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Why Some Asians Don’t Outright Express Romantic Affection
For some Asians, showing physical affection and love doesn’t come easy. For some stereotypical Asians, expressing intimacy like holding hands, hugging and kissing feels hard and is both unnatural and uneasy. Different people show love differently. Some people show love through open physical affection. Others don’t openly show love and show love through non-physical affection…
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Dining Etiquette: Why Do Some Asians Fight To Pay The Bill?
Fighting over paying the bill for meals is something some of us are guilty of. If we’re the stereotypical Asian eating with other stereotypical Asians, coming out on tops to pay for a meal is often a big battle, sort of a sport in itself. This is the case with my Chinese family. When I…
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What Is Australia’s National Animal? What Are Some of Our Favourite Animals?
When it comes to talking about our national animal, Australians have different opinions on this. Australia has never formally proclaimed or adopted an official animal. Some animals seem to hold more significance towards our country than others and some even are emblems, while others simply popular in general with Australians. Often we think of a…
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Is It Time For A New Australian Flag?
Some say yes and some say no to a new Australian flag. There are countless arguments for and against this discussion, especially when Australia Day comes around each year and Australians reflect on what our country and flag mean to us. Our current flag was chosen through a national competition in 1901. 32,823 entries were…
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How To Shatter And Challenge Cultural Stereotypes In The Creative Sense
There are times when cultural stereotypes hold us back from going after our dreams and creative passions. As an Asian Australian of Chinese descent, I’ve often felt this way. But then there are also times when we somehow find the strength and spark of courage to challenge expectations that we have of ourselves, and the…
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What Are Some Of Australia’s Favourite Takeaway Foods? And Why We Love Takeaway
It’s no secret Australia likes takeaway food, or taking away food to eat at home, work or elsewhere. On average, Australians make 30.5 million takeaway visits each month. With more eateries than we can count around many a corner in Australia, deciding on and picking our favourite takeaway can be hard. There’s something liberating about…
Mabel Kwong 