Vegemite: The Cultural Characteristics Of Australian Culture

Australia Australia is a very Interesting place filled with many customs. Most of Australia’s Interesting characteristics can be found in the culture, food, government, history, and the animals that are native there. All of the facts about Australia show how unique and different this country is from any other.

Culture

Australian culture really shows the meaning and the true colors of what this country is about. The Australian people, which main language is English, also have many other languages that can be found in that region. For instance, some common spoken languages are Italian and Chinese. Although Australian residences speak English, they put their own twist on words. For example, the term “lolly water” (Smith) is simply another name

Vegemite is one of the many Australian foods that aren’t normally made in America. “Vegemite is a concentrated yeast extract that has become a food popular food product in Australia. (Vegemite)” Although Vegemite is very popular in Australia it doesn’t beat the countries national dish, meat pies. “The meat pie is a personal-sized pastry crust with a savory meat filling and topped with tomato sauce. (Australia)” Some types of meat pies are buffalo, camels, and sometimes kangaroos.

History

About 50,000 years in the past Australia was founded by a group of Aboringal people then later again by others. “Each group formed a unique societies and relationships with the land, and each played a vital part in shaping the history of Australia. (Smith)” The name Australia originally came from the Latin root word “australis”. “Australia is the last of lands only in the sense that it was the last continent, apart from Antarctica, to be explored by Europeans (Twidale)” By the time Europeans had arrived the Aboringal people had already changed the landscape to fit their hunter gatherer needs.

Some examples of animals are koalas, wombats, and the well-known kangaroo. First are the kangaroos, which are the most commonly, known out of all the animals. They can mostly be found in Queensland, a town in Australia, or in woodlands across Australia. “Some kangaroos weigh 185 pounds, can jump 28 feet in a single bound, and can run 50 miles per hour. (Lewis)” The wombat is a short muscular little animal that pack a vicious bite. Like kangaroos, wombats can commonly be found in woodlands across Australia. Finally is the koala bears, but don’t be fooled by the name because oddly koala bears aren’t even bears. Being a native to Queensland, just like the other two animals, the koala is known for its round fluffy ears. Koalas have inhabited the ability to live in woodlands along with kangaroos and other strange