Who has the more laidback culture, West Coast USA, including California, or Australia? (big home, place to live)
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Both are known for more laidback culture, less of a busy, workaholic, materialistic lifestyle compared to say parts of the US like the New York metro of course, but which is actually more laidback and easygoing, would you say?
In both places, there is a love of beaches, relaxing, and taking it easy compared to working long hours without breaks. I'm including all the US West coast for the fact that the PNW is known somewhat for it's laidback culture, of course without the sunny, pleasant (though not everyone likes sun I know!) weather of southern California.
San Diego is the most Australian feeling city in America, and it feels similar to it's twin city, my hometown of Perth, in almost every respect - climate, built form, even the imported eucalyptus they have there, the beach culture.etc.
San Francisco and Sydney both feel very urban and Asian.
Although the West Coast US is more relaxed than the East Coast, it still has a competitive spirit, lots of cut-throat-types and Keeping-up-with-the-Joneses suburbanites- part of the American overall mentality. Plus longer work hours, less assistance for the vulnerable, etc etc.
Australians seems so much more simple and easygoing, also influenced by being part of a much smaller (population-wise), isolated country/ market...a country that has a lot less social problems. The intensity of social issues (crime/ economic disparity/ stress levels, etc)...the chance of crazy things happening....still far more likely to be the case in the West Coast US (lesser degree in Pacific NW) than anywhere in Australia.
I do think Australians are less open to things as mentioned above like gay rights, racial acceptance than West Coast, but that's more re: value system.
Although the West Coast US is more relaxed than the East Coast, it still has a competitive spirit, lots of cut-throat-types and Keeping-up-with-the-Joneses suburbanites- part of the American overall mentality. Plus longer work hours, less assistance for the vulnerable, etc etc.
Australians seems so much more simple and easygoing, also influenced by being part of a much smaller (population-wise), isolated country/ market...a country that has a lot less social problems. The intensity of social issues (crime/ economic disparity/ stress levels, etc)...the chance of crazy things happening....still far more likely to be the case in the West Coast US (lesser degree in Pacific NW) than anywhere in Australia.
I do think Australians are less open to things as mentioned above like gay rights, racial acceptance than West Coast, but that's more re: value system.
Yeah that might just be America vs Australia. America has more of a work culture, although it's not like Australia does not. Australians can be pretty materialistic, even if 'lifestyle' is also important. Actually the materialism is a large part of achieving that lifestyle, big home, car, boat, resort style holidays etc.
Yeah that might just be America vs Australia. America has more of a work culture, although it's not like Australia does not. Australians can be pretty materialistic, even if 'lifestyle' is also important. Actually the materialism is a large part of achieving that lifestyle, big home, car, boat, resort style holidays etc.
This is a little dated, but the comparison of average hours worked per year in Aus and elsewhere is pretty interesting. Seems like we are more than willing to put in the hours needed to pay for a large home, boats and OS holidays.
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