Nadji
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Australian IdentityG'day again guys, in my English class the current research/study topic is "Australian Identity" and we have been going through alot of Australian stereotypes and other identities surrounding Aus.
As I was in class I was faced with a small task in which I was to brainstorm 5 images that represent Australian culture as well as write a small paragraph of what I believed to be true Australian identity. Whilst I was doing this I thought to myself, how would my international forum buddies answer the same question? and would their views and stereotypes of Australia be similar to mine?
If it's not too much trouble I'd like everyone to attempt to brainstorm 5 dot point images of Australia culture, to get an insight into Aus from abroad 
For example:
-Kangaroo
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Any response would further help me in my ongoing studies in this topic. Don't be afraid to be as stereotypical or as neutral as possible.
Thanks in advance 
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hottntott
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Barbecue./ Beer/ Bonhommie
Sporting heroes/ undenied winning personna. Openly ultra competitive.Hard & fair
Waltzing Matilda - Independent no bull-s*** attitude. Don't mess with me.
Probably the most popular and envied life attitudes today.
Sociable, friendly, in your face straight up -tell it as it is. A great deal of the best anglo-saxon characteristics in their mix.
Stouthearted. ( give me some men who are stouthearted men, who will fight for the right they adore. Start me with ten , who are stouthearted men, and I'll soon give you ten thousand more.)
You can see why we love to beat them whenever we can!! 
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u1bd2005
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-kangaroos
-crocodile hunter
-cricket misfits
all I can think of right now
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Nadji
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Excellent results guys keep them coming, I can see you put a fair deal of effort in Tott
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oldman
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Kangaroo
Kowala(sorry about my spelling)
Crocodile Hunter
Rough sports(austrailian football, rugby etc)
thats all 4 now ill ask my mum shes been to Austrailia
yey i just thought of a nover one (lol)
Out back
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StevieCoppellisaGod
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I was half way through when my interenet shut down, most of the stuff had has been said though.
Djourydoo, abouringes, hot, Sydney is the capital (most people think), kiwis (if your goegraphy isn't good), little brown things that spin around really fast (if you watch too many cartoons), dingos, snakes, crocs etc. the other day I heard someone pretending to be an ozzie, this is what they siad:
"G'day mate, here in the bush we got a great range of snakes, from the common garden snake to the GREAT.WHITE.SHARK!"
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oldman
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stevie wrote
little brown things that spin around really fast (if you watch too many cartoons),
do you mean boomerang
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StevieCoppellisaGod
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no I mean taz the tasmainian devil
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oldman
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o ok i remeber my favourite tv show when i was younger
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Nadji
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Again great answers boys, this gives me a good idea from an international perspective.
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inter united ***
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no offence but a lot of ozzies are W**KERS. full stop
Edited by u1bd2005: calm down inter  watch ur language
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hottntott
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And don't beat around the bush, Joe. Get off the fence why don'tcha?
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oldman
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Joe you have Turned to the Darkside  
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Nadji
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Ok Joe that may be what we call a generalization, but then again I did say be as stereotypical as you please.
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StevieCoppellisaGod
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I don't know where he not that from
25% of austrlians playing in the premiership are quite fat (Mark Viduka), which dosn't help a general picture of auastaralians having BBQs every other day...
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StevieCoppellisaGod
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I just ahd a good one- walking around on hands doing everything upside down!
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hottntott
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No - they are upside down at the moment, hanging from their feet. On their hands they would be the right way up.
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Nadji
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Thank you Gravity!
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the-bats-boston
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hottntott
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It's a long story.
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the-bats-boston
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Oook.
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StevieCoppellisaGod
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well, this guy was sitting under a tree, apple falls of and hits him on the head. goes crazy and starts taling about some invisble moster called gravity. can't possibly be true
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Radookoo
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what if instead of an apple a...melon would have fallen?
but...well, that's another story 
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Nadji
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| StevieCoppleisagod wrote: | | well, this guy was sitting under a tree, apple falls of and hits him on the head. goes crazy and starts taling about some invisble moster called gravity. can't possibly be true |
Ah you are refering to the father of gravity Sir Isaac Newton.
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hottntott
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No - he was talking about my uncle Joe Bisto - father of gravy.
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Nadji
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| hottntott wrote: | | No - he was talking about my uncle Joe Bisto - father of gravy. |
I see, I always get those two mixed up...
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hottntott
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That's because a pot of gravy never fell on your head.
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StevieCoppellisaGod
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and then rad takes my line...
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hottntott
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StevieC - why have you got a champion as your avatar.
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the-bats-boston
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I am the champions.
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StevieCoppellisaGod
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that's what I would have said, I wish people would STOP NICKING MY LINES OR I'LL DELETE YOUR POSTS.
I can't, it's not my forum.
Foor your information hottntott, that sign is for the offical, statisticlly, best team ever to play in the football league.
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hottntott
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Yea, but who are WE - what league are they in? Champion what ?
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StevieCoppellisaGod
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Champions of the championship. Can't say better than that. Super Reading FC.
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the-bats-boston
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**Boos**
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hottntott
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Yea - I'm gonna give the avatar a Boo cos you gave Freddie's a thumb's down, and he's only little (when i last saw him, that is).
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Nadji
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Yes your avatar has earned a boo from me as well (good to see people bringing back the boo)
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sneddon_1000
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where are ya - what a crbad ass advertising campaign - our new identity in america is bindi irwin, shes incredible for her age.
Censored, and is Bindi Irwin that young golfer or is she LA Galaxys newest signing?
AND CHECK THE DATE
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StevieCoppellisaGod
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Perhaps I should have said that I censored it.
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