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A cultural comparison, Australians, Brits, Americans and Canadians.

Jiorgia 2012/06/28 12:24:50

A cultural comparison

Aussies: Dislike being mistaken for Pommies (Brits) when abroad.

Canadians: Are rather indignant about being mistaken for Americans when abroad.

Americans: Encourage being mistaken for Canadians when abroad.

Brits: Can’t possibly be mistaken for anyone else when abroad.

Aussies: Believe you should look out for your mates.

Brits: Believe that you should look out for those people who belong to your club.

Americans: Believe that people should look out for & take care of themselves.

Canadians: Believe that that’s the government’s job.

Aussies: Are extremely patriotic to their beer.

Americans: Are flag-waving, anthem-singing, and obsessively patriotic to the point of blindness.

Canadians: Can’t agree on the words to their anthem, when they can be bothered to sing them.

Brits: Do not sing at all but prefer a large brass band to perform the anthem.

Americans: Spend most of their lives glued to the idiot box.

Canadians: Don’t, but only because they can’t get more American channels.

Brits: Pay a tax just so they can watch four channels.

Aussies: Export all their crappy programs, which no-one there watches, to Britain, where everybody loves them.

Americans: Will jabber on incessantly about football, baseball, and basketball.

Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby.

Canadians: Will jabber on incessantly about hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, and how they beat the Americans twice, playing baseball.

Aussies: Will jabber on incessantly about how they beat the Poms in every sport they play them in.

Americans: Spell words differently, but still call it “English”.

Brits: Pronounce their words differently, but still call it “English”.

Canadians: Spell like the Brits, pronounce like Americans.

Aussies: Add “G’day”, “mate” and a heavy accent to everything they say in an attempt to be cool.

Brits: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island.

Aussies: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island.

Americans: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country.

Canadians: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country.

Americans: Drink weak, bad-tasting beer.

Canadians: Drink strong, bad-tasting beer.

Brits: Drink warm, bad-tasting beer.

Aussies: Drink anything with alcohol in it.

Americans: Seem to think that poverty & failure are morally suspect.

Canadians: Seem to believe that wealth and success are morally suspect.

Brits: Seem to believe that wealth, poverty, success and failure are inherited things.

Aussies: Seem to think that none of this matters after several beers.

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  • Buoyant Leadraft 2012/08/27 23:50:04
    Buoyant Leadraft
    First off, I like the Australians. I wish i could say the same for the British. I am making a blanket statement on purpose. I have British friends I love and adore. I'm just saying is all.

    The soul of the Australian is earthy and honest and more inline with American values.
    England will end up like Easter Island.
  • Margaret Jacobson 2012/07/17 21:59:02
    Margaret Jacobson
    great analysis !!
  • Buoyant Leadraft 2012/07/17 12:58:18
    Buoyant Leadraft
    I have to admit, my friend Debbie from Australia is very funny. It took me a while to figure out the language. Flat = apartment, Biscuit = cookie ...and yes they really do like Vegemite on everything. I think their speech is also allot of fun. Debbie always calls me "mate" when we go out to get drunk. She loves the booze!!! She refers to unattractive aussie girls as bush pigs.
  • Rural Charmer 2012/06/28 23:03:21
    Rural Charmer
    +1
    Aussies for the wins. But I don't drink. Never-the-less... Good read
  • flaca BN-0 2012/06/28 17:24:41
    flaca BN-0
    +1
    amusing! somewhat true LOL
  • Darlin' 2012/06/28 15:54:21
    Darlin'
    Not true say the real Canadians. :)

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