Everyone has preferences when it comes to dating. Mine? I like foreign men. (Or, as my friend The E would say—“You and me? We don’t do domestic dick. We like our dick imported.”) So, it should come as no surprise to you that I recently met a charming young man from Australia. He’s funny, successful and very very attractive. Man, I LOOOOVE Australian accents. So, as I’m sitting here thinking about ideas for blog today’s topic, I figure: why not dedicate this day to those little guys from down under?
Australian men. Lately, for some reason, they seem to end up in steamy trysts with Sanaa Lathan on screen ( … first Simon Baker in Something New and now Julian McMahon in Nip Tuck). Hmm … What else do I known about Aussie men? They seem to have a reputation for being extremists — either rugged, violent-tempered cavemen who hurl their phones at innocent bystanders or nervous wrecks, metrosexual knobs, and tossbags. Nevertheless, hotties like Curtis Stone definitely do a hell of a PR job for Aussie Men. The first time that I saw his cooking show on TLC, I thought: Him. Feed me him. I’m hungry for Australian. So, needless to say, when my friends and I went out the other night and the hot Aussie guy started chatting me up, I was definitely interested.
The Aussie Guy tells me that he’s in New York on business, and he’ll return to Australia soon. He also tells me that he’s somewhat of a minor celebrity in Australia. Being the jaded and cynical NYC-dwelling woman that I am, I just assume he’s lying. (NOTE: Later, I google him. Oddly enough, he isn’t lying.) Anyway, the conversation continues. We swap numbers. He calls me. I call him back. Repeat cycle. Yada, yada, yada, a few days later we’re sharing jokes, dinner and drinks downtown. Fun guy.
And, since today seems to be shaping up to be Aussie Day at the Funky Brown Chick, now it’s YOUR turn to share your Aussie story. Have any of you seen the show “Take Home Chef“? Have you been to Australia? Do you like Australian ice cream? Do you have any thoughts about Aussie men? And, of course, the ultimate question: Are Aussie Men Droolworthy or Not?
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@Just another Aussie male
yer mate
i’d rather sit down to a few beers and a feed then worry about sex
I think most aussie men would prefer a woman that makes him happy and that he can respect and is a fridget then a woman who gives out 10 times a day and keeps the hood all nice and shiny
Most Australian women dont realise that you need to respect yourself before you can expect others to respect you.
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To American women, please save yourself from heartbreak. Australian men are more interested in their mates, footy and beer than women. You don’t know how lucky you are to be in America, where the men are actually still interested in women. :) We can only dream of receiving bouquets of flowers and being asked out on romantic dinner dates, like what happens in America. Which is why a lot of us here are obsessed with reality TV shows such as ’The Hills.’ :) We’re all going to be old maids, here.
I wouldn’t listen to Eve
I find is fascinating and hippocritical what she says
all american women tell me that they cant stand american men because all they want is sex and will do anything for you to get it.
aussie men arnt like that we’d much rather have a self respecting fridget then a slut like Eve seems to be.
cheers
I would never lie to other women – I’m a real ‘girl’s girl’ – and I’m being very honest that Australian men are not the best in the romance department. I just want to save American women from some heartbreak. Australian men call you all the names under the sun, and are very quick to anger, sexist, insensitive, rude and hurtful. Don’t be deceived by the ‘Hollywood image’ of Australian actors. It’s all PR. Even then, sometimes cracks appear – like Mel Gibson and Russell Crowe. Especially when they’re drunk.
Never lie to other women sounds like your sexist there.
and australian men are manly most women tell me there looking for men like that and are sick of metrosexual men like what your describing.
i always treat women equally in a buss im not going to give some woman my seat because some other woman can give it to her im as entitled to sit there as she is as where both equal but if shes my girl then i’d happily give her my seat
im only saying that as an example and its the yank men that get angry there the most sensitive people in the world they take everything offensive or find something offensive about it.
me i go to work i come home i have a few drinks and a game of pool with my mates iim currently single but all my mates girlfriends and wives go out with there friends and do girlie things
i dont see really where your coming from as australian men and women like there own space and like to be around there own sex as theres things you just cant talk about around ya girl ya know.
like i think me girl give me herpies or i think shes pregnant but aint saying anything or my pregant girl is looking like a cow
i cant go saying that to her can i and i think you have australian men very wrong
most women love australian men because we are manly and not some metrosexual soft moron.
