What defines someone who has assimilated into The Aussie Culture.

Here are a few that may start off a checklist :

1/ Have watched The Wallabies play in a local pub with other footie fans

2/ Have drunk cask wine.

3/ Have been to the beach early in the morning.

4/ Have been or are in debt.

5/ Know neighbours names, have had social times with them, have helped them or been helped out by them.

6/ Currently have or have had an Aussie flag.

1. renonuce old customs and adopt Anglo-Aussie customs.

2. Has picked up our unique language and uses it.

3. Never speaks original (non english) language in public.

4. In sport always goes for Australia and not another country.

5. Is never a Bastard to anyone.

6. Must like Beer.

It doesn't. We are a multicultural society. Apart from a few basic values like 'live and let live' (even that can be argued against), there is nothing that even comes close to linking us all and making us unique as a group.

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http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Govt-gags-debate-on-citizenship-test/2007/08/08/1186530404066.html

The government has moved to gag debate on its proposed citizenship test and rush it through the lower house of parliament.

Workplace Relations Minister Joe Hockey moved a motion in parliament that will halt debate on the bill at 1pm (AEST) today at the latest, and send it to a vote.

The government used its numbers to pass the motion, despite Labor objections.

"This government is holding this parliament in contempt," opposition trade and regional development spokesman Simon Crean said.

"It is abusing every process known to reasonable decision making."

Labor is supporting the government's plan to make citizenship applicants sit a test on Australian values and history, but has moved amendments to make sure migrants receive enough free English training to pass the test.

The computer-based citizenship test will consist of 20 multiple choice questions that will assess knowledge of Australian history, culture and values.

7/ has patted a kangaroo

8/ Has camped out.


Skeptic - feel free to add to the list.
Easy to criticise, hard to create

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Sorry, but I disagree. It's shallow to expect all Australians to drink beer or to watch footy. If 'throwing a shrimp on the barbie' is the requirement to be an Australian, then consider my citizenship revoked. I wouldn't want to be part of a culture that's so utterly shallow.

No, there has to be a more uniting characteristic. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has it right:
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But other than that, we Australians are completely different in what we we eat, watch, play, read, what we like etc etc.

May i ask,  what benefits do Black Africans bring to our society other that crime, disease and welfare dependence?

Blasko wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2007 at 6:21pm:


Jobs? Dont you mean welfare? And if they do get jobs, its unfair to those who were born here who are unemployed at the moment.

What Culture? Running Guns and drugs, Tribal Warfare and low health standards?

Grow up as Australians? You might take the Jiggaboo out of Africa but you wont take Africa out of the Jiggaboo.

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I wonder if you'd like to go out into the middle of a busy street and state your opinions out loud. Because you seem awfully harsh in an anonymous forum. I doubt you'd be like this in public.

Hey I got a question for you.

Do you have government statistics backing you up?