why do Australians have barbeque's and how important is that to the culture?
403830
Im an Aussie and there has always been a BBQ in our backyard.\nIts part of our culture. Its easy to cook on, healthy and simple as well as sociable.\nHave friends over stand around chat have a brew...a few laughs....same goes with the family, being together.\nIts just normal to do it, and a BBQ is just fab.
123939
In Australia, they dance in the streets and stop people and start preaching. People respect them here howevever they can be forceful with preaching
767039
I certainly wouldn't eat grubs, that's just revolting, but as for the kangaroo's testicle, I might have a go, I've never eaten one from any species and have no reason to believe it would taste any different from the rest of the animal's flesh. I could understand why a bloke wouldn't want to though.
990722
First, it's full of Australians. Okay, sorry. Bad joke.\nAustralia is unique in many ways. Because of its isolation, plant and animal life has taken a different direction than on the other continents. Animals, such as the kangaroo, have evolved in Australia, but are found nowhere else. Ditto plants. It is also unique in that the centre is almost barren. Over 90 per cent of Australians live on the perimeter of their island continent, \nand only a few live inland. This is quite different from the population distribution on any other continent.
713625
Your question doesnt really make sense.\nDo you mean Australian aboriginal children?\nThey get taught the same as everyone else in their class, maybe you should be asking "What's in the syllabus about European History?"
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!
710120
Hospitality - this is one of Australia's biggest industries. Australia has rich natural resources and is one of the top destinations in the world. You will have an easier time finding internships and a job after graduation.
731854
Because most of the food served is warmed up ages before the match starts and kept in hotplates. Imagine the poor old cook at say Old Trafford trying to cook 60,000 meals at once. Couldn't be done really could it. Must agree though the food is rubbish at some grounds so when we go we eat before we get there. Cheaper too.
1126876
You are wrong there but to nutsters, why include Aussies in this one?
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.
823824
mostly Australians aren't religious, and in fact rate as one the countries with the highest respect for science and evolution. What do Aussie value = Aussies value the environment and Australian culture . I once thought we had a large religious  following, but recently spent a fair bit of time reading up on Australia and its politics to find that we are one of the least religious countries in the world.\n\nas for me personally - i believe our lack of religion is why this country has never been at war with itself, unlike many other countries
1027527
you have a radio on a kite? that must make for the most groovy barbeques.
600164
I classify humans as animals. When animals are domesticated, they don't have to fend for themselves any longer and they just sit around and eat. I don't know exactly why we have a higher obesity problem than most other countries, but it probably has a lot to do with technology and fast food. Just a guess. It seems as though we have a lot of sedentary jobs involving computers, and I'm sure that plays a part in it as well as the convenience of fast food, and the conveniences of certain kinds of modern technology.  Also we are a very rich country, and even the poorest of us have television and video games and other things to keep us entertained without us having to move at all. Of course other countries have all of these things as well, so I would guess the American mentality plays a huge role as well. But these are all just guesses and supposition I haven't studied the matter really.\n\nNot all of us are fat lazy cows. Some of us enjoy exercise and do eat right. I don't group French people as a bunch of frog eating weirdos, or Brits as a bunch of tight @ss snobs, and I don't think of Australians as looking like Crocodile Dundee, so maybe somebody should be a little more open-minded? Thanks.
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! :)
1154514
gday i am from australia and not everything everyone knows about us is true we dont throw shrimps on the barbie we dont even call em shrimps we call em prawns, we dont have kangaroos in our backyard they are actually a pest over here, but it is true that we are very laid back and friendly and we do use alot of slang. we are hard workers and love our families and a beer or two on the weekend isnt uncommon. we have not only tax on our petrol but also gst which is making mr howard very unpopular at the moment and are in the worst drought of all time. we have water restrictions several times a year. we have a great medicare system and free hospital treatment. we eat a lot of meat and drink a lot of beer we love sport and life in general hope this helps.
314446
i don't know, but it happens to me all the time at the market.  every time i reach for a kiwi, some damned aussie comes up, grabs it from me and yells, "MINE!"  thanks for bringing this pointed and meaningful question up for debate.
290691
Its an old Australianism:\n\n"Western Oriental Gentlemen"