What did the Aborigines ever do to deserve that?!
It depends on with whom you play it.
Reverse Australian and Canadian stereotypes.
Enough potential that there's a rule to the effect of 'don't hit people with the stick', yet injuries are still common. And unlike ice hockey, it's a heavy wooden stick, ideal for defending against bunyips in the Outback.
Well, Canadians are covertly racist towards their Natives while Australians are overtly racist towards Aborigines. It's not hard to switch those attitudes.
On reading this thread I was reminded of the old saying:
The Canadians could have had American Knowhow, French Culture and British Government, they ended up with British Knowhow, American Culture and French Government. How true it is I wouldn't like to say (I wish to live!).
What if it had ended up the first way round?
Mind you it could have been French Knowhow, British Culture and American Government
The Canadians could have had American Knowhow, French Culture and British Government, they ended up with British Knowhow, American Culture and French Government. How true it is I wouldn't like to say (I wish to live!
).What if it had ended up the first way round?
Mind you it could have been French Knowhow, British Culture and American Government
It's not hard to make Canadians appear more rugged. There's plenty of cold, mountain terrain for the image of hard nosed settlers to develop (though Alaskans might accuse them of stealing that image.)
Getting Oz to appear like peace-loving socialists, however, is more of a stretch. After all, it's hard to be at one with nature when you're living in nature's weapons lab and test center.
If we're talking pure stereotypes I don't think Canadians aren't seen as rugged? The most obvious stereotypes are plaid wearing lumberjacks who love hockey.
The canadian socialist image is more of a view held by some US conservatives, probably amplfied by US liberals continually bringing up its health care system. I don't think Canadians have ever been seen through the same "peace-loving socialists" lens that western Europe has for some time.