Australians

AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN.

Australia has been described as a Country (Continent) of unforgettable contrasts. In a day out and about the Country, the climate experienced is equivalent of Paris, Nairobi or even Sahara. This Continent lacks running water but amazingly produces food for its twenty two million people and remains with a surplus to export. It has been argued that the geographical position of the Australian Continent and its shape are factors which have defined the climate found here.

The British were the first colonizers of this so called ‘far fetched’ territory. The British found a land they could settle, introduce floras and faunas and culture too in the basis of a European way of life. Australia year’s later never experienced civil wars or revolutions as witnessed in other colonies. It is said the inhabitants enjoyed their toil and there has always been plenty to go around. The much hyped Out Backs have been assessed and life is out there is now endurable.

The Australian is said to prefer a male oriented society, ‘no puns intended’. To those who come from an over politicized Societies. Australia is an ultimate escape. The Australian is least bothered by politicians and his thoughts are spent on life’s better pursuits. There is also the Australian Aborigine. The history of the Australian Aborigine is a sorry tale. They occupied The Australian continent for at least 20,000 years, evidence found through carbon dating. The Aborigines lived in relative harmony with a cruel habitat. Their gentle nature made them victims of rapid development.

Though a free country, Australians are known to be conservative. Couples of decades ago, swimmers at Australian Beaches were obliged to wear neck-to-knee bathing suits. The major Cities which all have access to the sea host three quarter’s of the population. It has been described as the most urban nation in the world. To show case their ‘manly’ culture, Australians are fanatics of sports Cricket, Rugby, Soccer and Boxing just to mention a few. Australians is the first nation in the world to democratize sports. They achieved this by turning sports activities meant only for the upper-class into all inclusive events not withstanding backgrounds.

The Australia Continent harsh in some aspects did not mould the incoming inhabitants; it is the Australian who has shaped the Continent and created the magnificent Cities, which are an envy to the millions who visit this country.

TRUE METROPOLITANS

Three quarter’s of Australians live in Cities. These major Cities all lie along the coastline. The country has a population of about twenty two million people. As a result of the large metropolitan population, most Australians are apathetic to politics. They have the vital necessities and can afford life’s luxuries. The largest City and probably the most populous in Australia, is Sydney. The first settlers arrived in this Harbor City in 1788.

Sydney’s feel and mood has been described as magically ‘Male’. A pulsating Pacific Ocean breeze cools the nerves of City residents. Those who have been to America’s New York reckon Sidney is Australia’s mirror reflection of New York. Both are the Hubs of Commerce and trade in their respective Countries. Canberra the Federal Capital of Australia is located South of Sydney and Washington DC is also to be found South of New York.

Observers’ assertions of the male dominance in Australian society may have been moved by the interlarding of speech with the revolting word ‘Bloody’. A past visitor once joked ‘’ An Australian bullock driver will use the curdling word ‘bloody’ more than 18 million times in his working life’’. The leadership of Australia have also not been spared when it comes to the use of this coarse expression, the Premier of Victoria commenting on a demonstration by striking workers said ‘’They can march up and down till they are ‘bloody’ well footsore’’.

The major Cities of Australia though affluent in life styles lack the distinctive smudge of aristocracy as found in the worlds ‘elite’ Cities of the world. Australians are said to enjoy a drink of beer and sun baking. Along the coastline, a stretch of green vegetation graces the land from Melbourne to Cape York up North. Australia is truly a modern form of social existence, where people converge in Cities and live luxuriously. Australians are true metropolitans of the new age.