Category: Customs

  • What Are Some of Australia’s Favourite Meats? And Why We Eat Meat

    What Are Some of Australia’s Favourite Meats? And Why We Eat Meat

    Meat. It’s something millions of Australians love to eat. Chicken, pork, beef, lamb and fish gastronomic delights usually aren’t too far away when we venture outside for food in Australia. Meat, certainly a popular kind of food and dish here. Meat was a big part of my diet growing up. When I came home from…

  • Why Is Melbourne The World’s Most Livable City? The City With Two Faces

    Why Is Melbourne The World’s Most Livable City? The City With Two Faces

    Melbourne. It’s been voted the world’s most livable city for four years in a row. One of the most friendliest and most resilient cities in recent times too. With over 140 nationalities among four million residents, naturally each of us in Melbourne find different reasons to live here. Melbourne. It boasts a grid-shaped city with…

  • Why Australians Love Sport. And Dislike It

    Why Australians Love Sport. And Dislike It

    Sport. Most Australians love it and it’s almost a religion in Australia. If we don’t play sports, we usually watch it: Aussie Rules Football (AFL or footy, a ball game played with hands and feet), cricket, rugby, netball and soccer to name a few. We also host numerous sporting tournaments each year like the Australian…

  • Singing The National Anthem: What Does Advance Australia Fair Mean?

    Singing The National Anthem: What Does Advance Australia Fair Mean?

    When it comes to proudly singing and talking about our national anthem Advance Australia Fair, Australians are divided on this. Some of us are proud of our national anthem, and some of us not so proud. I went to pre-school in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne and don’t remember singing Advanced Australia Fair except at…

  • Just What Is Australia’s National Dish? There Isn’t Really One

    Just What Is Australia’s National Dish? There Isn’t Really One

    When it comes to choosing a dish that represents Australia as a nation, us Australians have always been divided on this. There are so many foods we associate with our country. A few months ago, the Asian Cup 2015 tournament hosted by Australia chose the meat pie as Australia’s favourite food. But a few years…

  • Why We Eat Together At Home. And The Importance Of It

    Why We Eat Together At Home. And The Importance Of It

    Eating together at home as a family. It’s important to a lot of us. A tradition. Saying no to having meals together at home, especially dinner, is usually hard. Family dinners are still quite the norm in Australia. According to a survey in 2012, 77% of Australian families eat dinner together at home five or…