Eve, Eve, Eve. Sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder. Maybe the simple answer is….the problem is actually you lol. I’m an Aussie guy, i’m not going to talk my self up, i don’t have to, actions speak louder than words.
Eve, i wish you all the best in your search for happiness, if your previous experiances with Aussie men weren’t good, you never got taken out to dinner, brought home flowers or had weekends away, maybe its because of this chip on your shoulder??
PETER- Mate, your never gonna get anywhere by bad mouthing people. I read your emails with you bad mouthing American men, calling them rude, metrosexual, lazy boring ect. Your not doing anybody justice by saying things like that. And most Australians including me, don’t share your beliefs. Do you actually know an American person? I do, and they are quite nice people. Their culture is a little different which isn’t a bad thing.
Enjoy~Kieron ;)
I know a lot of american people
and I never stated that they where all metrosexual rude arrogant and all but 99% of them are just like that
A lot are nice but even americans themselves say what i say about them.
and i dont bad mouth people i just say the way it is
cheers
Eve – for heaven’s sake! What a hater!! “We’re all going to die old maids???” That would be hilarious if it wasn’t obvious you actually believe this nonsense. Australia has the same marriage rate as the US (and a slightly lower divorce rate).
Any Americans I’ve met were here in Australia, and my impression is that these are two cultures that are relatively similar. The countires I’ve visited tend to be non-English language countries – so Im used to cultures that are really different.
It’s funny to me how these Aussie women who feel better about themselves by hating Aussie men talk as if Australia and the US are the only two countries on Earth. (It’s a genuinely predictable phenomenon) How can Aussie men compete with the Hollywood image of America? How can men of any nationality?
Please get over you fantasies, the toxic Aussie man-bashing fantasy on the one hand and the idealisation of the US on the other. I’m sure Americans are generally as nice as people I’ve met in other places around the world, but there is a big world out there, bigger than the English speaking countries, and no matter where you go there are good, bad and indifferent people everywhere.
Thank Heavens Australia is nothing like your poisonous fantasies!!!!
@STeve I agree with you mate
Your wrong about our cultures though the American and Australian cultures are very very different the only things we have in common really is we both speak english and both first world countries and have the same religion.
Oh and the hollywood thing was well said LOL and considering the aussies are taking over hollywood it’ll be our turn soon enough. :) cheers
weird, i always heard australia and canada were more similar than australia and the united states
@Arielle used to but canada has become very americanised which sucks.
still have similar traits though
laid back
not violent
great countries
I still say that Australian men are not romantic. Sure, there are marriages, but they are mostly loveless marriages, with no romance, and usually, the woman is single again in her fifties. Australian men just liked to be left alone with their mates, footy and beer. That’s the honest truth. We should all just leave them alone, and they’ll be very happy.
For American girls, watch ‘The City,’ Season 1, and have a look at how Whitney pursued Jay, when all along, he just wanted to be left with his mates and drink beer. Throughout their ‘relationship,’ he kept complaining he wasn’t spending enough time with his mates and beer. He really resented having to be with Whitney at all. Then, when he broke up with her, he kept screaming at her, hurting her feelings. Luckily, her boss, Diane Von Furstenburg, when seeing Whitney all alone at a work party, gave her some advice. She said, “The most important relationship you will ever have, is the one you have with yourself. Because you have to live with yourself.” So, when Jay tried to come crawling back, Whitney had enough self-esteem to refuse him. And she walked away with pride and dignity. I think we can all learn from Whitney’s experience! BTW, she’s coming to Melbourne next weekend for the Melbourne Fashion Festival! Yay!:) Good luck girls with romantic American men! :) (I think Whitney would’ve been great with Alex, the American model!)
Eve,
You can have your opinion – but even on the Net an opinion should at least try to be not only fair but reality-based. Your Aussie man-bashing stereotypes (and idealised notions about American men) are over-loaded with pop culture references. Regurgitating stereotypes is not thinking, and is not fair or realistic.
