Author: JMBENNETT

One cultural experience that stands out to me now that I am back in the USA is the prevalence of acknowledging country in relation to indigenous Australians. An acknowledgement of country essentially involves paying respect to the indigenous people who inhabited the land prior to colonization. These acknowledgments focus on the specific community that occupied…

One thing about Australia that interests me is the emphasis on public transport, especially the public buses and trains. I learned about this mostly through using the public transport and asking various people for advice on how to travel to certain places. For example, I am going on a trip to the Blue Mountains soon,…

1. One major aspect of the USA’s culture is emphasizing individualism over the collective. Essentially, US society tends to value and favor the actions that benefit and accentuate the individual, rather than a collective. Cultural individualism largely manifests in people’s behaviours, such as the choices that they make. For example, someone would likely decide to…