National mentality.

The main rules, which are followed by all Australian people – “don’t mind”, you’re not the best and not the worst. They’re very inventive people: combine, penicillin, caterpillar tank, free style swimming, first cartoon hero Cat Felix and many other interesting things were invented in Australia.

There is great honesty in business and people. It’s unknown here about false money, lacerated dollars – people take money not even looking at them. Couriers can bring something to someone and leave it at the gate - an owner will come and take it. The cars are parked peacefully in the streets. To sum up: people trust each other.

Australian holidays.

The official holidays in Australia are: the Day of Australia (January 26), Easter (the beginning of April), Anzac-day (April 25), the Queen’s birthday (June 10), Bank holiday (August 2), Labor day (the first Monday of October) and Christmas (December 25, 26).

Furthermore, there are other holidays, which are celebrated in Australia:

1) Mardi Gras – costumed gay parade, which is celebrated in February

2) Chinese New Year, celebrated in February in whole Australia

3) Yacht racing around Australia

4) The final of Rugby Cup

5) The start of yacht racing from Sydney to Tasmania

Children’s birthdays are celebrated in establishments like “McDonald’s” or “KFC”, also in bowling and sport clubs.

Cultural life.

The cultural life of Australia offers you a world class opera, symphonic and chamber orchestras, theatres, rock concerts, modern dances and classic ballet, galleries of art and folk art, comedies and cabarets, musicals and Broadway shows.

You can visit nice foreign exhibitions. The personnel of local art galleries is full of clever, interesting and hard-working people. So they always have to choose the very best material from European and American museums. It is a good idea, because you can see works of professional artists.