seasons rather than the weather they have with no long warm summer or cold proper winter. But again to each their own.
As for comparing the US to Australia some obvious facts have been left out:
1. US - 300 million people, AUS - 20 million people
2. US - love guns, lots of crime, AUS - small amount of crime and no gun use
3. US - Fast food restaurant with large portions, AUS - half the portion size of McDonalds in the US
Those are some small random comparisons but i saw people writing about fast food so I thought I would throw in my 2 cents.
They are similar in the fact the Australians listen to American music, watch American TV and American movies and as such some things like style can be influenced from these sources.
Americans "move" more than any other people, but they move long distances within their own country. If you are looking for hot weather and beaches, you go to Florida, Calif, Texas, the Carolinas, etc. If you are looking for big city life you move to NYC, Chicago, LA. If you are looking for the perfect climate you move to San Diego. If you are looking for the exotic, you move to Hawaii. If you want wide open spaces, you move to the great plains. If you want to snow ski, you go to the Rocky mountains. If you want to make wine you go to the Napa Valley. If you want to be a beach bum, you go to Key West. Get the idea? You don't have to go through immigration to find a different lifestyle.
If an American emigrated to UK, he would hate the weather, not enjoy the crowds or the high price of housing, be shocked at the smallness of houses, dumbfounded at the price of petrol, have to go abroad for snow skiing and holidays, have to pay to park the car, bag his own groceries - you get the drift. (oh, and I forgot, he would have to put up with anti-Americanism).
If an American emigrated to UK, he would hate the weather, not enjoy the crowds or the high price of housing, be shocked at the smallness of houses, dumbfounded at the price of petrol, have to go abroad for snow skiing and holidays, have to pay to park the car, bag his own groceries - you get the drift. (oh, and I forgot, he would have to put up with anti-Americanism).
May 20th 2009, 3:57 pm
#77
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Re: Australia like Usa?
Im a Canadian and being a neighbour to the north I couldnt agree more with this statement.
As for the post that Americans love the temeprate climate of the UK obviously to each there own. But I have travelled with many Britts and the vast majority say they would much rather have proper seasons rather than the weather they have with no long warm summer or cold proper winter. But again to each their own.
As for comparing the US to Australia some obvious facts have been left out:
1. US - 300 million people, AUS - 20 million people
2. US - love guns, lots of crime, AUS - small amount of crime and no gun use
3. US - Fast food restaurant with large portions, AUS - half the portion size of McDonalds in the US
Those are some small random comparisons but i saw people writing about fast food so I thought I would throw in my 2 cents.
They are similar in the fact the Australians listen to American music, watch American TV and American movies and as such some things like style can be influenced from these sources.
As for the post that Americans love the temeprate climate of the UK obviously to each there own. But I have travelled with many Britts and the vast majority say they would much rather have proper seasons rather than the weather they have with no long warm summer or cold proper winter. But again to each their own.
As for comparing the US to Australia some obvious facts have been left out:
1. US - 300 million people, AUS - 20 million people
2. US - love guns, lots of crime, AUS - small amount of crime and no gun use
3. US - Fast food restaurant with large portions, AUS - half the portion size of McDonalds in the US
Those are some small random comparisons but i saw people writing about fast food so I thought I would throw in my 2 cents.
They are similar in the fact the Australians listen to American music, watch American TV and American movies and as such some things like style can be influenced from these sources.
May 20th 2009, 9:40 pm
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Re: Australia like Usa?
Ah, well I was quite clear that I haven't been there and that parts of Australia are how I expect the US to be and I stand by that. Outside of the main cities I expect a lot of the US towns to be like Australian towns.
I've never been to the US but I think many parts of it are very like how I expect the US to be
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May 21st 2009, 12:39 pm
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Re: Australia like Usa?
Not to be rude but im not too sure the post is about what you "imagine" the United States to be like. If that was the case we could have thousands of people weighing there opinion's that are in turn completely wrong.
As for the US towns being similar to Australian towns it can completely depend on what area your talking about in the US because they can be vastly different within the country itself. In general AUS towns I would consider much more laid back than the US equivelant. Depending on the area in the US, obviously the climate is completely different and a lot of family life is not so focused on outdoors like it is in AUS.
As for the US towns being similar to Australian towns it can completely depend on what area your talking about in the US because they can be vastly different within the country itself. In general AUS towns I would consider much more laid back than the US equivelant. Depending on the area in the US, obviously the climate is completely different and a lot of family life is not so focused on outdoors like it is in AUS.
May 21st 2009, 1:04 pm
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Re: Australia like Usa?
You have to ask yourself; does any of this matter?
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May 21st 2009, 1:19 pm
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May 21st 2009, 10:40 pm
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Re: Australia like Usa?
Superficially the suburbs seem similiar with poltergeist like housing estates and malls from Dawn of the Dead however culture is more than that. A short term tourist often finds it hard to dig deeper than the superficial.
May 21st 2009, 10:47 pm
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May 22nd 2009, 3:26 am
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Re: Australia like Usa?
I have spent significant amounts of time in all three countries. FWIW I find Australia to be far closer in terms of lifestyle and culture to the USA than it is to the UK.
May 23rd 2009, 2:05 am
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Re: Australia like Usa?
Between 1996 and 2001 overall weekly church attendance in Australia declined by 7%.
National Church Life Survey
In 1901, 96.1% of Australians identified themselves as being Christian.
That dropped to 63.9% in 2006.
May 23rd 2009, 10:50 am
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Re: Australia like Usa?
There is a US comparison when it comes to some teenage girls.
They do adopt the sort of Valley Girl babble - which hopefully most will grow out of.
They do adopt the sort of Valley Girl babble - which hopefully most will grow out of.