The similarities between French and Australian lif...

2005-03-04T01:44:16.513Z

The similarities between French and Australian life are very noticable, especially when it comes to the family . One of the major differences that any ex-pat Brit that I have spoken to comments on is the lack of pub-culture anywhere outside of Britain. And I find this to be very true in Australia also. Family life here is central to the way of things. You very often drive past a park on a Sunday to see it filled with groups of families all interacting, soaking up the general atmosphere and enjoying life as a unit, not letting their kids run amock under tables in 'the local'. Although at times we do miss the British 'pub' a little since moving to Australia, and the chances it offers to catch up with friends, we find that people here do a lot more entertaining at home with friends, where it is acceptable to have family units and groups together. The pub is there to complement life, but it does not rule it.

Of course pubs do exist, although not exactly in the way you'd imagine them, but they certainly do not feature on every street corner ("yes, I know where you mean, take the first left past the Unicorn, then carry on until you get to the Kings Arms, turn left, then right at the Black Horse, when you reach the Nag's Head you're just about there. Yeah, not a big place, 'bout 500 perople live there"). If you tried directing people round Brisbane by 'Pub Directions' you'd get very sadly lost, very quickly...and probably very thirstily!

But I would kill for a pint of decent ale!

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The similarities between French and Australian lif...