Part A
For this assignment, I will be looking into the international view of the Australian lifestyle. The way in which Australians are viewed as arrogant, sports loving, drunk countrymen. Who spend their days either barbecuing or at the beach in thongs, tank top, cork hat and stubbie shorts with a flannel long sleeved button up if it’s cold. People who enjoy a good joke but in general have a good sense of mateship and believe in fair go. Who are also deemed lazy, with poor English skills and lack of sophistication. The same stereotype is what the general Australian population view as ‘bogan’.
Part B
I feel that the Australian stereotype originated well before OH&S standards came into play for sun smart clothing. A time where stubbies and
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We are a nation that is deemed exotica and mysterious, due to our out of the way location. A lot of people have questions, want to visit or find images of our country one of absolute beauty.
A large portion of the reasoning behind this mindset is our own actions. Australian’s tend to enjoy a good joke. We, as a whole, also stand by or support a fellow Australian who is spinning a good story. Drop bears are a classic example, that even the Australian Museum has got in on. The barbeque and beach are main settings for our TV shows and movies.
Australians have heard the tales about us and happily promote it. Especially with social media and the ability to easily publicise the stereotype as truth. Businessmen who rarely visit the beach or light a barbeque, post pictures of themselves in the traditional Australian outfit with a beer on Instagram captioned ‘Sunday lunch with Dazza.’ All for a bit of fun.
Part C
Television shows such as Bogan Hunters, Meet the Habibs, Pizza and Husos, even the YouTube video Smash a Froth made for Australia Day, have done nothing to move the focus away from the negative views that international viewers have of us. While Australian’s see it as a laugh, because we know some may be like that it’s far fetched and provides a good joke. Others see them more as a documentary, the characters often fitting in the with the perceived Australian
Australian humour is very unique to Australia. This individual sense of humour is not often found in other Westernised cultures and people from those places may have difficulty understanding it. In some places, the characteristics of Australian humour may not even be considered acceptable behaviour and it would be breaking the law to do so. For example, in Australia, people are free to make jokes about the government, but in other countries this may not be accepted. Some unique and important characteristics of Austral...
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T Australians can be represented in a positive way by celebrating its diversity as a united nation, between its people and the land. Nevertheless, Australia can also be seen in a negative way, as being harsh and cruel. S – This presentation will be analysing one Australian song, I am Australian by Bruce
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