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Education

Government

The Australian
education system
provides primary,
secondary and
tertiary
education.
School education
(primary and
secondary) is
compulsory
between the ages
of six and sixteen
(Year 1 to Year 9
or 10). School
education is 13
years and divided
into:
Primary school Runs for seven or
eight years,
starting at
Kindergarten/Pre
paratory.
Secondary
school - Runs for
three or four
years.
Senior secondary
school Runs for
two years.
Tertiary
education
includes both
higher education

Australia is a
constitutional
monarchy with a
federal division of
powers. It uses a
parliamentary system
of government. The
Queen resides in the
United Kingdom, and
she is represented by
her viceroys in
Australia (the
Governor-General).
The federal
government is
separated into three
branches:

Religion

Australia has no
state religion;
Section 116 of the
Australian
Constitution
prohibits the federal
government from
making any law to
establish any
religion, impose any
religious
observance, or
prohibit the free
exercise of any
religion. In the 2011
census, 61.1% of
Australians were
counted as
The legislature: the
Christian, including
bicameral Parliament, 25.3% as Roman
represented by the
Catholic and 17.1%
Governor-General,
as Anglican; 22.3%
the Senate, and the
of the population
House of
reported having "no
Representatives;
religion"; 7.2%
The executive: the
identify with nonFederal Executive
Christian religions,
Council, in practice
the largest of these
the Governorbeing Buddhism
General as advised
(2.5%), followed by
by the Prime Minister Islam (2.2%),
and Ministers of
Hinduism (1.3%)
State;
and Judaism (0.5%).
The judiciary: the
The remaining 9.4%

Social

business

sport

Australians do
not retain the
British unlike
their ancestors
at the time of
relating.
Promptness in
business is an
admirable
quality. Hence,
keep your
presentations
as brief and to
the point as
possible.
Most
Australians are
direct in
communicating
and feel
comfortable
addressing
openly and
concisely. You
can also expect
this from you.

Most Australians
are direct in
communicating
and feel
comfortable
addressing
openly and
concisely. You
can also expect
this from you.
Australians do
not appreciate
people who
boast about
their education,
qualifications or
achievements.
Modesty is
considered a
virtue.

The sport is one

of the most
important parts
of the Australian
culture. Players
and spectators
possess strong
values tied to
the fair play and
sports spirit.
The climate
provides an
exceptional
excuse to go out
of house and to
take part in
outdoor
activities. As
result, the
Australians
obtain big
successes in a
disciplines
variety, from
collective sports
to aquatic sports
rugby, league
(NRL),rugby
union, cricket
,netball
careers of
horse, tennis
motorsport
surfing

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(including
universities) and
vocational
education and
training (VET).
Across the UK
there are five
stages of
education: early
years, primary,
secondary,
Further
Education and
Higher
Education.
Education is
compulsory for all
children between
the ages of 5 (4
in Northern
Ireland) and 16.
Further
Education is not
compulsory and
covers nonadvanced
education which
can be taken at
further education
colleges and
Higher Education
institutions. The
fifth stage, Higher
Education takes
place in
universities and

High Court of
Australia and other
federal courts.

of the population did

not provide an
adequate answer.

The United Kingdom

is a constitutional
monarchy and
parliamentary
democracy, with a
queen and a
parliament that has
two houses: the
House of Lords, with
574 life peers, 92
hereditary peers, and
26 bishops; and the
House of Commons,
which has 651
popularly elected
members. Supreme
legislative power is
vested in parliament,
which sits for five
years unless
dissolved sooner.

Forms of Christianity
have dominated
religious life in what
is now the United
Kingdom for over
1,400 years.
In the 2001 census
71.6% of all
respondents
indicated that they
were Christians, with
the next largest
faiths (by number of
adherents) being
Islam (2.8%),
Hinduism (1.0%),
Sikhism (0.6%),
Judaism (0.5%),
Buddhism (0.3%)
and all other
religions (0.3%) 15%
of respondents
stated that they had
no religion, with a
further 7% not
stating a religious
preference.

The House of Lords

was stripped of most
of its power in 1911,
and now its main
function is to revise
legislation. In Nov.
1999, hundreds of
hereditary peers were
expelled in an effort

swimming
diving

The bars are

social
equalizers.
Accept an
invitation for a
drink even
when not drink
alcohol. The
bars include
offers of juices
and soft drinks.
Avoid making
any disparaging
remark about
the Royal
Family, even if
the other
person does.

