Examples Of Aussie Stereotypes
Aussie stereotypes
Australia and Australians collect many different stereotypes from around the world good and bad. From the completely outrageous and silly that are a bad look for our country. To the good and what we strive for as a country. We have to ask the questions why do we get these stereotypes? How do they affect or national identity? However first we have to look at what are they and how did we get them.
Australians have plenty of stereotypes from the riding kangaroos and drinking beer all day to being a very multicultural country and loving our sport. One of the most popular Aussie stereotypes is that were all blonde headed bogans that live at the beach and cook shrimp on the barbie. Yes 85% of Australians live within a 50km radius of the coast (Australian state of environment, 2016). However Australia is one of the most ethnically diverse country's in the world in fact almost 1 in 4 people living in Australia are born overseas and many more first or second generation …show more content…
That person believes it and spreads it around and its like gossip spreading around a school. Another way is if Australians are overseas and there doing something such as drinking a lot of beer and partying the people witnessing this can believe that this is what all Australians are like. There is a very big case of this with the stereotype that we all drink tons of beer and party all night. One of the main reasons this happens is because every year thousands of young Aussies go away to different countries for schoolies week. As they've just finished school and just turned 18 they go and party and they do drink a lot of beer. However this gives Australia a bad look as I said the people witnessing this often jump to conclusions and believe all Australians are like
Australia and Australians collect many different stereotypes from around the world good and bad. From the completely outrageous and silly that are a bad look for our country. To the good and what we strive for as a country. We have to ask the questions why do we get these stereotypes? How do they affect or national identity? However first we have to look at what are they and how did we get them.
Australians have plenty of stereotypes from the riding kangaroos and drinking beer all day to being a very multicultural country and loving our sport. One of the most popular Aussie stereotypes is that were all blonde headed bogans that live at the beach and cook shrimp on the barbie. Yes 85% of Australians live within a 50km radius of the coast (Australian state of environment, 2016). However Australia is one of the most ethnically diverse country's in the world in fact almost 1 in 4 people living in Australia are born overseas and many more first or second generation …show more content…
That person believes it and spreads it around and its like gossip spreading around a school. Another way is if Australians are overseas and there doing something such as drinking a lot of beer and partying the people witnessing this can believe that this is what all Australians are like. There is a very big case of this with the stereotype that we all drink tons of beer and party all night. One of the main reasons this happens is because every year thousands of young Aussies go away to different countries for schoolies week. As they've just finished school and just turned 18 they go and party and they do drink a lot of beer. However this gives Australia a bad look as I said the people witnessing this often jump to conclusions and believe all Australians are like