Cultural Differences Between Australia And America

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What is one of the biggest differences between Australia and America? Is it obesity? Is it our accents? Maybe it’s time difference? When was the last time you heard about a mass killing in Australia? If I remember correctly, it was in Port Arthur, 20 years ago. Since then, Australia has put extremely strict gun laws in place and there hasn’t been a shooting since, making it the 9th most peaceful country in the world, according to the Global Peace Index rankings of 2015. Now compare this to America. Their last shooting was only a couple of days ago and they have been ranked 94th on the Global Peace index. I think this fact alone points out the major cultural difference between us and our foreign friends in the States.
Every country is different,

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