If you live in Australia, have you ever been to the United States?
If so, how does it compare in your eyes? What do you see as the major differences. One thing I've always wondered is,( I live in a rural area of NJ), almost daily I see deer, mostly in flocks, is this how it is with Kangaroo's in Australia?
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1 :
Well we don't have Roo's jumping around out main streets but there is a length of road near where i live where you can see Kangaroo's all the time but usually only in pairs or groups of 3. But then there is a place i go for a holiday at Christmas time with cabins and camping areas that have Kangaroos jumping all around the site and you can walk within a metre of them (i haven't been game enough to touch one though). The sad thing is i've noticed is the number of Kangaroo's being killed as a result of road kill. On that same length of road i was talking about before i have seen at least 3 dead kangaroos by the side of the road. I live in a semi rural area of NSW
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unless you live in rural areas you very rarely see kangaroos. I have seen like two of them in my life. They don't hop around streets lol. i once had someone ask me do you ride to school on kangaroos? Cracked up laughing for ages. And believe it or not koalas are the last things you want to cuddle theyre viscious.
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I haven't but my brother lived in L.A. for 13 yrs. He travelled extensively and he thinks there are vast differences. We are in an outer suburb of Brisbane and we have bush near by and there's wallabies, smaller than roos. They are beautiful. The further you go out the more likely to see kangaroos. You'd love it Daisy! Come over for a holiday!
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Well I live in Australia (but I'm from New Zealand) and I've been to the states man times and I can tell you this: Comparing life in general in Australia to life in general in the USA is like comparing life in general between geographically distant different states within the USA. The environment's a bit different; the architectures a bit different, and the foliage's a bit different and the wildlife's a bit different, and the climates a bit different and the fashion's a bit different and the culture's a bit different and the social morays are a bit different and the way people speak's a bit different. But in a strange way they are very similar as they are both young countries with similar urban sprawl suburbia and had similar ideas about how to build their country as they planned things largely at the same time. And most of Australia lives in suburbs where there are no Kangaroo's. Those things live in the wilderness. A major difference? sexual morays. Aussies are pretty open, Americans are much more prudish IMO. Another difference? Sports that are played. In the USA obviously there's Baseball, American football, Ice Hockey, NASCAR, IndyCar. In Australia there's Cricket, Rugby Union and Rugby League, Australian Rules football, Soccer, and their own motorsport. However, both countries play a lot of Basketball and Tennis. Difference #3 Religiousness. Christianity is much more at the forefront in the USA. Furthermore you see a greater presence of other religions in Australia with the odd Islamic Mosque or Bhuddist temple.
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well at t golf course near where i live there's a heap of kangaroos on the there. but you don't really see them where i live. i've never been to america
6 :
i haven't been to america, but anyway... in australia you can frequently see kangaroos if you go bush walking, or if you live in a rural area. you wouldn't just see one roaming suburbia or anything though, although there is the ocasional koala.
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Australia is more layed back. We don't really care and get angry as much as people I saw in the US. Australia is also less commercialised. And in regards to the kangaroos.. I have family who lives on the outskirts of sydney who have regular run ins with them
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like for me,wen i was 7, i used to live just few hours away from sydney, bowral, and there used to be heaps of kangaroos, wombats, emus and all that, never seen koala around tho, but anyway was great watchin them as a kid, but now since i moved into sydney, u dont see kangaroo at all obviously. i miss living in bowral but still i like sydney better, more hot chicks, beach,and all that
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