Oh, hell, yes, I know that more than 1% of Australians are of Aboriginal descent - my OGF is one - but they are not identified as such in the official stats, unfortunately.
However, I'm not trying to go rah-rah and that NZ's is obviously superior (because I don't believe that); I've just highlighted the couple of the parts that I find tricky adjusting to - and a big chunk of that is Canberra. I find a lot of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and places like the Blue Mountains and the some coastal areas quite homelike. Our cultures have more in common than not, and we have quite a lot of shared Tasman history (despite the reluctance of historians in admitting that!). I think the relative differences in culture are similar to those between the English and the Welsh.
That's interesting what you say about just the Victorians IDing firstly as Australians - I hadn't heard that one before. Another thing I don't get here is the retention of the federal system with a relatively small population. There was certainly a rationale for it before modern communication and transport methods. Now... I can't see it, so much.
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Date: 2006-12-06 09:32 am (UTC)However, I'm not trying to go rah-rah and that NZ's is obviously superior (because I don't believe that); I've just highlighted the couple of the parts that I find tricky adjusting to - and a big chunk of that is Canberra. I find a lot of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and places like the Blue Mountains and the some coastal areas quite homelike. Our cultures have more in common than not, and we have quite a lot of shared Tasman history (despite the reluctance of historians in admitting that!). I think the relative differences in culture are similar to those between the English and the Welsh.
That's interesting what you say about just the Victorians IDing firstly as Australians - I hadn't heard that one before. Another thing I don't get here is the retention of the federal system with a relatively small population. There was certainly a rationale for it before modern communication and transport methods. Now... I can't see it, so much.