I have to assume you come from an unhappy family and unhappy background. Apparently you haven’t noticed women in ALL nations have complaints about men (and men about women) it’s part of life. The difference is that in the US women say “Men are…Guys are…” etcetera. Aussie women make exactly the same complaints but stick the word “Australian” in front of the word “men” and conjure the great myth that Aussie men are the only ones in the world who ar less than perfect.
Apparently amongst your pop culture references you’ve never come across the “sports widow” phenomenon in the US, and American men aren’t exactly allergic to beer either for that matter. In spite of your pop culture fed fantasies, the truth is men are men, women are women and we’re all people no matter where you go.
Try thinking of people as individuals and the world will start to make a lot more sense. (And so will you.)
Also by the way to the other comentators, Yes, I believe Aussies and Canadians are pretty similar, but compared to many countries around the world, I still think Aussie and the US aren’t that far apart, but yeah, I take the point about the differences too.
@Eve
sounds like your a racist and owe australians an apology
i love australians. i can’t wait to move there!!!!
Cheers Arielle
I have the right to an opinion, and I will say that all of my friends parents’ are divorced, all of my friends are single by choice and the girls I know who have boyfriends all agree that Australian men are not romantic.
It is well-known that Australian men make the worst partners. There was even a study on it:
Aussie blokes make the worst husbands: study
August 5, 2009
Australian men make the worst husbands in the world because they loathe helping out with the housework, a British study claims.
An economist from Oxford University found that women wanting to settle down were better off finding a bloke from Scandinavia, the United States or Britain than Australia.
Study author Dr Almudena Sevilla-Sanz said that based on her study of 12 developed countries, men and women were both more likely to cohabit or marry if they believed their partner would help out with the household chores and childcare.
But it appears that when it comes to finding a husband willing to help out, Australian women have a tough time.
Dr Sevilla-Sanz’s study ranked Australia as the least egalitarian society, making its men unattractive marriage partners because they were more unlikely to do household chores.
Norway, Sweden, Great Britain, the US and Northern Ireland were judged to be the most egalitarian countries, making their men the most attractive marriage partners.
Next were the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, New Zealand, Japan, Germany, Austria and Australia in last place.
“In egalitarian countries you might, in principle, expect to see women preferring to remain single rather than face the prospect of spending more time doing household chores,” Dr Sevilla-Sanz said.
“However, this study shows that in egalitarian countries there is less social stigma attached to men doing what was traditionally women’s work.
“For instance, if paternity leave is the social norm, more men take it.
“This leads to men in egalitarian societies taking on more of a domestic role so the likelihood of forming a harmonious household becomes greater, resulting in a higher proportion of couples setting up households in these countries.”
The study’s findings were based on a survey of 13,500 men and women aged 20 to 45 from each of the 12 countries.
Each was asked about their attitudes to gender, housework and childcare responsibilities.
The study found that women living in less egalitarian countries were 20 to 50 per cent less likely to live with a man compared with women in more egalitarian societies.
The study, titled Household Division of Labor and Cross-Country Differences in Household Formation Rates, is due to be published in the Journal of Population Economics.
AAP
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/lifematters/aussie-blokes-make-the-worst-husbands-study-20090804-e8k7.html
Weird, most of the Australian men I know don’t have time to help out because they are away from home working 16 hour days…i guess its a pay off…id rather have a working man than a househusband
a thank you
Hey, Arielle, if you really like Australian men, it helps if you’re like ‘one of the guys,’ and a bit of a tomboy. They’re really much better at treating women like one of their ‘mates.’ So, if you’re more in touch with your masculine side, and love going to the footy and drinking beer, then you’ll get along with them!
