Lesson IX:
The social etiquette may be the manifestation of the ethics of the Aust’n Myths
Egalitarianism
l Most of the rules to expressing equality,
l Splitting the Bill at a Restaurant
irrespective of the economic standing or gender, the bill to be split among them
l Sitting by the driver when getting into a
taxi
l The Rounds at the Pub
Mateship
l
Strongly claimed to be distinctively
Aust’n
A Fair Go
encouraging Aust’ns to support the underdog over any oppressor
l Seek & Express Empathy, not Sympathy
Aust. giving respect to underdogs who have self-confidence to stand by
Others
l Taking the Piss
l Tipping
l Bringing Booze to a Barbecue
l Honesty
l Wine for the Dinner Party
Lesson X:
Culture of Australia
l Until the mid-20th c dominated by Anglo-Celtic evolving with the environment & its people & having finally been affected by American pop culture,
non-English-Speaking countries including Asians
l Visual arts starting with the cave & bark painting of the Aboriginal people
l Literature starting with oral tradition of telling the Dreamtime
l Since the European settlement, the themes for visual arts & literature
centering on the Australian landscape by capturing the experience of the bush life as crystallized in egalitarianism, mateship & a fair go (anti-autoritarianism); a new
kind of performing arts (music, ballet & theater) introduced but affected by Ab’l arts
l Sports contributing significant part in developing Aust’n culture
l Harsh life experience in the past seen in
Aust. rules football (footy) in winter while in summer, they play cricket
Le sson X I :
T he t ra dit ions de pa rt e d from t w o diffe re nt st a rt ing pla c e s i.e . Europe a n t ra dit ions & t hose de ve lope d in
Aust ra lia
The European traditions as developed in different land giving rise to some
problems
l Halloween seen insinificant
T he hom e -grow n t ra dit ions ba se d on t he Europe a n one s & som e t ruly Aust ra lia n
l Boxing Day (Dec. 26): the Sydney to
Hobart Yacht Race & Cricket
l A New Year’s Eve: spending outdoor
l Melbourne Cup (the 1st Tuesday in Nov.)
l ANZAC Day-Dawn Service (April 25):
Proble m s of t he N a t iona l Da y
l Australia Day (Jan. 26) associated with crime: invasion & convict heritage
l January 1,
l December 3 (the Eureka Stockade)
l St. Patrick’s Day
