Ways on how can you adapt on Australia’s culture and society

Now that you are in Australia you need to adapt with their culture and society. Thus you can easily learn their customs and traditions. If this is your first time in Australia you need to know the country as you have decided to stay, this way you will not having a hard time to familiarize yourself and to have friends that you can in the future depend on.

A good way of finding a support in Australia is through joining community groups that are associated with your home community. You might also find it to be a good way of introducing your new friends to your culture and heritage. Here are some handy website links to find groups in your area.

Australian Capital Territory www.communitiesonline.org.au
New South Wales www.communilink.org.au
Victoria www.multicultural.vic.gov.au
Western Australia www.multicultural.online.wa.gov.au
Tasmania www.tas.gov.au/tasmaniaonline
Queensland www.multicultural.qld.gov.au
South Australia www.multicultural.sa.gov.au
Northern Territory www.nt.gov.au/dcm/multicultural

If you are from another country you will definitely notice the differences in etiquette, lifestyle and values to what you are used to. The culture and society in Australia are somehow different. Australians are informal which can take some adjustment, especially if you are more accustomed to a culture where ritual is important and where levels of status and authority are clearly distinguished and carefully respected. These are not obvious characteristics of Australian culture and you will be expected to be able to accept a wide range of people on an equal basis in informal situations.

Here are some tips on Australian culture:

Addressing people – Australians usually have a first or given name and family name or surname. If you will talk to someone with your own age, you’ll address them with their first name.

When speaking to people older than you, call them Mr, or Mrs or Ms followed by their surname until you know them well, or they ask you to address them by their first name.

Greetings – good morning, good afternoon and good evening are formal greetings. Informal greetings are hello or hi. Say please when requesting something and thank you when anything is provided to you.

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