However, I’m a real feminine ‘girly girl,’ (a bit like Whitney from ‘The City’) and they’ve always really resented me, just like Jay ended up resenting Whitney. It seems American men are more in touch with their feminine side, and I seem to get along with them better! In the February issue of Cosmo, Sophie Monk was asked, “How do LA guys compare to Aussie men?” She replied, “It’s hilarious. Chalk and cheese. I mean, you have a boyfriend and you’ll say, ‘I’m going to go get a manicure,’ and they’re like, ‘Cool – me, too!’ In Australia, men don’t do that’.” I think it’s really sweet that American men just seem to like being around feminine women more!:)
I am definitely not into feminine men, I’d rather date a chick instead. I like a man who takes care of himself, but wanting a boyfriend to get manicures with is a bit much. Why don’t I just hang out with gay boys? I’ve dated “metrosexual” guys, and when they start telling you which tranny’s they think are hot, or they tell you what clothes to wear, that isn’t a man I want to be with, that is just distrubing. i have friends who are considered “metro” and that is how they are. A little bi-curious perhaps? My boyfriend is Australian and he works hard for his money, and he doesn’t stay at home whining about his wardrobe or about his hairstyle, and that is what you would get with a metrosexual. I don’t want competition for the mirror. I like the idea of being protected by a man. I think relationships should have give and take. If he is into footy and beer why not go out with him and not complain. I don’t consider myself a tomboy or a girly girl, but i love sports, beer, dancing, partying, reading, etc. I don’t understand how you should be classified in certain “types”.
Well Eve go get a Scandinavian bloke then
not to many aussie men would be interested in a woman with that attitude anyways no wonder they hurt you.
Arielle will you marry me
OOOhhh La La Peter…
Oui Oui
HAHAA
Age? Location?
Details please
Hey, Arielle. Well, that makes a lot of sense. Australian men like women that are into sports and beer, and are in touch with their masculine side. Also, since the blogger of this side is African-American, they seem to have quite a tomboysish side to them. So, that would explain why they would have lots in common with Australian men. But there should be a fair exchange of gorgeous, romantic African-American men for us girly Australian girls! Hehe…
Wow, enough with the generalizations woman! To add to more generalizations, most men can’t stand “girly-girls”, they are all “me – me” and usually expect a man to take care of them while they sit at home and watch soap operas and live in a fantasy world. No man wants to read cosmo, and watch sex and the city, or the intellectually stimulating show “the Hills”. That is a fact. Unless he is of course gay. You won’t ever find a man who would bond with you over those things, unless you’re a fag hag and want to turn a gay man straight. Ugh if i hear another reference to a crappy mindless draining retardedly ignorant show again I am going to pull out my long gorgeous raven hair and sell it to make extensions for you “girly-girls”! Plus the sex tips in cosmo are so obviously boring, why don’t you save your money and get ontop and grind that cock rather than just lie there and expect him to do all the work, or maybe that is what you mean by “romantic”.
24 sydney
and don’t worry about Eve shes just sexist and quite idiotic i wouldn’t take to much interest in her
Arielle… three words for you princess! Love Ya Work!!! ;-)
Jason or dont mate either way shes an aussies woman
this Eve is just a girl and hasnt the faintest idea how things work
I get the feeling shes is a control freak and can do what she likes to do but her man cant
that just aint gonna work with an aussie
26 in Seoul, South Korea, but I’m Canadian….anyways lovelies…ya that’s the impression i got, sheltered and watches too much television.
Arielle 26 aye
im impressed usually women in my age brackets are still girls
Its not just physical maturity that makes a woman its also mental maturity and these days im afraid most women just dont have it. its also good to see theres women who arnt looking for a metrosexual slave like eve seems to be.
also you really should come to OZ
Well, anyway, I was just addressing American girls, and the truth is, as you can see here, bullying is rampant in Australian society. I live just down the road to where Cafe Vamp was in Hawthorn, where a girl was literally bullied to death by Australian men. So, I just wanted to warn women about how cruel Australian men can be. Save yourself the pain! They’re also very racist.
Bullied Brodie’s terrible way out of her workplace
STEVE BUTCHER
December 11, 2009
Charged (clockwise from top left): Marc Luis Da Cruz, Nicholas Smallwood, Rhys MacAlpine and Gabriel Toomey.
THREE Melbourne men implicated in the physical and emotional bullying of a teenage waitress – who later committed suicide – have pleaded guilty to workplace charges.
An inquest into the death of Brodie Rae Constance Panlock, 19, heard she was treated in an ”extremely aggressive and intimidating” manner at the popular Cafe Vamp in Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn.
