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Australia comes out with a host of other diversified cultural practices. When meeting a person for the first time, the person is greeted with the right hand and people who are known to each other do not kiss and even hug when meeting; but talk generally about personal matters. Australian day, Anzac Day, Melbourne Cup Day, are some of the days that have national meaning in Australia.
There are various ways in which Australians behave in their day-to-day life as a society. Australia being a multicultural country encourages everyone to maintain and practice his/her cultural beliefs as it respects the rights of other individuals to do the same. Words such as “thank you” and “please” are used to show polite behavior; slang is also common among Australians. There are no laws to govern the way an individual should dress although one has to wear specific clothes during the time of work. Invitations are usually spoken or written and when one is invited to an event, the individual responds via phone call or a letter.
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