Estonians v Australians

Australia is a kinda strange society. Strange in its best meaning. And me, while im understanding the matter, am realizing that my way of thinking will probably always be European. Ok, some little adjustments are normal, but just some little..

I read one day a book about relationships between people from different countries. An interesting point i found from there was:
a) Some migrants move over to a new country and stay exactly who they were at home. We have seen lots of such examples in Estonia and that's definitely not the best way to act. Those people live in their own "state" which is located in another state, and the worst version of such behaviour is even not to try to adjust yourself.
b) Some migrants move over and forget totally their identity - absolutely silly way to behave, i think. How can one lose his/her identity and hope to be the same person. It's different with small kids who are on the half way to become someone, but not with adults.
c) The third option, and the smartest in my opinion, is to mix one's old and new understandings as far as it's possible and to take the best out of those two.

So... this a short explanation why i think Australian way of life is kinda strange. Because im not going to change the inner me which thinks exactly how it does. It's only matter of my behaviour, the question whether it is the smartest thing to tell everyone here what i think or not. After all i would like to be a nice and friendly person :)

Which Australians are then?

They are opened and friendly, but that's sometimes a bit too much for northern people. Im starting to feel i don't want to answer to everyone (!) how i am doing. There really is not much point to do it - the person who just has asked it from you, does not care and does not except any longer answer than "Thanks, fine" anyway.

Their way of thinking and behaving is sooooo different than ours. I've been trying to figure out the reason of that and i would say...
- their life and history - as short as it has been - has mostly been stable and therefore their lives have gone as planned. Nothing as extreme as in Estonia, at least not last 50-60 years. The same Queen was there in UK when they were born and if her time is over, it will be her son's turn. It will be a change, but a normal one.
Estonia and Estonians have been ready for everything in the same time. Never know what tomorrow may bring... One day one flag and next time some other one. Or as one of my friends here said: Just a small bite for a big neighbour and the words "Thank you"! That's exactly how tiny Estonia looks from here, next to Russia.
And we are very flexible thanks to that. Ironic but that's sometimes good too.
This is exactly what i can see these people don't have here at all. Flexibility. For me - and honestly, im not trying to get any extra points for myself now - it is easy to go and buy a newspaper if one did not reach me that morning. Ok, happens sometimes. But that's a problem for Australians - how is it possible, what will we do now?
Or i think it is ok to wash my floors with the water in a bowl and not in a bucket which broke down accidentally. What a thing! But no, the floors have to be washed with the water in a bucket, would Australians say.
One really funny thing happens if one wants to fix something in a household. There are hundreds, if not thousands of companies who offer handyman's service in Brisbane. The funny thing is that a handyman fixes your dishwasher, does not fix your washing machine. No-no, this is completely different job :) Or a construction man who comes and helps you to set up some shelves, does not put together IKEA furniture. He just does not know how to do it.
And that's like it is with everything here - many jobs for many people and Australians who don't know themselves how to fix a dishwasher, they don't have any other option. Or even if they wanted to learn how to fix something, it's not normal to do it. Noone does it.

The surprise was waiting for me when i was finding out about knowledge of lawyers (barristers and solicitors). A person who works in a private company and should know at least something about writing a formal answer, does not know that. Better don't ask about some very main principles of property law from a lawyer who deals with some other matters. I really don't know how is it possible, but it is and the society functions. And their economy is doing very well.

These are the questions and the dilemmas which rise here. Still the same world, but right - so far from Europe and so different. But ok i would say. As far as there is always possible to "escape" to Estonia and smell homey smells, people, nature, history and way of thinking.

See you soon Estonia!!