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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx
(PS: I'm well aware that Australians abroad can display loutish, vulgar and boorish behaviour - I'm not singling out any nationalities)
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I don't know any Australian first-hand, so I can't comment on that, but Mexicans can be very loud. It's as if they want everyone to know that they are Mexican.
About entertainment in English I remembered that public television shows many non-American programs for children (maybe they are cheaper than American or Mexican ones
) and some of these involve Australians. For example, my little daughter (and I too) have enjoyed
Mortified,
Dead Gorgeous,
A gURLs WURLd, and
Me & My Monsters. So in conclusion we know that not every Australian uses a slouch hat or has a pet kangaroo on his backyard
I found stereotypes amusing because sometimes are based on real life. For example, if one looks to Speedy Gonzalez, one needs to recognize that southern Mexican peasants dressed that way until maybe middle 20th century.