Culture difference between

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 Australia
● Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia
● It is the sixth-largest country by total area
● Inhabited by indigenous Australians about 65,000 years
before it could be colonised by the Europeans
● It is one of the driest continent, with the least fertile soils
● Its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes, with deserts
in the centre, tropical rainforests in the north-east and
mountain ranges in the south-east
● Its population density, 2.8 inhabitants per sq km is among
the lowest in the world

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 India

● India, a country in South Asia, is the seventh-largest country by area with a

total area of 3,287,263 square kilometres
● It is the 2nd most populous, and the most populous democracy in the world
● It is a pluralistic, multilingual and multi-ethnic society
● It has high biological diversity with 701,673 sq km. of forest area
● India has 22 official languages.
● India has 28 states and nine union territories
● India's population grew from 361 million in 1951 to 1,211 million in 2011

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Cultural Aspects

The main cultural aspects of

Australia and India discussed are

1. Language
2. Religion
3. Festivals
4. Food
5. Sports

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Language
Australia

● Australia is largely monolingual with English

being the most spoken language
● Australian English is immediately
distinguishable from British, American, and
other national dialects by virtue of its unique
accents, pronunciations, idioms and vocabulary
● Its spelling more closely reflects British versions India
rather than American
● Around 41 per cent of Indians speak Hindi
as their first language
● India has 22 official languages.
● English is a neutral language which
makes it a suitable language for national,
political, and commercial communication
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Religion
Australia

● Australia has no official state religion

● Australian Constitution prohibits the
government from establishing a church or
interfering with the freedom of religion
● According to the 2011 census majority of
Australians were listed as Christian
● Growing proportion of Australians define
themselves as irreligious
India
● Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism are collectively
known as Indian religions.
● Indian religions are a major form of world religions
● Today, Hinduism and Buddhism are the world's third and
fourth-largest religions
● India is one of the most religiously and ethnically diverse
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Festivals

Rainbow Serpent Festival

Christmas

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Food
Australia
A pavlova garnished with
● As a modern nation of large-scale immigration pomegranates and cream
● Australia has a unique blend of culinary
contributions and adaptations from various ANZAC biscuits
cultures around the world made without coconut
● The Australian wine Industry is the fifth largest
exporter of wine around the world
India

● Indian cuisine consists of a wide variety of regional

and traditional cuisines native to the Indian
subcontinent
● The cuisine makes use of locally available spices,
herbs, vegetables and fruits.
● Indian food is also heavily influenced by religion, in
particular Hinduism, cultural choices and traditions.
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Sports
India is defined by its diversity of cuisines, religions, political beliefs, customs and languages. Sport is the
one area where there is relative homogeneity. As a result, cricket can act as a social glue like nothing
else in India can.

Whereas India is very monocultural when it comes to sporting passions,Australia is very

multicultural. Cricket competes with Australian football, rugby league, rugby union, soccer and
basketball for hearts and minds.
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Cultural Dimensional Analysis - Hofstede model

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Thank you

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