STEReOTYPES
About AUSTRALIAN STEREOTYPES |
Australian stereotypes are the cultural assumptions of the country's identity. Other countries take in the stereotypes and are somewhat convinced at what is addressed.
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TYPES OF AUSTRALIAN STEREOTYPES
1. Australia is one big desert
A large portion of the Australian land is a desert, however, those are not places where Aussies live or most travelers would visit. Australian cities and beaches are developed enough to be a highlight of the country besides the dry barren land. 2. Fosters Beer It is one of the least popular beers in Australia. Fosters has gained popularity largely through exports thus leading to the false notion that Australians survive on Fosters. 3. Crocodile Wrestling Steve Irwin was really brave to do it, Paul Hogan was really talented to show it, but most Australians don’t know squat about it. Yes, there have been some significant crocodile and alligator references to Australia on an international level; nevertheless, this is not a sport kids learn at age 4 or at any age as a matter of fact. 4. Fashion People do not wear singlets, thongs, bikinis and hats with corks dangling from it. They might wear it to the beach, but no one wears it to work, parties or the mall (yes we have malls, but more on that later). Melbourne and Sydney have established themselves as fashion and shopping hotspots with various brands of clothes, handbags and shoes that are not just Quicksilver, Billabong or Rip Curl. The fashion standard is easily comparable to New York and London. 5. Every animal in the country wants to kill you Australia is home to the deadliest animals on earth but would a cute and innocent poodle try and give the hard way. NO! 6. Vegemite Vegemite is available everywhere and is probably in the pantry of every household, however, it is by far not the most popular spread. Jams, butter, cheese, dips are more commonly consumed by kids and adults. 7. Every Australian can surf Surfing is a sport for Australia but would you expect everyone to surf. Surfing is not that common as it used to be because of demanding work schedules and lack of skill. 8. Life by the beach All Australians don’t live by the beach and go surfing at 11 AM on a Monday morning. Going to the beach is indeed a luxury and an activity to be done on a holiday or a free weekend that people find difficult to arrange because of demanding work schedules. 9. Every Australian has a tan A large portion of Australia is tanned but not everyone. The ones who aren't tanned have rarely or never went to the beach or been out in the sunlight for something. |
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