Is Australia an oversold country?
Jun 23rd 2009, 4:25 am
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Re: Is Australia an oversold country?
People in the UK have holidays in their Continent (Europe), whilst people here in QLD (for example) tend to have holidays in their continent (Australia).
Just a different way to view it.
Jun 23rd 2009, 4:41 am
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Re: Is Australia an oversold country?
People in the UK have holidays in their Continent (Europe), whilst people here in QLD (for example) tend to have holidays in their continent (Australia).
Just a different way to view it.
Just a different way to view it.
Not really the same thing and while Australia is a big place, Australia is still Australia. Not so with Europe.
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Jun 23rd 2009, 4:54 am
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Re: Is Australia an oversold country?
For the people who really think that, they should really consider whether they would fit in this country...
My daughter popped down to NSW for a skying trip last year, a bit different to nipping up to Newcastle from London..........
My daughter popped down to NSW for a skying trip last year, a bit different to nipping up to Newcastle from London..........
Jun 23rd 2009, 4:56 am
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Re: Is Australia an oversold country?
Sorry mate your teachers have misled you (they misled me in school as well). Australia is the continent. Oceania and Australasia are regions created for geopolitical purposes. Neither of them are continents.
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Jun 23rd 2009, 4:59 am
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Re: Is Australia an oversold country?
Europe is Europe but you can't compare a continent comprising 50 different countries all with their own identity, history, culture and language to Australia, which is one country comprised of 7 states (similar to counties in England) one language, a predominantly Anglo culture and virtually no history unless you count the natives.
Jun 23rd 2009, 5:06 am
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Re: Is Australia an oversold country?
Europe is Europe but you can't compare a continent comprising 50 different countries all with their own identity, history, culture and language to Australia, which is one country comprised of 7 states (similar to counties in England) one language, a predominantly Anglo culture and virtually no history unless you count the natives.
Add weather, beaches and kangaroos and you have a perfect idea for selling the place.
Jun 23rd 2009, 5:06 am
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Re: Is Australia an oversold country?
Europe is Europe but you can't compare a continent comprising 50 different countries all with their own identity, history, culture and language to Australia, which is one country comprised of 7 states (similar to counties in England) one language, a predominantly Anglo culture and virtually no history unless you count the natives.
Obviously that isn't you, and I have no problem with you wanting to take European trips. I actually considered that scenario before I came here, hence I am not bothered by it now.
I understand that some people come here for other reasons, but many are actually happy with what is on offer to them here.
Jun 23rd 2009, 5:09 am
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Re: Is Australia an oversold country?
You're quite correct. Australia is a continent, however the limitiation of this is that it leaves a number of countries continent-less. When you include New Zealand, PNG and the Pacific Isles, this is know as Oceania which is also known as a continent, used in place of Australia. You are right in mentioning geopolitical purposes.
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Jun 23rd 2009, 5:19 am
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Re: Is Australia an oversold country?
Many definitions of continents including:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_(continent)
Jun 23rd 2009, 5:23 am
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Re: Is Australia an oversold country?
By one definition Europe is a region of the continent of Amafeurindasia; Americas, Africa, Europe, India and Asia since all those regions are joined above water or through a common continental shelf.
Many definitions of continents including:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_(continent)
Many definitions of continents including:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_(continent)
Jun 23rd 2009, 5:27 am
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Re: Is Australia an oversold country?
You're quite correct. Australia is a continent, however the limitiation of this is that it leaves a number of countries continent-less. When you include New Zealand, PNG and the Pacific Isles, this is know as Oceania which is also known as a continent, used in place of Australia. You are right in mentioning geopolitical purposes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania
Jun 23rd 2009, 5:29 am
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Re: Is Australia an oversold country?
A term sometimes used by distant peoples, not Australians:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania
"The term is used today in many languages to define one of the continents and is one of eight terrestrial ecozones.
