Stereotypes
Interesting story on the Courier Mail today via mX magazine. A “culture expert”, whatever that is, says that the rest of the world sees Australia as a dumb blonde.
The woman’s name is Patti McCarthy and her somewhat pretentious job title is “Director of Cultural Chemistry” at a company who helps overseas businesses understand Australia’s nuances. But she makes a telling point.
“A lot of people expect us to be [a dumb blonde country] because of our laid-back nature, Neighbours and Ugg boots,” McCarthy told mX.
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Does travel broaden the mind or is it a merely a generally pleasant meandering about in search of the least untrustworthy taxi driver?
While preparing to return home from a 7-month round-the-world trip spanning 21 countries and five continents I have been pondering this question.
I would be loathe to press the case that touristic travel bestows anything more than a passport full of visa ink and a credit card more overworked than Ian Thorpe’s personal stylist.
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Ex-Australian in USA says:
Neither “religious zealots”” nor “sookies”, just far more polite than an Australian pretending to be an ex-American could ever understand. Your attitude also explains the embarrassing sportsmanship and behavior demonstrated by your athletes in Delhi. Read more »
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Ex-American in Australia says:
Deep south eh? Then I got it in one religious zealot. They’re either religious zealots, or sookie’s Read more »
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