Theos-Talk Archives (May 2005 Message tt00510)

Dear Paul,

Most aussies have a live and let live attitude, We are not envious of new or old money but don't like to be scammed.

We are tolerant of other cultures providing they dont impinge on our way of life.
We are not particularly religious but respect the right of others to practice their religion.
We do not take ourselves seriously and love to poke fun at ourselves and others.
We don't like "tall poppies" and cut them down to size if we think they need it.
We love it when the aussie battler wins tattslotto 
We get pissed off with people who don't carry their own weight, and bludge off the system.
We love our beer, our wine, our cheese and think it is the best in the world.
We love our state and think it is the best in Australia.
We love the sun, getting away for the weekends,sitting outside a cafe enjoying a latte.
We love our sport and will turn anything into a competition. 
We love our animals
We hate paying taxes and interest.
We are multicultural but wouldnt trade our culture for any other in the world.
We feel sorry for the brits who have to live in that cold climate.
We feel sorry for the americans who have to live with all those guns.
We see Europe as an educational experience but wouldnt want to live there.
We are against capital punishment.
We don't like War but stand by our allies if they ask for our help.
We will share our pay packet with other less fortunate countries in need of aid.
We will fight to the death to support our family and our nation.
We will buy you a beer, share our smokes, lend you $10 but will set fire to your house if you take our women/men
As ex-convicts we are very suspicious of any form of authority.
We will keep a government in power providing they keep our pockets half full.
We live around the italian mafia, the triads, the eastern european mafia, and the newly arrived vietnamese mafia.
If an Aussie's calls you his mate, know that your back will be covered. If you do the wrong thing by him, watch your back!
We have pride, dignity tolerance and integrity.
Our contribution to the global stage is that we mind our own business and let others get on with theirs.

Cass

kpauljohnson <kpauljohnson@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hey,

One thing I've been noticing about theos-talk is the incredible 
geographic diversity of the regular contributors. I know we have 
people here from Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Greece, the 
Netherlands, Germany, India, New Zealand-- who am I leaving out? 
And yet there is next to no acknowledgment of that fact, which could 
make for some interesting discussions.

The whole business of subraces and rootraces etc. I find quite 
useless in understanding the relationships among nations. (Whereas 
some notions that are unscientific are at least hermeneutically 
useful, like those of Jung.) Classifying nations astrologically 
doesn't seem to shed much light either.

Frankly, I'm deeply concerned about the direction that the American 
national character has been taking in recent years, and wondering if 
the current period is an aberration or an expression of potential 
that was present all along. From being a bastion of intellectual 
freedom we are turning into an empire of propaganda and 
disinformation.

Enough on my worries. What are your perceptions of national 
character, that of your own country or others? How is it playing 
out on the global stage, and where does it seem to be headed? 
Sometimes I think it's the most crucial issue facing the world, and 
at others I think there's no such thing.

Cheers,

Paul





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