"Real" Australians and "Australian values" (2 Viewers)

[youBROKEmyLIFE]

Keep your witchcraft herbs to yourself

Then what is ROSEMARY?!

 

[Iron]

Blessed

 

[youBROKEmyLIFE]

Have we some quick and fast rule about witchherbs vs the blessed sacraments?

 

[Iron]

I just think that it's a point of pride to celebrate and perfect your own culture's food, rather than hore around to strange and foreign foods not intended for our supple bodies

 

[metalheaven]

There's still a big element of "cultural cringe" when people talk about Austalian culture. Particularly from people on the left who don't like some aspects of what they perceive to be Australian culture.

By the standards you've set lots of countries wouldn't have a "special" and "definable" culture. The variations between the Western European countries for example aren't that great these days but I'd still say they each have a "definable" culture. Same goes for Latin America. Plus heaps of Asian countries have only existed in their present form for a shorter time then Australia was a nation.

Well I agree with you for the most part with your examples about Western Europe, Latin America and so forth. They certainly have collective similarities whilst still maintaining national identity. They then as a result have both continental culture and national culture. It is the result of the integration of their cultures and the branching out of prior cultures that has led to those similarities. Take the Roman empire for an example. They borrowed from many different cultures when their empiricism spread; though throughout the ages they still maintained stylistic "Roman" aspects of their culture quite prominently because their culture had a chance to grow before it was diversified in the form of the empire. For example you can tell the difference between an ancient Roman building and an ancient Greek building, yet you can still see the Greek influence upon the Roman style.

If we then look at Australia again, as a nation we have not really had an extended period of time since the arrival of settlers to engender a "pure" Aussie culture, as we have been thoroughly exposed to cultures from every corner of the globe since before the gold rush. Has Australia since its national birth created any of its own forms of architecture, art, music?
Of course we have some aspects of this nation that are inherently Australian (AFL for one lol) and our multiculturalism is of course in itself a cultural identity; but the main sorta jist of my notion is that we don't have this definitive culture to the level that many people make it out to be.

 

[Graney]

Yes, yes its all a rich tapestry.

However, "Australian culture" implies something unique to this country. So of course we have some culture, but the topic is Australia's unique culture; which is not as nowhere near as strong as the culture of countries with richer histories like many European and Asian countries.

I don't really give a shit. There's nothing to stop me receiving, engaging with and contributing to world culture, with no engagement within the Australian market. There's no need for a unique national culture anymore. Better to be part of the global conciousness.

It'd be nice if the average Australian was more culturally literate, but really, people can easily educate themselves if they want to and it doesn't affect me if my neighbours are willfully ignorant of high culture.

 

[Will Shakespear]

I don't really give a shit. There's nothing to stop me receiving, engaging with and contributing to world culture, with no engagement within the Australian market. There's no need for a unique national culture anymore. Better to be part of the global conciousness.

It'd be nice if the average Australian was more culturally literate, but really, people can easily educate themselves if they want to and it doesn't affect me if my neighbours are willfully ignorant of high culture.

at least until rudd censors ur access to non-aussie culture

 

[youBROKEmyLIFE]

at least until rudd censors ur access to non-aussie culture

You see it is about

COHESION

 

[jb_nc]

I have not. I now will. But what do I do about Jimmy's BEST LAKSA IN SYDNEY. I love Laksa too much

Good place to have Har Mee... go? You were dead on on Menya (though they did kinda fall down) so we need the next gem.

Lee's Malaysian $9 in the food court above coles in town hall.

Some place in Hunter Connection that does laska and har mee. Entrance on Hunter St. Called like "Malaysian Food House". It's p good.

oh: http://www.smh.com.au/news/good-living/sydneys-best-laksa/2006/07/24/1153593261201.html

 

[squiresshane990]

what are the qualities of a bogan?

 

[TacoTerrorist]

^ Anyone in Sydney, or anyone who isn't an upper-class-businessman and votes for the Liberal party.

 

[jennieTalia]

at least until rudd censors ur access to non-aussie culture

I'm all for Rudd's new reforms and everything... but seriously, a lot of the time it is like 'why fix what isn't broken'.

Sorry, I just can't stand him. Plus he was giggling like a little girl when he was trying to be serious about the naked children in that magazine of some high-art photography pretensious junk. But the second it is political he can be serious. I want a politician who is human... not a pedo-cum-zoidberg (haha) in a suit.

As for the Australian thing =)
I can't even describe "Aussie" culture :S

 

[Graney]

what are the qualities of a bogan?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA8gJoT5yl4