Australians are coffee snobs. An influx of Italian immigrants after World War II ensured that - we probably had the word 'cappuccino' about 20 years before America. Cafe culture is really big for Aussies. We like to work hard but we take our leisure time seriously.
To win in Australia for me has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies live for sport.
Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that they forget that they themselves are really the experts.