Do you come from a land down under?

Tell me about life in Australia. Anything you want to tell me. I admire Australian people; they always seem kind, fun loving and adventurous. One day I am going to visit the land down under.

I first fell in love with Australians watching the movie [i]On The Beach[/i] in 1959. They seemed to handle the end of the world pretty well. They were all so calm, sensible and brave facing the end. For years, I couldn't hear the movie's theme music without crying (Waltzing Matilda). If the end really does come, and I'm still here, I'm going to Australia and die with the Aussies.

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craig7 · 70-79, M

That's great - but "On the Beach",really? It was just a movie - and one which was not particularly well-received by the public here in Australia when it was released.But I hope that you can make it here one day - like everywhere else,we're a little different now to the world of 1959!

greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

@craig7 Why do you think it wasn't well received by Aussies?

craig7 · 70-79, M

@greenmountaingal Although I remember it was a big deal having major stars like Gregory Peck,Ava Gardner and Fred Astaire here - it was a pretty gloomy subject for a movie during the Cold War,leaving the audience with a sense that there is no hope.The scene in which people sing "Waltzing Matilda" was seen as ridiculously unrealistic here at the time too.

greenmountaingal · 70-79, F

@craig7 Is that singing scene a fishing contest and a group of campers are fishing and singing?

craig7 · 70-79, M

@greenmountaingal Yes I think so.