On the evidence of a former workmate, a coroner described manager Nicholas Smallwood and Rhys MacAlpine as ”relentless in their efforts to demean her”, which included covering her with chocolate and dismissing her as ”worthless”.
Nicola Wood told the inquest Ms Panlock was in an intimate relationship with Smallwood but believed she ”put up” with his and others’ behaviour because she sought ”approval and acceptance”.
A lawyer for Marc Luis Da Cruz, the owner of the cafe, yesterday expressed in court how ”terrible” he felt.
With Ms Panlock’s parents present, Joel Zyngier told the Melbourne Magistrates Court that Da Cruz, 43, was ”gutted by what they have been through and are still going through”.
Mr Zyngier said Da Cruz, of Upwey, will quit the hospitality industry after 20 years and leave Victoria when the case ends.
He and his company MAP Foundation Pty Ltd pleaded guilty to two charges issued by WorkSafe Victoria investigators that included failing to provide and maintain a safe working environment. Smallwood, 26, of East Melbourne, and chef Gabriel Toomey, 23, of Melbourne, pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable care for the health and safety of persons, with which MacAlpine, 28, of Hawthorn, is also charged. MacAlpine had his charge adjourned.
Only Da Cruz remains connected to the cafe.
Coroner Peter White found in May last year that Ms Panlock was ”emotionally vulnerable” after joining the cafe in early 2005 because of her low self-esteem, age and inexperience.
Mr White said she became ”infatuated” with Smallwood and they had an intermittent intimate relationship for 15 months until her death.
In this period, the relationship became unhealthy as Smallwood, MacAlpine and others ”systematically bullied her, both physically and emotionally”, Mr White found.
He said he was satisfied that ”this almost daily routine of inappropriate pressure at work” culminated in her jumping from a car park building on September 20, 2006.
He said it was his view on the evidence that on that night Ms Panlock felt what she considered an ”unbearable level of humiliation”.
The case was adjourned until February 5.
For help or information visit http://www.beyondblue.org.au, call Suicide Helpline Victoria on 1300 651 251, or Lifeline on 131 114.
Source: The Age
This is a story that’s all too common in Australia. I’ve been bullied my entire life by Australian males, ever since I can remember. Thank God I have a strong religious faith that keeps me strong against all the bullying.
Yes I heard about the racism part, which I find disgusting, but that’s everywhere. Canada is like America, just more European and less commercial, and yes we do get their television shows.
I’m moving to Perth in January and going back to school. However, I have a friend who is going to law school in Sydney, and he says the Aussie chicks are stuck up and pretentious….hahaha…not down to earth at all. That’s coming from a guy from North America, not Australia
Yes, well, I can vouch for that I have experienced both racist and sexist bullying from Australian males my entire life. I’m part Asian (my father is Australian and mother is from the Philippines). I’ve found it a real struggle living here. But I can say that Australian girls/women have been nothing but nice to me – I think they can relate on certain levels as they have experienced bullying from Australian males, too. I can only tell you my experience, and it is a reality. I wish it wasn’t! I wish my life was more glamorous like ‘The Hills.’ Maybe that’s why my friends and I watch it – as a bit of escape from real life!
Well, maybe, women here may seem a bit stand-offish to other men, but there’s a reason for that – we’re just a bit sick of any male attention as most of it has been negative! But women here are super friendly to other women. We’ve got a real sisterhood going on, here! You won’t have any trouble at all making friends with other women.
Here’s a bit more about bullying. I remember primary school was particularly bad.
Bullying in Aust schools among worst in world: survey Posted Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:03am AEDT Updated Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:06am AEDT Only Kuwait, Qatar, Taiwan and New Zealand fared worse than Australia. (www.flickr.com: hypertypos, file photo)
A survey of schools in 36 countries has found that bullying in Australian primary schools is in the worst category in the world. More than 25 per cent of Australian year four students said they had suffered bullying, according to the Trends In International Mathematics And Science Study. The survey shows Australian primary school students suffer bullying at a rate of almost 50 per cent above the international average, putting Australia in the worst category for bullying. Of the 36 countries sampled in the survey of year four students, only Kuwait, Qatar, Taiwan and New Zealand fared worse than Australia. Almost 460 Australian schools took part in the study, which was produced by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. NSW Education Minister Verity Firth said she had strengthened principals’ powers to deal with bullying, increasing suspension periods to 20 days. “New South Wales schools are safe places and bullying and stealing are not tolerated,” a spokesman for the Minister said. However, Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of NSW president, Dianne Giblin, called for strengthening of anti-bullying policies, saying the figures are of huge concern.
