Australians!

[boredjedi]

Like we're being Americanised?

If a country becomes lazy and cheap, it will be flooded with junk from the US and China. This is also slowly happening here in Europe, especially with digital platforms.

Although I do believe there's been a change recently.

Resistance is futile. You shall be assimilated

[Play_z]

Thank you!! ☺️

[Fairy-Possum]

Play_z209 oh God SAME. Most the kids on my street are normal and dont trick-or-treat, but some do. Thankfully i have a dog who hates strangers and would scare any kid coming to the door lol.

Also, what sane parent would let their kid go to a strangers house to ask for lollies? That's stranger danger 101: if a stranger says they have lollies and offers some to you; run away!

Second also, hope you get well soon! Take it easy, mate

[Fairy-Possum]

possessor of mine thanks for the article, Im glad to know its not just me.
I've always seen America and it's culture as over the top and kinda pathetic (sorry Americans), and I'd hate to see it "infect" other nations, so to speak.

And don't get me wrong, I love learning about other cultures. Like the cultures that immigrants/refugees bring here. But this feels different, this American stuff isn't coexisting with Aussie culture like the aforementioned immigrants/refugees, but invasive and parasitic

LazyPooky oh God, you too? Well, like i said above, glad it's not just me. I imagine it's ten-fold worse on social media, so I steer clear.

[Play_z]

With Halloween, I have trick or treated in my more younger, younger years. Until the 2nd year of high school I completely stopped going out for it, because it was really boring. But I have realised more kids keep coming up to the door and being more of nuisance and greedy pieces of you know what. Every single year it gets worse. I feel like if a house doesn’t have Halloween decorations or candy buckets, leave that house alone and move on. If the whole neighbourhood doesn’t celebrate it then that’s too damn bad, and get over it and find your free candy somewhere else. This year I’m putting up a sign on my door which says no candy, honestly especially now where I’m temporarily disabled and all my body needs is rest right now after that small accident I had last week

[LazyPooky]

Calling all sheilas, blokes and bogans

Like we're being Americanised?

YES WE ARE IN-FACT BEING AMERICANIZED JESUS CHRIST I SEE AMERICAN STUFF EVERYWHERE

If a country becomes lazy and cheap, it will be flooded with junk from the US and China. This is also slowly happening here in Europe, especially with digital platforms.

Although I do believe there's been a change recently.

[possessor]

https://www.abcalumni.au/the_america...n_of_australia
Fairy-Possum Interesting article

[possessor]

YES WE ARE IN-FACT BEING AMERICANIZED JESUS CHRIST I SEE AMERICAN STUFF EVERYWHERE

AMERICAN TELLY, AMERICAN POLITICS, AMERICAN FOODS, AMERICAN MUSIC

WHAT HAPPENED TO AUSTRALIA

[Fairy-Possum]

Calling all sheilas, blokes and bogans

Is it just me, or is it weird seeing all this Hallowe'en stuff around? Hallowe'en didn't exist in AU until 2020-2021 (at least in Victoria) and it's giving me major confusion and whiplash.
I always saw it as a US thing, like thanksgiving and Wendy's and baseball. Am I crazy? Out of touch? Do any other Aussies feel this way? Like we're being Americanised?

[possessor]

maybe thats why there wasnt an australian dub of lazytown

[Fairy-Possum]

These English accents made me laugh 😅
The Australian is hilarious.

Never take an Australian seriously. It'll only make it funnier

You'd probably die of laughter hearing me talk lol. I've got a broad accent, like the king himself, Steve Irwin. It's the least serious of the Aussie accents

[LazyPooky]

These English accents made me laugh 😅
The Australian is hilarious.

[Play_z]

Nope, never heard of it

[possessor]

I think you like Hi-5

[possessor]

never heard of it..

but has anyone heard of this Australian comic strip called "Ginger Meggs"? Been running for 100 years and it's pretty funny