Cultural Differences Explained

Here is something that I received by e-mail. I'm sorry if any body is affended by anything on this page. So if you do find anything offensive, I'M SORRY. :(

Aussies: Dislike being mistaken for Pommies (brits) when abroad
Canadains: Are rather indignant about being mistakedn for americans when aborad.
Americans: Encourage being mistaken for Canadains when abroad
Brits: Can't possibly be mistaken for anyone else when abroad.

Aussies: Believe you should look out for your mates
Brits: Believe that you should look out for those people who belong to your club
Americans: Believe that people should look out for and take care of themselves
Canadians: Believe that that's the Government's job.

Aussies: Are extremely patriotic to their beer
Americans: Are Flag waving, anthem-singing, and obsessively patriotic to the point of blindness
Canadians: Can't agree on the words to their anthem, when they can be bothered to sing them
Brits: Do not sing at all but perfer a large brass band to perform the anthem

Americans: Spend most of their lives glued to the idiot box
Canadians: Don't, but only because they can't get more American channels
Brits: Pay tax just so they can watch four channels
Aussies: Export all their crappy programs, which no one there watches, to Britain, where everybody loves them

Americans: Will jabber on incessantly about football, baseball, and basketball.
Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby
Canadians: Will jabber on incessantly about Hockey, Hockey, Hockey, Hockey and how they beat the Americans twice, playing baseball
Aussies: Will jabber on incessantly about how they beat the Poms in every sport they play them in

Americans: Spell words differently, but still call it "English"
Brits: Pronounce their words differently, but still call it "English"
Canadians: Spell like the Brits, but pronounce like Americans
Aussies: Add "G'day", "Mate" and heavy acents to everything they say

Americans: Seem to think that poverty and failure are morrally suspect
Canadians: Seem to beileve that wealth and success are morally suspect
Brits: Seem to believe that wealth, poverty, success, and failure are inherited things
Aussies: Seem to think that none of this matters after several beers