Down Under is much more British than the U.S. Methink because you are not as diverse. Not anything wrong with that. Diversity may be overrated.
This post was edited by O-uknow at May 15, 2017 9:17 PM MDT
Diversity we got, what we don't have is 200 years of lingering resentment towards the colonial overlords (except when the Ashes is on, then all friendship ceases!) We never needed a revolution, the Brits allowed us independence via popular vote.
Remember, the U.S was colonized by more than just the British. The 13 colonies of the Brits took the lead in forming the nation. Other regions before they became states and settled by other nations, had to be acquired.
This post was edited by O-uknow at May 15, 2017 9:26 PM MDT
So was Australia - my own heritage is mostly Irish, with a little French and one Aboriginal great-great-grandmother. Tell an Irishman he's British and you'll cop a shillelagh on the bonce. There was also a huge influx of Chinese in the 1850s when gold was discovered here, and non-British Europeans following the Second World War when the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric infrastructure was being built. Since then we've seen more than a few Vietnamese and Indian immigrants as well. Although none of those technically "colonised", they've integrated (mostly).
O-uknow 