The British part is understandable, But I don’t get the Texan part.
Then again I know next to nothing about Texas. So this will be quite the learning experience.
The British part is understandable, But I don’t get the Texan part.
Then again I know next to nothing about Texas. So this will be quite the learning experience.
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I don’t think I’ve heard that.
You can thank the crocodile dundee movies and Steve Irwin for that perception in America. In reality it turns out Australia is more like British California than British Texas.
It’s the yee haw about ya
Who says that lol
I don’t get it either because y’all are really nothing like Texans or Texas imo other than the climate is similar kind of in some places.
Are australians loud, brash , opinionated, wear funny hats, enjoy grilled meats more than most, and come from an unfathomably large place thats mostly desert?
I think it’s what Americans kind of associate with Bogan culture. There’s also a pretty big cattle industry in Australia, rednecks (bogans), and wide open spaces. It’s not a very popular view of Australians either, you’ll see it online about 1000x more than real life. Most Americans wouldn’t really think of Australians as “British Texans”, that wouldn’t be the first thing that comes to mind.
Having been extensively to both countries, and being from Canada, I think you guys are WAY more like upside down Canadians than you are British Texans. But I can also see how the label applies.
As for Texas, I have to say the coast of southern QLD / northern NSW really reminded me alot of coastal plains Texas. The geography shares quite a bit in common – but with some pretty different flora and fauna.
That’s not really a thing in America. Maybe there’s a few specific people who have said something like this but in no way is that the stereotype.
For what little it does exist it is probably from the people who only know Australia as the outback (and think the whole continent is like this) and likely overlay that with Mike Dundee from Crocodile Dundee.
Texas was once its own nation. It has a terrain and wildlife that In a broad spectrum can be comparable to the notions we have about Australia. Dangerous wildlife and weather conditions.
This nature of living in said climate in theory produces individuals who are toughened by the rigors of survival. A loud jovial lot who work the land hard and like to unwind with barbecue and beer. They think they can accomplish anything and anyone from another state or country is soft by comparison to the hard living Texan. Or Australian.
Never heard that but it fits!
It probably has to do with the sheer volume of rugged baren landscape in both Australia and Texas.
You should come visit TX. I think you will find the countryside familiar. Then again, watch some American Western, horses, cows…. To parts of Australia.
What most Americans don’t understand is just how big Australia is. And they have one view of it. You guys have multiple climates and …. I heard someone talk about flying to Australia and looping the country in 2 weeks. They didn’t have a clue.
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And this being said, I would take it as a complement and just understand how ignorant the person saying it is.
Never heard that one before
Bogans and rednecks go hand-in-hand, but that’s about as far as the comparison reaches.
Take it as a compliment….
Rugged individualism (a characteristic we strive for and hold in high regard) mixed with self-deprecation, humor, and manners
Hi. Texan here. When I went to Australia, in general, the dudes there reminded me of Texas boys. Kind of rowdy. Kind of Loud. Fun Loving. Bro-y. I was kind of irritated. 😆 It was like I never left home. I get the comparison. The women did not remind me of Texan women as much. They have rights. So they’re more assertive. Lmaooo
Do you mean called British Texans? British people that live in Texas aren’t really a group big enough to draw a comparison to.
Oklahoma would be a better comparison
I’ve never heard of “British Texans.”
This is the first I’ve heard of it. Probably because of the similarities, Northern Territory has to Texas. It’s cowboy country first of all, so much land and cattle. It’s hot, dessert, and if you lived in one you’d probably be comfortable in the other
Never actually heard that comparison.
Ive definitely made this joke for the same reasons top comment listed.
I’ve never heard the term, on either side of the Pacific.
Describe a bogan in your own words and that’s your answer lmao
Never heard this before
Cattle and tanned white people.