Australians Are Decent People With The Right Instincts And They Wish Everybody Well; But If All Is Not Well, It Is None Of Their Business And They Will Not Lose Too Much Sleep Over It. The Shrug Of The Shoulders Has Become - Only Temporarily, I Daresay - The National Gesture Of Australia.

-George Mikes

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Australians Are Decent People With The Right

George Mikes

Australians Are Decent People With The Right Instincts And They Wish Everybody Well; But If All Is Not Well, It Is None Of Their Business And They Will Not Lose Too Much Sleep Over It. The Shrug Of The Shoulders Has Become - Only Temporarily, I Daresay - The National Gesture Of Australia.

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Although The Rudiments Of Snobbery Are There, Its Finer Developments Are Basically Alien To The Australian Soul - That Is, If Australians Have A Soul; Many People Believe That They Are Too Matter-of-fact And Down-to-earth To Have Such Fancy Commodities.

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