How do Australians feel towards Americans?

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I'm going to be studying abroad next fall in Sydney Australia and this may be a silly question, but I was just curious. Do Australians like Americans or do they dislike Americans like many other countries? I thought I heard Australians like Americans, I was just making sure. :cool:
 

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Should have come up to University of Newcastle. And it all depends on which crowd you end up with. Most exchange students tend to stick with other exchange students from the same country. At my uni, we welcome exchangies with open arms, as long as they love a drink, some fun, and not gettin much uni work done.
 

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Well good thanks for answering my question. I just remember having to choose between England or Sydney...and I just remember when a friend of mine got spit on in England when he said he was American. lol.... so yah I am glad Australians have somewhat less anger towards Americans... if I found out Australians didn't like Americans...i would try and pass as Canadian haha!
 

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Australians love Americans from my trips there. Everywhere you go they are all very nice and seem to love US. Great people!
 

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i think as long as you are nice, warm and friendly, you shouldn't have a problem...

hopefully.
 

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lol... well i will try not to go around letting everyone know im american... While I think about it, I probably will never bring it up.


The fact that you won't have an Australian accent might be a give away, though. :tongue:
 

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And ignore the comments about Lakemba and Cabramatta. They're great places. These are suburbs with large Lebanese and Vietnamese populations. To suggest Americans would not be welcome in those suburbs is both ill-informed at best and churlish at worst. As a Sydney-sider, I can assure you all of Sydney is very welcoming. If, however, you were Sudanese, I wouldn't go to Melbourne :)
 
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We Australians have more of am issue with your Government and the steady Americanizing of our culture rather than you as a people.
Though I was talking to one American putz who did ask if we had fries here in Australia.
Don't get into talks about your Govenment or the Wall Street bail out or you will find out just how pissed off we are about them.
Here is a tip..... our Prime Minister won because part of his platform was lessening the ties and influence of America on domestic issues.
All in all we are a very happy and friendly lot who will tell you straight up what we think then invite you to the pub for a drink.
 

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We Australians have more of am issue with your Government and the steady Americanizing of our culture rather than you as a people.

Australians and others around the world will start feeling more positive about Americans once they start seeing what President Obama is like.

And I know you can't make generalizations about groups of people, but I freakin' love every Aussie I've ever met. They've all been fun, uninhibited, honest, down-to-earth folks.