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Australian culture

Alone of all the races on earth, they seem to be free from the 'Grass is Greener on the other side of the fence' syndrome, and roundly proclaim that Australia is, in fact, the other side of that fence. Douglas Adams - English

Creativity
Expression
Cultural comparisons
Architecture
Understatement vs overstatement
Australian facts
Just the facts
Argentina
Emotion & innovation
Craft
Emotion through the hands
Australian immortals
The great heroes who were losers
America
Religious vs convicts
Cuisine
Breaking the rules of fine dining
Drinking
Test of character
Canada
Not American!!
Fashion
Durable sex appeal
Egalitarianism
The fear of inferiority
China
5,000 years of civilisation & convicts
Humour
Scallywags, rapscallions and larrikins

Social etiquette
The important social rules of Australia

England
Wardens and convicts
Inventions
Thinking different

Strine
The language of poetic deception

France
Failed revolutionaries

Movies
From Ned Kelly to bogan
 

Underdog
Sideing with the loser

Ireland
Emmigration and immigration
Music
Pushing the boundaries
Tall-poppy syndrome
"Our" misundertood Australian icon
Japan
Realm of the opinion vs senses
Poetry
Defying stoicism?
Traditions
What traditions do Australians hold dear?
New Zealand
Do gooders vs convicts
Paintings
The value of tradition
  South Africa
Kaffirs and convicts
Wine
Discovering culture
  South Korea
The middle-powers of the east
Wisdom
What intelligent things have Australians said?