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The South Korean people achieved their economic success at great personal sacrifice. I can't see the laid-back Australians being able to do the same when they r
by w1ntermute 13y ago
The South Korean people achieved their economic success at great personal sacrifice. I can't see the laid-back Australians being able to do the same when they run out of resources.
- kazagistar 13y agoPlease justify your blatant racism.
- nl 13y agoAustralians on average work 1855 hours a year, or 38.6 hours a week if you assume they work 48 weeks a year.... US workers are second, averaging 1835 hours a year, followed by Japan (1821) and New Zealand (1817). Finland (1730) led the table in Western Europe, followed by the much-maligned British workers, who put in 1708 hours a year - three hours a week less than Australians.[1] Hmm. Stereotypes, hey? [1] http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/give-us-a-break-australia-is-hard-at-work/2005/07/06/1120329502555.html http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/give-us-a-break-austr...
- peteretep 13y agoThe irony being that you're talking about a country whose GDP per capita, even when you knock off 20% of it that's mining-related, is in the global top ten. There's a great free resource where you can learn more about things you don't know much about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Australia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Australia