Do not get
ahead in a row.
Queuing is
almost a way of
life in the UK.
The "British"
and "English"
terms are not
interchangeable
. Welsh refer to
someone as
"English" is
inaccurate and
offensive. The
UK, like the
United States or
the United Arab
Emirates, is the
union of smaller
political entities
(England,
Wales,
Scotland,
Northern Ireland
and numerous
outlying
islands).
Regionalisms
are an important
cultural aspect
of the country.

The Britons love

the sports
passionately,
what probably
explains the fact
that several
sports were they
created in the
United
Kingdom, such
as the soccer,
the rugby, the
cricket and the
golf.
In the United
Kingdom you
will find sports
events of the
first level, such
as Ryder Cup of
the golf, the
British Grand
Prix of Formula
1 of careers of
cars, the Grand
National of
horse racings
and Wimbledon
for the tennis.
The weekends,
also you can

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other and
colleges.

to make the body

more democratic.
The executive power
of the Crown is
exercised by the
cabinet, headed by
the prime minister.

Around age six,

U.S. children
begin primary
school, which is
most commonly
called
elementary
school. They
attend five or six
years and then
go onto
secondary
school.
Secondary
school consists of
two programs:
the first is middle
school or junior
high school and
the second
program is high
school. A

The government of
the United States of
America is the federal
government of the
republic of fifty states
that constitute the
United States, as well
as one capital district,
and several other
territories. The
federal government is
composed of three
distinct branches:
legislative, executive
and judicial, whose
powers are vested by
the U.S. Constitution
in the Congress, the
President, and the
federal courts,
including the
Supreme Court,

live through the

emotion of
being present at
a football match,
cricket or rugby.

According to the
American Religious
Identification Survey
(ARIS) of 2008, 76%
of the American
adult population
identified
themselves as
Christians, with 51%
professing
attendance at a
variety of churches
that could be
considered
Protestant or
unaffiliated, and
25% professing
Catholic beliefs. The
same survey says
that other religions
(including, for
example, Judaism,

During the
meetings, keep
personal cards
on the table.
Attend a formal
style and
personal use
only, in the first
meetings.
Americans are
not friends of
the protocol.
Do not dwell
long to
recognize the
people they do
business. The
development of
trust and
relationships
come with time.

Be punctual and
respects the
established
times. "Time is
money." Note
that the focus of
negotiations
passes for
efficiency and
financial results
in the short
term. Be casual
and friendly.
Dare to
introduce you to
start
conversations in
unfamiliar
surroundings

USA is one of
the countries of
the world where
the sport is lived
by more
passion.
Nevertheless,
nearly 300
million
Americans
distribute its
love between a
good numbers
of sports.
According to a
survey Gallup
realized at the
end of 2008, 41
% of the citizens
of this country
declares himself
a follower of the

diploma or
respectively.
certificate is
awarded upon
graduation from
high school. After
graduating high
school (12th
grade), U.S.
students may go
on to college or
university.
College or
university study is
known as higher
education.

Australia

United Kingdom

Buddhism, Islam,
and Hinduism)
collectively make up
about 4% of the
adult population,
another 15% of the
adult population
claim no religious
affiliation, and 5.2%
said they did not
know, or they
refused to reply.

American
soccer, while 10
% does it of the
baseball and 9
% of the
basketball.
Finally, the
hockey remains
alone for 4 % of
the public, being
the soccer
(soccer) the fifth
sport that more
pleases with 3
%.

gastronomy
the Australian gastronomy is very little elaborated, the aussies do not like dedicating a lot of time to
the kitchen. Nevertheless, although to simple sight it seems that Australia does not have proper
gastronomy and it is quite an English, Asian, European and American culinary influence, the
Australians also have some typical plates and recipes
Meat pie, Fish n chips Toasts with Vegemite Canguro Of Hamburg with Beet
The Gastronomy of England has influence of the India great and uses enough the spices. The
vegetables do not abound and if they are used they are cooked. The meats or fish generally are
accompanied on peas, cereals or vegetables.
There are diverse the factors that influenced the British kitchen: customs, climate and history are
some of them. The interaction with cultures as the Europeans and Asiatics they have left its mark
both in the ingredients and in the preparation of its plates. The most traditional plates are of very

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ancient roots (making of the cheese and the bread,

he enormous extension of the country gives like turned out an enormous variety of regional
kitchens, with its different peculiarities, mainly distinguishable for its different ingredients. In the area
East of the country, for example, the plates abound by means of fish and seafood (lobster of Maine,
blue crab of Maryland ), while in the Midwest, the base of the gastronomy is the cattle meat