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Re: What is Australian culture?
Reply #30 - Jul 12^th, 2024 at 10:58am

Frank wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 10:54am:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 10:35am:

Frank wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 10:22am:

Australians are adopting Indian, Chinese, Muslim etc tastes in art, literature, cinema, business, sport or in their values, sensibilities, politics, outlook, language etc.

The Chinese Zodiac now most prolifically expressed in Australian bullion and coinage from both its official mints - nearly 36 years of celebration

The Chinese dragon - regularly appearing each year on Australian bullion.

The Chinese Lunar New Year - celebrated throughout Australia.

Indian Divali - the Hindu festival of light - each year becoming more popular throughout Australia. Holi - the Indian Festival of Colour - will likely soon follow.

Muslim Ramadan.

Celebrated by the Chinese, Indians and Muslims. Only. Not Australians (by definition).

The indians and the Chinese are not celebrating Ramadan, nor do anyone else but Muslims.

you don't see Muslims or Chinese at Divali for some reason. Roll Eyes

Missed the bus, probably, oor there was no parking or something...

Nope. Just celebrated.

Were you not invited?

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Reply #31 - Jul 12^th, 2024 at 10:59am

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 10:53am:

Frank wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 10:49am:

so you can't think of any cultural influence on mainstream Australians either.

There isn't any, so relax.

Buddhism - the fastest-growing religion in Australia with traditional Western Christianity in terminal decline.

theres actually a bit of a ressurgence in cultural christians as well

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Reply #32 - Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:00am

Frank wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 10:54am:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 10:35am:

Frank wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 10:22am:

Australians are adopting Indian, Chinese, Muslim etc tastes in art, literature, cinema, business, sport or in their values, sensibilities, politics, outlook, language etc.

The Chinese Zodiac now most prolifically expressed in Australian bullion and coinage from both its official mints - nearly 36 years of celebration

The Chinese dragon - regularly appearing each year on Australian bullion.

The Chinese Lunar New Year - celebrated throughout Australia.

Indian Divali - the Hindu festival of light - each year becoming more popular throughout Australia. Holi - the Indian Festival of Colour - will likely soon follow.

Muslim Ramadan.

Celebrated by the Chinese, Indians and Muslims. Only. Not Australians (by definition).

The indians and the Chinese are not celebrating Ramadan, nor do anyone else but Muslims.

you don't see Muslims or Chinese at Divali for some reason. Roll Eyes

Missed the bus, probably, oor there was no parking or something...

Australian Chinese zodiac bullion and coinage - wildly popular in Australia and worldwide - purchased by all ethnicities in Australia and worldwide - usually selling out within days of release - same for the Chinese dragon bullion and coinage.

Divali celebrations - attended by all ethnicities in Australia.

Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations - attended across Australia by all ethnicities.

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Re: What is Australian culture?
Reply #34 - Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:01am

aquascoot wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 10:59am:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 10:53am:

Frank wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 10:49am:

so you can't think of any cultural influence on mainstream Australians either.

There isn't any, so relax.

Buddhism - the fastest-growing religion in Australia with traditional Western Christianity in terminal decline.

theres actually a bit of a ressurgence in cultural christians as well

There is to a degree with Americanised Christianity.

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tallowood Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5389	Re: What is Australian culture? Reply #35 - Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:12am Bias_2012 wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 1:54am: To see the Aussie culture that still exists, one must reside in rural areas for a while where there's a vast majority of traditional Aussie constituents
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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 35146 Gender:	Re: What is Australian culture? Reply #36 - Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:13am Not to mention that we have world music festivals, most notably the wonderful WOMAD from my own home town. An food and art exposes ...film and television ... fashion and influence. And politics and academia for the grown ups. Who the hell is actually complaining? And more tellingly, why?
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Reply #37 - Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:15am

tallowood wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:12am:

Bias_2012 wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 1:54am:

To see the Aussie culture that still exists, one must reside in rural areas for a while where there's a vast majority of traditional Aussie constituents

[]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK4-egHFVzs[]

A celebration of Irish culture transplanted in Australia.

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MeisterEckhart Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 11371 Gender:	Re: What is Australian culture? Reply #38 - Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:19am A feature of Australian culture is that it is highly receptive to absorbing celebratory events into its milieu and will readily adopt them regardless of their ethnic, religious or cultural origins.
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Laugh till you cry Gold Member Offline Posts: 16198 In your happy place Gender:	Re: What is Australian culture? Reply #39 - Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:23am What about: Deforestation? Desertification? Do those attributes qualify?
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Re: What is Australian culture?
Reply #40 - Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:26am

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:15am:

tallowood wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:12am:

Bias_2012 wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 1:54am:

To see the Aussie culture that still exists, one must reside in rural areas for a while where there's a vast majority of traditional Aussie constituents

[]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK4-egHFVzs[]

A celebration of Irish culture transplanted in Australia.

Probably accidental, but the reversed Australian flag behind the band is a tipping of the hat to Irish contempt for authority and formality that found a home in Australia from its earliest founding days.

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MeisterEckhart Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 11371 Gender:	Re: What is Australian culture? Reply #41 - Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:30am Laugh till you cry wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:23am: What about: Deforestation? Desertification? Do those attributes qualify? Awww boo hoo. Where in the world has there not been a conflict between civilisational development and ecology?
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tallowood Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5389	Re: What is Australian culture? Reply #42 - Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:38am It seems to me that whinging about lack of Australian culture is part of Australian culture BTW, with much culture comes much sorrow, and as culture grows, grief increases, just look at history of all those cultural places, the history that is full of wars and destruction.
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Reply #43 - Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:39am

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:00am:

Frank wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 10:54am:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 10:35am:

Frank wrote on Jul 12^th, 2024 at 10:22am:

Australians are adopting Indian, Chinese, Muslim etc tastes in art, literature, cinema, business, sport or in their values, sensibilities, politics, outlook, language etc.

The Chinese Zodiac now most prolifically expressed in Australian bullion and coinage from both its official mints - nearly 36 years of celebration

The Chinese dragon - regularly appearing each year on Australian bullion.

The Chinese Lunar New Year - celebrated throughout Australia.

Indian Divali - the Hindu festival of light - each year becoming more popular throughout Australia. Holi - the Indian Festival of Colour - will likely soon follow.

Muslim Ramadan.

Celebrated by the Chinese, Indians and Muslims. Only. Not Australians (by definition).

The indians and the Chinese are not celebrating Ramadan, nor do anyone else but Muslims.

you don't see Muslims or Chinese at Divali for some reason. Roll Eyes

Missed the bus, probably, oor there was no parking or something...

Australian Chinese zodiac bullion and coinage - wildly popular in Australia and worldwide - purchased by all ethnicities in Australia and worldwide - usually selling out within days of release - same for the Chinese dragon bullion and coinage.

Divali celebrations - attended by all ethnicities in Australia.

Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations - attended across Australia by all ethnicities.

Yes, people go to the zoo, too.

Still, Australians do not think, see the world, adopt the values of Ramada, diwali, Chinese New year.

Australia resolutely and firmly remains an essentially Anglo culture with American influences (itself a largely British-European derived culture) with some significant but minor European influences.

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Laugh till you cry Gold Member Offline Posts: 16198 In your happy place Gender:	Re: What is Australian culture? Reply #44 - Jul 12^th, 2024 at 11:44am Cultures that are insinuated into Australian society are not Australian cultures. Such are actions mimicked by Australians, not cultures.
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