- AAP Tags: education, bullying, schools, primary-schools,
Here’s a bit more about bullying. I remember primary school was particularly bad.
Bullying in Aust schools among worst in world: survey
Posted Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:03am AEDT
Updated Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:06am AEDT
Only Kuwait, Qatar, Taiwan and New Zealand fared worse than Australia. (www.flickr.com: hypertypos, file photo)
A survey of schools in 36 countries has found that bullying in Australian primary schools is in the worst category in the world.
More than 25 per cent of Australian year four students said they had suffered bullying, according to the Trends In International Mathematics And Science Study.
The survey shows Australian primary school students suffer bullying at a rate of almost 50 per cent above the international average, putting Australia in the worst category for bullying.
Of the 36 countries sampled in the survey of year four students, only Kuwait, Qatar, Taiwan and New Zealand fared worse than Australia.
Almost 460 Australian schools took part in the study, which was produced by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement.
NSW Education Minister Verity Firth said she had strengthened principals’ powers to deal with bullying, increasing suspension periods to 20 days.
“New South Wales schools are safe places and bullying and stealing are not tolerated,” a spokesman for the Minister said.
However, Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of NSW president, Dianne Giblin, called for strengthening of anti-bullying policies, saying the figures are of huge concern.
- AAP
Yer Arielle thats partly the reason why aussies try to stick clear of them they cant help themselves there to much like Eve
Eve your full of shit Australia hasnt half the racial issues as america and your getting off topic get back on topic lady
ok people ,more than 5 months of dating this aussie guy and we are still so much into each other.I have friends across various nationalities,however must say these guys are real easy going,not complex and so fun loving
all u aussie guys out there – U guys r sooooo hot ;)
@S
thanks love you too (K)
Hey y’all,
I read some of the comments and I feel like putting my two cents in.
I’d say I’m rather surprised about opinions that are expressed on this page. I’m a Canadian myself (somewhat, ’cause I’ve lived here half my life), and my plans for the future is to move to Australia. I’ve had friends here from Australia, tremendously nice people. It may also be irrelevant, but I’ve also encountered Australians at some ski resorts. Funny bunch, and they have a smarter sense of humour than North Americans (no offence here).
Maybe someone here from Australia can give some insight about working in Australia. I’m currently starting to work in Finance, so I was wondering if there are good chances of finding a job in Australia in this frield, especially for someone from Canada.
@julie
Hell of a subject change sweetheart
depends what you want to find work doing
we got everything here
we even got a job where you can work for the dole
which means you sit on your arse all day and the government pays you for it.
Hello Peter,
Well, one of the reasons why I’m asking is because Australia probably experienced a lil’bit of the crisis that we had here in Canada not long ago. Jobs got cut and it’s been hard to find one. I did some research and it seems that it’s the tradespeople that are desperately required..I’m targeting Melbourne since it’s a big city and there are many international companies, banks, investment firms,etc. Quoting an article: “In 2009, more new jobs were created in Melbourne than any other Australian capital”. I’m guessing housing prices rose significantly as well, but that’s just more of my blabber
@julie melbourne is where all the ethnics here are
and yes we got hit had by the crisis too because our dumb shit government couldnt manage australia is now 350 billion dollars in debt.
theres plenty of work here just need to look however
I know there’s a world of possibilities out there, but I just have to finish school here and then I’d gladly give Australia a go!
australia is a lot like canada so you’ll fit in well
the yanks reckon where a lot like them but where not where very very different
Just got my working holiday visa!! see you in 9 months!! whut whut!
@Arielle
Sweet it’ll gimme time to get the beer gut goin properly
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