Typical Australian

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        Typical Australian                        Liza Zhang

Is there such thing as a 'typical Australian'?


For foreign visitors such a concept of a 'typical Australian' does exist, a familiar term for the average Australian made famous by American films such as, ‘G’day mate and How ‘bout we put a shrimp on the barbie’. The stereotypical Australian is portrayed in the media has having 'blond hair, scruffy, working on the land, dirty face, beer can in one hand – he’s got a ‘hard earned thirst, that needs a big cold beer, and the best cold beer is Vic’! (Faranto, unknown author, 8/8/2007). Although Australian men are portrayed as these characters, in actual fact, Australia is now a multicultural society and each culture is encourages preserving its own identity, which in all created our Australian identity. These characters are anything but the stereotypical character seen in the movies created by the Hollywood scene. There are of course, a few exceptions that follow the 'Aussie Outback' life but the majority of Australians live in the city and lead hectic lives. Of course, there are a few stereotypes that Australians abide by, such as patriotism and a loving, caring family man, but who in all these different countries don't have love for their families or their own country. For these reasons, in my opinion there is such thing as a 'typical Australian', to some extent, as Australia is full of people of different religions and ethnics.

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A ‘typical’ Aussie bloke would go down to a local pub with some mates and have a couple of beers on his days off work. Or maybe go hunting, camping or fishing. But as a family, he might be cooking something on a BBQ, while the wife serves drinks and the kids play a game of cricket in their huge backyard.

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