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What was the question?

Do many people here try to learn new languages during high school? I have a friend who knows three languages (English, Spanish, and French) at least, and may know Dutch or German( he's from Belgium but I never saw him speak either when we were growing up). I used to think this was pretty...

I think the tone of my question has been somewhat misrepresented and I also believe the heading in that article was just regular hyperbole. I doubt the person who wrote that actually believes Australian culture is under massive threat. Keep in mind that I haven't lived in Australia that long...

I'm aware that most countries are significantly affected by American culture but the following is kind of what I'm referring to: The Age Education Resource Centre Notice in the section "Is Australian Culture under Threat" that the percentage of local newly released programmes for Britain is...

It might go without saying but just how big are American cultural influences in Australia? I've only been living in Australia for just under two years yet I still find myself surprised by the stereotypical overuse of the word "like" and people dressing as "hipsters" (which I thought was some...