Found this interesting Article on the Difference between Australians and Americans at Convict Creations
America versus Australia – Cultural Differences
A couple of quotes :
“Americans have a strong herd instinct which expresses itself in a desire to turn themselves into followers. Whereas Americans have the white sheep mindset, the Australian tends to have the black sheep mindset.”
“Americans are masters of aversive psychology. Aversive psychology is a mind trick whereby people over-represent insignificant details that allow themselves to affirm an image they have of themselves. Americans use aversive psychology when forming their self-conception of their level of racial tolerance, freedom, and conformity to religious beliefs. In Australia, there is deep suspicion of aversive psychology. ”
“More than 60% of Australians are “permissive” about sexual mores, with only one in 10 espousing a more “restrictive” approach. By contrast, only four in 10 Americans were “permissive”.The same number were puritanical in their desire for more restriction.”