Australia - The Teen Of The World
August 18th 2006 02:01
Australia is a young country. We were discovered by British people only 250 years ago and the new car smell is still lingering. Due to our freshness, you can see the unfolding of a whole civilisation across its entire timeline.
This newness makes us the teenager of the world compared to our aging British parents. We emancipated ourselves and drifted our way across to the other side of the world.
…and we’re the teen of the world in more ways than that.
We have a breaking political voice and several developing cultural breasts… and while my image of this she-man freak Australia is probably off putting, the fact is… this teenager is coming along nicely. Our gangly limbs breach the worlds of sport, music, art and literature.
Like the adolescent we have a growing interest and participation in world events. We even have some dry patches on our (earth) face since we’re 90% desert.
We’re a fun loving little scamp who gets away with everything.
However, most of the rest of the world knows us as yobbos or surfers who talk out of the side of their mouths and ride kangaroos to their jobs at the brewery. And the fact is, that Aussie does exist but he’s a minority and he never bothers with CityRoo since the fare increase.
The Australian cities have been neglected:
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart.
For non-Australians they probably sound like gibberish but to us, these capital cities each have defined characters and personalities. There are 20 000 000 of us in Australia and unlike that episode of The Simpsons, our Prime Minister actually doesn’t sunbathe naked in a tyre (THANKFULLY!). Not to mention Steve Irwin is a massive joke for us and most of us have never thrown a boomerang.
I won’t tell you which city I come from but I’ll give you a clue. It’s known for such attractions as Sydney Harbour, The Sydney Harbour Bridge, The Sydney Harbour Opera House and The 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. So not Hobart.
So if you live in Australia, have ever been in Australia, plan to come to Australia or know how to pronounce ”Australia”, keep reading for the next several weeks. You’ll learn a lot about our blossoming country with all its quirks and its charms.
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This newness makes us the teenager of the world compared to our aging British parents. We emancipated ourselves and drifted our way across to the other side of the world.
…and we’re the teen of the world in more ways than that.
We have a breaking political voice and several developing cultural breasts… and while my image of this she-man freak Australia is probably off putting, the fact is… this teenager is coming along nicely. Our gangly limbs breach the worlds of sport, music, art and literature.
Like the adolescent we have a growing interest and participation in world events. We even have some dry patches on our (earth) face since we’re 90% desert.
We’re a fun loving little scamp who gets away with everything.
However, most of the rest of the world knows us as yobbos or surfers who talk out of the side of their mouths and ride kangaroos to their jobs at the brewery. And the fact is, that Aussie does exist but he’s a minority and he never bothers with CityRoo since the fare increase.
The Australian cities have been neglected:
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart.
For non-Australians they probably sound like gibberish but to us, these capital cities each have defined characters and personalities. There are 20 000 000 of us in Australia and unlike that episode of The Simpsons, our Prime Minister actually doesn’t sunbathe naked in a tyre (THANKFULLY!). Not to mention Steve Irwin is a massive joke for us and most of us have never thrown a boomerang.
I won’t tell you which city I come from but I’ll give you a clue. It’s known for such attractions as Sydney Harbour, The Sydney Harbour Bridge, The Sydney Harbour Opera House and The 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. So not Hobart.
So if you live in Australia, have ever been in Australia, plan to come to Australia or know how to pronounce ”Australia”, keep reading for the next several weeks. You’ll learn a lot about our blossoming country with all its quirks and its charms.
Know your down under in and out? Add a comment..
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Comment by RM
Wow - you've moved up in the world. Well done!
I have actually thrown a boomerang. The thing I have not done is thrown a boomerang well...
Comment by some usyd girl
So, you have to post every weekday? That's quite demanding! I'll look forward to reading more stuff (as I always do).
I had a rello visiting from Canada last year, and he loved Australia. I think I'll be getting more rellos coming this Christmas!
Comment by amy
We are suffering from some unintentional ESP. I have never visited your blog before, yet on 19th August (the day after this entry was published... unless you're doing crazy things with dates), I wrote:
"Then again the 'Mer'cans weren't the first to do much at all. Them and the Aussies are the bastard children of far more established empires - and just as my younger sisters have realised, the elder has to die before the younger ever catches up, so there is no cred in sight there."
Weirdness! Thanks for the psychic cheat notes... erm...
And good luck with the tom-bloggery =)
Comment by Jazz