What is it about Australians that the US seems to like?

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Abby

That we are happy. Just that. We are one of the few countries which seems to be feeling quite good about ourselves.

auntb93again

They are less formal and inhibited than many other English-speaking people, probably because their land is so sparsely populated that they can relax. It's the opposite of the Japanese, who have centuries of living on a crowded island, where formal etiquette has come to mean survival. I mean, when your walls are very thin and your houses very close together, you have to have good manners to avoid offending other people. In contrast, when you can't even see your nearest neighbor's house, you develop a certain casual attitude that carries over into the cities.

And we do love accents, especially British-sounding ones. Since most of Australian whites have their roots in England, the accent sounds more like real English, with flavor, than like those for whom English is not their native language. We know our own English is quite a change from the Queen's English ("In America they haven't used it for years," says Henry Higgins), so we love the sound of what we take to be English English, if you will. (OK, maybe we can't always tell London from Sydney!)

mciomamci

Australians are just cool... They're laid back, easy going, at least they appear to be. Helpful, nice, generally a good culture. Their accent is pretty cool too. I've, at times, doubted my patriotism towards the US, and have thought that Australia would be a cool place to live... Random thoughts, and I know I'd never leave the US, but it's an options!

Princess

i spose we're just better lol :)

Fuzzy Wuzzy

They like how laid back we are.

They like the way we talk (which can be really really annoying when they mimick me).

But just like all people, there are good and bad. Some Americans and some Aussies will never gel. That's just the way it works.

marrapatta

That we speak English and have a cool accent and live in a free country

â™« sgrfsh â™ª

It's so obvious!

They are democratic and free, yet they don't feel the need to invade countries left and right.

lennydog82

Im Australian and PLEASE dont think the Australian accent sounds the same way as it does on american tv...hollywood always manages to butcher it...MOST of us dont say things like G'DAY MATE and TRUE BLUE..the only people ive ever met who come remotely close to fitting that stereotype are over the age of 50

auburngrad04

The accent. And the fact that Australians seem to be far more laid back than we are.

tripforyou

After speaking to many Aussies on the internet I have found that they don't particularly like us (americans.) Apparantly they don't really dislike use (I mean as a whole, individuals will vary) but see us as annoying and over-involved in other's affairs. They also dislike how much americans like guns. I don't know why we like them, I don't like Aussies any more or less than any other countryfolk.

kmiriminx

the accent...and that they are not afraid to actually work!!

**ELLE**

Im Aussie and have no idea!! hehe!! I've heard them say we are more care free but then Americans must be pretty tense because alot of the Aussies i know are way tense!! hehehe

tex

Australians seem to be a lot like us: Energetic, adventurous, hard working and fun loving.

It is so interesting to read what you think about us,and a relief that you like us,so far.I am proud to be Australian, we do have the attitude "she'll be right mate"
The song True Blue somes us up.A real typical Aussie is Hugh Jackman.

Madcat

For me, I like...
their accent
their humor and kindness (all the ones I know)
their history
their pride
and most of all their Foster's beer in the frig! weeeeeee

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