why do australians appear kind? is it true really?????tell me WHY?
357902
I have a best friend in Sydney, a true "Australian", born and raised there...and he's the most wonderful person I know!  I flew over there to visit, about 7 years ago...and everywhere I went, I met the most awesome people!  Australia was originally a penal colony, a place where England/Great Britain sent their convicts.  The Australians are a people founded on that, and many spend years tracing their roots, hoping to find that one of their ancestors WAS a convict.  They've taken that penal colony, and made it into a really great country, with the openess and democracy of American combined with the strength, fortitude and resolve of the Brits.  They're a strong, proud people, and if you ever get the chance to visit....you'll be like me, and not want to go home!  They share a dual-citizenship status with America, unlike Britain, who doesn't.  Every year, there are around 500 Americans who become Australian citizens and spend the rest of their lives there.  The country is beautiful, and you can be in the mountains one minute, and an hour later, be lazing on the beach!  They embrace the Aborigine culture, and you see it wherever you go in artwork, in names of cities, towns, streets, etc. (Wollongong, Parrametta, Coolangotta).  Their towns and cities and highways are clean, trash-free, and while there, I went through all areas of Sydney, and saw NO slums, NO graffiti, NO homeless, NO crime.  One of the friendliest nations in the world, and well worth the money spent to visit, if you get the chance!  And my having a southern accent (from Georgia in the US) seemed to be so cool to them! :)
92726
That really depends on the individual. Some people are really genuinely sweet; I've known many who are, and have many friends who are loyal and very nice. I've been blessed to be around these sincerely nice people.\nOn the other hand, I've known some real fakes, some who appear all nicey nicey, but they would stab you in the back, if there was a chance. So...I would say that some don't really mean it; they're fake!
413642
Not really. It doesn't roll out well on the tongue.\nMan is usually preferred. \n\nWannabe Americans tend to say "Dude" but come off looking so stupid they should probably never step out of their house without wearing a paperbag over their heads.\nDude just sounds so stupid off an Asian, it makes them look like surfer-wannabe airheads.\nLike the Australians, mate sounds more...um, civil. It sounds much more friendly, too.\nHm. Dude. Nah. It didn't quite sound so good rolling off my tongue.\n\nMaybe it's purely an American thing.\n\n\nJenova\n(d.yuffie@gmail.com)
710990
Not sure...but it seems that Americans like Australian accents....don't think it's a good thing actually :/
1113597
They're just like other people some of them are bad, but not all of them. I think most of them try to look like the other colored races by tanning themselves, I don't understand why they have to try to look like other people. I think they have tendency to act like things never happened. Other than that, I think most white people are cool. Now don't get me wrong, every race has things that you can pick at, but  you asked about white people so I told you what I thought. Sorry, if I offended anyone.
944584
no Aussies are warm and great people.....i was an immigrant to australia....and i find that if you are able to integrate into their society....(which is amazing).....everyone's cool
515585
Australian, um Australia - I would date anyone if I liked their personality etc.  I think there has to be some mutual respect for each other, and respect for difference of opinion.  If we can love, accept and respect each other, and get along most of the time, then I would date anyone from any race, there's none that I would exclude totally, as everyone even within small regions is different!  I take people totally on a one to one basis rather than making a decision based on external traits - therefore, I would date black, white, asian, pink with purple polka dots, fat, thin, ugly, attractive... the list goes on!
1047880
i think that people are beautiful for various reasons.....the number #1 reason being that we are individuals and not one soul on earth is like another...and through many experiences its more the person you are than the way you look....ive met many "beautiful people" and after getting to know them they werent so beautiful and vice versa.......now i know what your thinking only the not so good looking would say that but ive been advised by many people that i fit into the "beautiful people" category....but you know what i dont really care because i care about who you are and not what you are.......however as sinful as it is after what ive said i do think that some mixed people are beautiful.....they tend to (not always) have what most try to get with tanning beds and contacts.....the perfect olive skin tone just dark enough to give off a bit of sensual mystery with beautiful eyes, but that beauty can easily change if the you inside is ugly.......(p.s. not that it matters but just for the info im mixed with native american and english)
247772
interesting...happy maybe not.  Could you mean kind or nice people..many times they just dont try to control as much
862798
Are you kidding australians are our favourite people!!!
389812
English and Australian are the best accents. They sound so smart, sophisticated, and similar.
951430
im just here to say that i loved your answer to my question "yes he's cheating on your b/c you're fat"\n\nyou are one of the few broads on here that make me laugh\n\ni had no idea you were australian\n\nanyhow, i was in the company of about 20 australians both male and female a few years ago on a tour of europe, the women drank all the american males under the table and got up the next morning without batting an eye\n\ni'd say my opinion of aussie women is this, same species with a better accent
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I'm not from England, I'm Irish, but I'd say some American accents sound lovely and some sound horrible.  There are lots of different American accents, just as there are lots of English accents, some nice and some not so nice.  I don't really think it's always the accent we like or dislike, it's other features of the person's speech.  For example, I personally can't bear listening to people with a strong nasal tone to their voice and I switch off when someone speaks too loudly.  I've read some research that says accents that feature stronger nasal tones are perceived negatively - in the UK, this is often described as a feature of the Birmingham accent (in the English midlands), the Australian accent, and the accent in some parts of New York and New Jersey (like Chandler Bing's early girlfriend in Friends).  My own accent - Northern Irish - is definitely NOT considered a 'cool' accent, so I'll sit here in my little glass house and make sure I throw no stones ;-)
750213
There's a certain amount of that in white Australian culture as well, though perhaps not so much. I think it's more common among those with more money and comes from the British higher classes - i.e. dukes and whatnot felt the need to maintain their status as 'higher' than the other classes they had power over. I laugh to see it in today's society, because most of us are not leaders and have no need to feed our status by showing the world how together we are. Added to that, Western culture has moved on, and trying to prove we're not human doesn't gain us credibility anymore. As a white Aussie, I've been exposed to the attitude you speak of within my family and I don't subscribe to it as a way of life. It's self-destructive and stupid... though I don't recommend telling everyone your deep dark secrets and crying about it all the time, either!
745171
Are you joking?\n\nSeriously the aussie culture has been under attack in recent years thanks majorly to immigration laws, I think that every true blue aussie has a right to defend their culture and way of life in general. I think you will find that as a majority in this country we are slowly becoming a siling minority to other cultures.\n\nI think in general we embrace difference and diversity amongst our community but within reason, we will take the good aspect (i.e. what you bring that will contribute to the great good of our communities) but will defend our way of life against any bad that any other culture brings.\n\nI dont want you to think that i a racist, because I am certainly not, but do wish that people coming to our country should leave all their "bad" at the front door before they come in. Forget your ethnic rivalries, forget your wars and your bloody past, your vengful way of life and come and join into our way of life, one that is considered by all as a happy go lucky one. \n\nThat is my view and I dont mean to insight violence or anything of the kind i just want everyone and everything to be taken as face value and not to be judged with preconcieved ethnic notions from lets face it another life.
670086
I love the accent, and most Aussie's that ive met have had a charming, laid back attitude that makes you want to be around them! (Im in the U.S., by the way)
655914
I don't personally, but a lotta my mates like a guy who spends a lotta time on his appearance etc, so maybe it's just a matter of personal choice.  Anyway, don't worry - however you are, whoever you are - there's someone out there who'll think you're just PERFECT.