Jokes aside, I really enjoyed this read as an American vaguely aware of some aspects of Aussie culture (tall poppy, Ned Kelly), but hearing it elaborated out was quite nice. Do you ever feel that Australia suffers from a bit of an identity crisis (a la Canada) or do you think its remoteness has lent itself to a unique enough culture to distinguish itself? (Great article btw, looking forward to the next one)
thank you!!!! glad you enjoyed reading it. Yeah, I wanted to mention Waltzing Matilda but ran out of space. I feel like aussies don't have an identity crisis at all, isolation from the rest of the world has enabled us to craft a unique enough culture that is obsessed with sport and beaches hmm
cool read! (you have a typo in essense or maybe you don't and it's a secret australian spelling i wasn't familiar with like with many things in your post!)
A measured response: https://tempo.substack.com/p/cringe-or-based-australian-culture
Also reading this: https://www.amazon.com.au/Larrikins-History-Bellanta/dp/1459691938
Australian culture has been about larping as poor, outlawed bushmen ever since we became rich, highly-social urbanites.
No mention of Waltzing Matilda? Tsk tsk.
Jokes aside, I really enjoyed this read as an American vaguely aware of some aspects of Aussie culture (tall poppy, Ned Kelly), but hearing it elaborated out was quite nice. Do you ever feel that Australia suffers from a bit of an identity crisis (a la Canada) or do you think its remoteness has lent itself to a unique enough culture to distinguish itself? (Great article btw, looking forward to the next one)
thank you!!!! glad you enjoyed reading it. Yeah, I wanted to mention Waltzing Matilda but ran out of space. I feel like aussies don't have an identity crisis at all, isolation from the rest of the world has enabled us to craft a unique enough culture that is obsessed with sport and beaches hmm
cool read! (you have a typo in essense or maybe you don't and it's a secret australian spelling i wasn't familiar with like with many things in your post!)
thank you! I think it's a legit typo LMAO
LOLA IS BACK!!!!!!! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
so interesting to know what goes on in the OZ....
Bravo once again to the bonsai financial analyst!
Splendid insight from the fun sized cultural commentator.
i like "bonsai" and "fun sized" as descriptors. Glad you had fun reading!
The convict beginnings engendered conformity, compliance, conservatism. These remain the dominant culture, politically and socially.
The Castle?
Muriel's Wedding?