When traveling to Australia, do you know the customs, culture and unique living habits of Australians?

When traveling to Australia, do you know the customs, culture and unique living habits of Australians? Because of the cultural differences between China and the West, when foreign students and new immigrants first come to live in Australia, they will always encounter various obstacles in communication and culture and art, and then make jokes! In order to prevent this embarrassing thing from happening, we specially arranged some Australian customs, cultures and special living habits for you today, so that new Australian immigrants can integrate into local life more quickly.

I. Cultural customs 1. There is no date on Sunday morning. Although influenced by western culture, the overall social atmosphere in Australia is very casual and harmonious, they still have an irreconcilable custom-they must go to the main church every Sunday morning. This custom has been handed down since ancient times, and the Australian people have never got rid of it for generations. So, if you want to get together with local friends or something after you immigrate to Australia, please be sure to bypass this special time on Sunday morning.

2, hate rabbits In addition to the most basic customs and feelings, life in different types of cultural and artistic backgrounds must also have different taboos. Just as China people don't like the number four very much and think bats are unlucky animals, Australians don't like rabbits very much. In their view, the rabbit is a very unpleasant animal, and it is very unlucky to see it.

3, do not like bargaining Many people like bargaining when shopping, but this is very unpopular in Australia. Australian businessmen can't get used to wasting their time on bargaining. So generally speaking, when they purchase goods, they often take the form of bidding, in order not to give each other a chance to bargain.

4, pay attention to the concept of time, the learning atmosphere of dealing with people is very casual, but Australians are extremely punctual in time. He has a strong sense of time, and he will make an appointment on time. If the local people invite you to your home, be sure to arrive on time at the appointed time. It is a good choice to bring a bottle of wine or a bunch of beautiful flowers to the host's house when you meet.

In Australia, people in front don't have to queue abroad, and most people just take mild measures to deal with some Chinese-style queues. However, in Australia, queuing and other behaviors that disturb public order are taboo. Australians are used to consciously queuing in public places and obeying order. Queuers may cause dissatisfaction or fierce criticism from others. Moreover, when people in Australia line up, most of them will stand sparsely, and sometimes it doesn't look like a very obvious team. Therefore, when new immigrants encounter such a situation, it is best to ask the previous one first to determine their position, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstanding.

6. Do not advocate sticking to work despite illness. Unlike in China, in Australia, you will find that life comes first, and you should rest when you are sick. Sticking to work in spite of illness is irresponsible for yourself. If you can't be responsible for yourself, how can you be expected to be responsible for others or work? One thing is the same as that in China. If you are sick, don't infect others. The doctor will tell you that you need to stay at home and how long you need to isolate yourself before you can go to public places. This is a sign of social morality and social responsibility.

Second, living habits 1, the abbreviation new immigrants who have just arrived in Australia are probably not suitable for communicating with Australian locals. The main reason is that Australians are particularly keen on abbreviations. In fact, you already know the meaning of this word, but as soon as Australians shorten it, the pronunciation of phonetic symbols is somewhat different, causing confusion.

To give a few examples: sunnies (sunglasses) and Australian football. Australians like to shorten their names by calling Baz (Barry), Shaz (Sharon) and Robbo (Robert). There are even girls who call binoculars "binos". If you are invited to a good friend's home in Australia for dinner, they will often call you "bringaplatea". This is not to ask tourists to bring an empty plate, but to hope that they can bring a plate of ingredients to the party and enjoy it with everyone.

2. Football In Australia, football is not a traditional football. They will tell you that there are four kinds of school sports games called "footy". Non-Australians have never been clear about what local Australians are talking about, but it doesn't matter, as long as you like football. When non-Australians first realized, "Can I bring my own red wine to the restaurant? Can nightclubs bring their own beer? " That feeling at that time was really great!

3. Playing slot machines Some Australians are very keen on gambling with slot machines. People flock to nightclubs and clubs in rural Australia to put change into slot machines that keep spinning and flashing.

4. "What's the matter?" How have you been? ) Have you eaten like China people? You just say hello. Australia doesn't really want to know how you are. They just want you to respond: good.

5. Eating Seafood at Christmas Australians will eat some big lobsters and seafood on February 25th, 65438, but non-Australians from the northern hemisphere are likely to want traditional Christmas food such as roast turkey.

6. "Traveling overseas Australians like to travel very much, don't they? The same, as long as it's not a trip to Australia. Australians won't tell you what Western Australia is like. Australians have never been to Sydney, Australia. But if you want to know the phenomenon in Bali, they may be able to help you.

Understanding the cultural customs and living habits of Australians can avoid misunderstanding caused by some seemingly unintentional behaviors. I hope that some folk customs and taboos introduced above can help Australian immigrants integrate into local life better and faster.