Piotr Kaczmarek
Australia is NOT
a generally hot country, though summers are hot and may even last up to a week
with the temperature ranging between 30°C and 45°C, some days are really nice
and radiate a lot of positive energy making people want to get out and be
active.
Australians are somewhat different to Europeans, in that they behave and dress differently. Australian fashion is mainly concentrated around the hot summer, during which people wear the most revealing clothing. For men, walking through the city or on the beach is considered as paradise as the sun is hot and so are the women. Women also enjoy summer as it’s the time to enjoy the sun and the men.
Attitude wise, Australians are extremely carefree, and the odd couple that are very rude, arrogant, or racist. Though most people stereotype Australians as people who sit under a Coolabah tree or in front of the tele and drink a cold VB, they are not far off. Australians do like to relax outside in the shade drinking their own brew, but others prefer the coolness of their own home.
It’s quite difficult to say that Australians are lazy or are this or that, as each and every person on the face of this planet has a different personality, but the conclusion comes to the fact that Australians aren’t as hard working or as intelligent as Europeans.
I guess you would say that Australians value money most, before family, but I could say that this would only refer to half of the Australian population. Reason being that the older generation know that your family is all that matters whereas the younger generation are under the impression that without money you’re nothing > everything revolves around money; money makes the world go round.
The education
system is more or less half of what it is in
Teachers and
students have a somewhat different relationship in
Students, during their twelve years of preparation for university, mainly do assignments, tests, posters, oral presentations etc. to pass each year, except for the last year. During their last year they must put their foot down, and study their guts out. But on their way to year twelve, there are various opportunities available to better their status as students. For example every year level except the final 3 years (10, 11, 12), has 4 or more S.R.C. (Student Representative Council) representatives, depending on the size of the school. Their job is to discuss various issues, such as organizing sports days, different activities for different age groups/classes and the likes => mainly to keep the pupils of the school active and friendly (which never work anyway ;P). There are various clubs to join and receive certificates for, e.g. after completing 1 year of after school computing you receive a certificate which shows what you have accomplished, it is also signed by the principle as well as the head of the I.T. (Information Technology) department. There are loads of extra things that students can do at school and after school on school grounds.
Work in Australia is difficult to get without a decent education and the proper experience, that is if you are looking for a well paid job, because if you are looking for a casual job in a restaurant, you shouldn’t have a problem so long as you can use English fluently, or for those who don’t have good English, a factory job such as Kmart or Bi-Lo would suit you. It also helps to have insiders to make job searching easier, in such instances people are employed within a week or so.
The good thing about the pay is that it is weekly unlike the monthly pay which some may find difficult to get used once in the rhythm of a weekly payout.
There are all
sorts of religions in
Piotr Kaczmarek
NKJO, s. ang. Ic