●Australia
■AustraliayandCulture
◆AussieModesty
◇Australiaidalwaysawareofheimpressioheyarebetterthananyoneelse。
◇Theyplaceemphasisoy,siy,aiousness。
◇Australiaepeoplewhoaremodest,humble,self-depredhumorous。
&payattentiontotheiracademicorotheratsaardpeoplewhodoasuntrustworthy。
&eheirownsuccess,whichmaymakethemappearnottobeat-oriented。
◆Mates
Australiansattachgreatimportaionships。Witharelativelysmallpopulation,itisimpetoheveryone,sineverknowwhenyourpathsmaycrossagaisinawiingstyle,singeveryohpositivefeelingsisbeopromotefuturebusinessdealings。
◆AMulticulturalSociety
&ialpopulationofAustraliasistedinesaishandIrishdest。AfterWorldeoplemigratedtoAustraliafromEurope,espeGreece,Italy,Germaherlands,Yugoslavia,Lebanon,ahisrespoheAustralianpolicyofproactivelytryingtrantstoihepopulationandworkforce。
Ihirtyyears,AustraliahasliberalizeditsimmigrationpolidopesborderstoSouthEastAsia,whichhasgiveoarealshiftiionasAussiesstarttogiveaionofthemselvesasamulti-culturalandmultifaithsocietyratherthantheoldhomogenous,white,Anglo-Saxoion。
■Australiaeands
&iquette
◇Australiansareinfreetingsaredrelaxed。
◇Thesisahandshakeandsmile。
◇WhileanAustralianmaysay,“G’day”’day,mate”,thismaysfrorsshouldsimplysay,“Hello”or“Hello,howareyou?”
◇Aussiesprefertousefirsthefirstmeeting。
◆GiftGivie
◇Theyonlyexgesmallgiftswithfamilymembers,closefriends,andneighborsonbirthdaysandChristmas。
◇Trades-peoplesuitationworkersmaybesentasmallamountoforelikely,abottleofackofbeer!
◇Ifyouareiosomeone’shomefordiispolitetotakeaboxofchocolatesorflowerstothehostess。Agoodqualitybottleofwineisalwayswele。
◇Giftsareopenedwhenreceived。
◆Die
◇InmanycasesyouareioanAussieshomefora“barbie”(BBQ)。
&oabarbequeusuallytakewiheirpersonalecases,veryinformalbarbecuesmayadvisethatyyouro
&ualifiodinner;han15mieifyouareioabarbequeeparty。
◇uhehostessioseeifshewouldlikeyadish。
&hehostessprepareorclearupafteramealisserved。