They also have people, 23 million of them. A country less that ten percent the population of the US might make it sound like a rural place, the opposite is true. Most of Australia’s population lives in cities, about seventy percent of the people live in only 10 cities. This makes the country feel like an urban jungle or a real jungle in some places. This is a massive difference from the US where small towns and farms dot the landscape with mid-sized cities everywhere. However, the people aren’t just living closer or further apart, they also act different. The culture of Australia is a relaxed one, full of humor, especially crude humor, and people not afraid to offend each other. Comedian Mark Little said of Australia, “The country itself is the ultimate joke; the wave you body-surf into shore after a day at the beach could contain a shark or a rip-tide and, when you get back, your house could have been burnt to the ground in a bush fire. That's where the whole 'no worries' thing comes from.” A black sense of humor that has developed from when it was a convict colony. Now America can seem like this sometimes, but for the most part this is not true. Many things that are a part of Australian culture could be considered crude at best and downright hateful at worst. America is on the other side of the correctness spectrum from Australia, with political correctness being a divisive issue. Telling an Aussie to be “politically correct” would result in a laugh and an ensuing joke at your
They also have people, 23 million of them. A country less that ten percent the population of the US might make it sound like a rural place, the opposite is true. Most of Australia’s population lives in cities, about seventy percent of the people live in only 10 cities. This makes the country feel like an urban jungle or a real jungle in some places. This is a massive difference from the US where small towns and farms dot the landscape with mid-sized cities everywhere. However, the people aren’t just living closer or further apart, they also act different. The culture of Australia is a relaxed one, full of humor, especially crude humor, and people not afraid to offend each other. Comedian Mark Little said of Australia, “The country itself is the ultimate joke; the wave you body-surf into shore after a day at the beach could contain a shark or a rip-tide and, when you get back, your house could have been burnt to the ground in a bush fire. That's where the whole 'no worries' thing comes from.” A black sense of humor that has developed from when it was a convict colony. Now America can seem like this sometimes, but for the most part this is not true. Many things that are a part of Australian culture could be considered crude at best and downright hateful at worst. America is on the other side of the correctness spectrum from Australia, with political correctness being a divisive issue. Telling an Aussie to be “politically correct” would result in a laugh and an ensuing joke at your