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2s | ah patriotism in Australia now there's a |
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5s | topic that says nuances fine |
8s | wine you see in Australia our approach |
11s | to patriotism is a bit like our approach |
13s | to life laidback understated and with a |
18s | healthy dose of |
20s | self-deprecation it's a stark contrast |
22s | to the more overt expressions of |
24s | national pride you might find in |
26s | countries like |
28s | America in Australia flying a flag |
31s | outside your home isn't as common as it |
33s | is in some parts of the world say |
36s | America over there it's not unusual to |
39s | see the stars and stripes proudly |
41s | displayed on every other porch here |
45s | flying the Aussie flag in your front |
46s | yard is often seen as a bit on the |
50s | nose but why is that it's not that we're |
53s | not proud of our country far from it |
56s | it's more about how we express that |
59s | Pride Australians tend to express |
62s | patriotism in subtler ways it might be |
65s | through our love for sports cheering on |
68s | the Aussie team during the cricket or |
70s | the |
71s | Olympics or it might be in our fondness |
73s | for local products giving a nod to |
76s | Aussie made |
78s | Goods we show love for our country |
80s | through actions like Community volunteer |
83s | work or helping out a mate rather than |
86s | through overt |
88s | symbols there's also a cultural aspect |
91s | of this Australia with its history as a |
94s | British colony and its diverse |
97s | population has a complex relationship |
99s | with |
100s | nationalism for some over displays of |
103s | patriotism like flying a flag can feel a |
106s | bit exclusionary a bit too reminiscent |
109s | of a past where not everyone was |
111s | included in The Narrative of Aussie |
114s | pride in recent years there's been more |
117s | awareness and conversation around what |
119s | it means to to be Australian especially |
122s | considering our indigenous history and |
124s | Multicultural |
126s | present it's interesting to note that on |
129s | certain days like Australia Day or Anzac |
132s | day you'll see a surge of national |
134s | symbols Flags included but even then |
138s | there's often a reflective almost somber |
141s | tone to these |
143s | commemorations it's less about chest |
145s | thumping pride and more about gratitude |
148s | and |
149s | Remembrance |
151s | and then there's the classic Aussie |
153s | aversion to anything that seems overly |
156s | showy or boastful in Australia there's a |
160s | cultural norm called The Tall poppy |
163s | syndrome it's this idea that you |
165s | shouldn't make too much of a fuss about |
167s | your achievements or your love for your |
169s | country being too loud or too flashy |
173s | about your patriotism can come across as |
175s | a bit un |
176s | Australian it's like we're all in this |
178s | together and no one should act like |
180s | they're better than anyone else even in |
183s | their love for the |
185s | country this isn't to say the |
187s | Australians aren't patriotic we are in |
190s | our own way our patriotism is in our |
193s | appreciation for the Aussie lifestyle |
196s | beaches the bush the laidback |
199s | attitude it's in our love for oie humor |
202s | our resilience in the face of adversity |
206s | and our willingness to give everyone a |
208s | fair go it's just we don't feel the need |
211s | to shout it from the rooftops or in this |
214s | case flag |
216s | Poes so in Australia while we might not |
220s | fly the flag as prominently or as often |
222s | as our American friends our patriotism |
225s | runs deep it's just more understated |
229s | more about a quiet confidence in who we |
231s | are and what we stand for it's a love |
234s | for Australia that's as vast and varied |
236s | as the land |
238s | itself |