How Did American Pop Culture Influence Australia
Americanisation is the influence American culture has on the culture of other countries, such as their popular culture, media, cuisine, technology, business practices, or political techniques. We all know that since the post war period, American pop culture has had a great impact on Australia which continues till today.“Is Australia becoming too American?”In the decades since World War II, the influence of American popular culture into Australian society has raised ongoing concerns about Australia's ability to carve out its own national identity.
Let’s talk about fashion for example. Today, we wear apparel made or produced in the U.S, such as Nike, Levi’s, Under Armour, and so on, which are very popular in Australia. However, these brands were not so known in Australia back in the 60’s. When television became famous, the …show more content…
Towards the late 1950s, new American-inspired shopping centers and supermarkets began springing up, particularly in the newly-built suburbs. These contained a number of shopping facilities under one roof and markedly changed Australian shopping habits. Fast food stores such as Kentucky fried Chicken, McDonalds, Dominos, Pizza hut also pervaded in parts of Australia, starting from the late 60’s.
KFC being the first fast food chain to become well-liked in Australia first landed in 1968, in Sydney. And now, they serve 2 million customers every week through over 600 stores across Australia! Later in the 70’s, Pizza hut and McDonalds opened up. This is how American food affected Australian food and culture.
Since the post war period, American pop culture has had a great impact on Australia which continues till today. Not only in food and fashion but there are a lot of examples around us that illustrate how Australia was americanised after the post war
Let’s talk about fashion for example. Today, we wear apparel made or produced in the U.S, such as Nike, Levi’s, Under Armour, and so on, which are very popular in Australia. However, these brands were not so known in Australia back in the 60’s. When television became famous, the …show more content…
Towards the late 1950s, new American-inspired shopping centers and supermarkets began springing up, particularly in the newly-built suburbs. These contained a number of shopping facilities under one roof and markedly changed Australian shopping habits. Fast food stores such as Kentucky fried Chicken, McDonalds, Dominos, Pizza hut also pervaded in parts of Australia, starting from the late 60’s.
KFC being the first fast food chain to become well-liked in Australia first landed in 1968, in Sydney. And now, they serve 2 million customers every week through over 600 stores across Australia! Later in the 70’s, Pizza hut and McDonalds opened up. This is how American food affected Australian food and culture.
Since the post war period, American pop culture has had a great impact on Australia which continues till today. Not only in food and fashion but there are a lot of examples around us that illustrate how Australia was americanised after the post war