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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

Expression
Cultural comparisons
Australian facts
Just the facts
Argentina
Emotion & innovation
Humour
Scallywags, rapscallions and larrikins
America
Religious vs convicts
Drinking
Test of character
Canada
Not American
Egalitarianism
The fear of inferiority
China
5,000 years of civilisation & convicts

Social etiquette
The important social rules of Australia

England
Wardens and convicts
Inventions
Thinking different

France
Failed revolutionaries

Underdog
Sideing with the loser

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