For non-Australians what do you think Australia day celebrates?

25 Responses

1. SteelTumbler 2 months ago

   Mexico
2. LucyVialli 2 months ago

   Declaration of independence from the British.

   Oh no wait, you’re still in the Commonwealth and your head of state is the king of England! Weak.
3. SoftAndWetBro 2 months ago

   The Great Emu war
4. 4xGrassWeakness 2 months ago

   Australia being declared an independent country
5. D-Rez 2 months ago

   Without looking up, I assume it’s when The Endeavour first landed on Australia. But I’m probably way off.
6. Reddittoxin 2 months ago

   Idk, probably colonizers lol.
7. ClogsInBronteland 2 months ago

   I have a strong opinion on it as a non-Australian planning to move to Australia.
8. GaffersB 2 months ago

   The one day of the year that drop bears don’t come out
9. liquidpeanutcheese 2 months ago

   Sprinkles
10. bpdbagel 2 months ago

    Colonization
11. Vulture12 2 months ago

    Barbeque, alcohol, and flags.
12. Cornfilledpoop 2 months ago

    Shrimps on the Barbies
13. jigglyjaunt 2 months ago

    The day you were declared a nation? Even though you weren’t independent you still got to be a countr?
14. alxlwn 2 months ago

    Gonna take a wild guess and say it celebrates… Australia?
15. Alpenjaeger 2 months ago

    Probably Austrian independence day or smth
16. Ozozothealien 2 months ago

    Ummm, a national proud day?
17. AgentDairy 2 months ago

    The Australian civil war
18. Mag-NL 2 months ago

    Probably something similar to US independence day. Full colonization and the end of all hope for the indigenous people.
19. Gaberonian 2 months ago

    Being upside down
20. Square-Row-9674 2 months ago

    It’s when the first ships arrived right? They declared the land Terra nullius despite the Aboriginals being there.

    So it kind of comes across as a celebration of White Australia/Colonization

    I understand why anyone with an appreciation for history and culture would raise eyebrows over it.

    Seems they should reconsider changing the date to make the celebration more inclusive. If they want it to truly represent Australia.
21. MoistLobst3r 2 months ago

    Pretending we’re more than an insignificant mostly desert island floating off the tail end of the world with another country’s queen on our money, and acting as though we have some semblance of identity outside of putting an “as” or “ies” on the end of every word, calling it culture, and that we don’t just do whatever the UK and US tell us to do.

    LET THE HATRED RAIN UPON ME
22. Odd_Adhesiveness4804 2 months ago

    Sheila’s
23. this_place_is_whack 2 months ago

    Surviving another year in Australia
24. Fair_Border4142 2 months ago

    So is Australia Day a bigger deal than your Independence Day?

    In the U.S. we celebrate when we gave the Brits the finger not when they dropped us off.
25. Front_Pepper_360 2 months ago

    Oppression of aboriginals.