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Yeah, I'll say mainstream Australian culture has a huge British influence still - that is to be expected after all, Australia is still majority white and of British ancestry.
British influence in Australia is not as huge as it used to be. The impact American popular culture, such as films, music and TV shows have a huge impact in Australia. Most of the international TV shows in Australia are from America as well as at the cinema. Even many of the films made in Australia are American based films (eg Hollywood). Yes there are British shows in Australia but not the same extent as America.
Yet during colonial times Britain had a far more influence in Australia than America. Australia was even then up to the World War One was even much more culturally close to Canada than the USA. It gradually chanced with the impact of Film, the Radio and Television. Other factors also impacted as well such as the decline of the UK as a world power and empire and the rise of American economic and military power.
Yet I believe the biggest influence Australia has today with Britain is the amount of British people living here today. More British people live in Australia than any other foreign country.
Of course most Australians have British heritage yet the ones born here have their own identity and no longer look to Britain as the mother country. One hundred years ago most people in Australia regarded Britain as the mother country. Everyone in Australia were considered British subjects and it was not until several decades ago Australians were not legally classified as British subjects.
Obviously we're primarily of British stock but I don't think Australians really identify or look to Britain unless they were born there or have immediate family from there. Our culture is of course influenced heavily from our British past but its not really something we acknowledge much...perhaps we just take it for granted as it's the norm?
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Obviously we're primarily of British stock but I don't think Australians really identify or look to Britain unless they were born there or have immediate family from there. Our culture is of course influenced heavily from our British past but its not really something we acknowledge much...perhaps we just take it for granted as it's the norm?
The ties are still strong. Many Aussies go to the UK for work/travel, as a 'rite of passage', we consume a lot more British TV/films than the US, of course Aussie culture itself is still much more British in terms of accent, food, customs, demeanor etc.
The ties are still strong. Many Aussies go to the UK for work/travel, as a 'rite of passage', we consume a lot more British TV/films than the US, of course Aussie culture itself is still much more British in terms of accent, food, customs, demeanor etc.
That's all true and the cultural legacy of the Brits remains strong but I don't think Aussies identify as or aspire to be British like they did pre WWII.
That's all true and the cultural legacy of the Brits remains strong but I don't think Aussies identify as or aspire to be British like they did pre WWII.
Aspire to be British, nope, most Aussies aspire to wear the baggy green cap so they can give the English a good thrashing in the ashes series.
The ties are still strong. Many Aussies go to the UK for work/travel, as a 'rite of passage', we consume a lot more British TV/films than the US, of course Aussie culture itself is still much more British in terms of accent, food, customs, demeanor etc.
Obviously much stronger in WA for British ties than in the East, and this so-called rite of passage.
Much easier to go to the UK if you have a parent or grandparent born in the UK - which is a much lower percentage over here than it is in the West, as most are a minimum of 3-4 generations here.
Hideous UK accents just aren't the norm over here.
Other than that you need to be under 30 to live and work in the UK, and most other places overseas, so not everyone is going to do it.
British TV, films and movies also have much less influence and market share in Australia than their American counterparts.
The difference between Australians and the British is that the British are all like "respect may authoritah!" And Australians are all like "I don't like it when people put their authority on me!" Lol
The difference between Australians and the British is that the British are all like "respect may authoritah!" And Australians are all like "I don't like it when people put their authority on me!" Lol
Although Australians these days live under so much control and conform so readily. More than the Brits in my experience and far more than the French.....
Obviously much stronger in WA for British ties than in the East, and this so-called rite of passage.
Much easier to go to the UK if you have a parent or grandparent born in the UK - which is a much lower percentage over here than it is in the West, as most are a minimum of 3-4 generations here.
Hideous UK accents just aren't the norm over here.
Other than that you need to be under 30 to live and work in the UK, and most other places overseas, so not everyone is going to do it.
British TV, films and movies also have much less influence and market share in Australia than their American counterparts.
Perth has shades of Essex. There are some awful local accents as well......
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