Backbencher

Lecture 6 was about the different aspects of Australian and New Zealand societies. One of the things that I found was very interesting about New Zealand is how proud they are that Lord of the Rings was filmed in their country. There are books, tours, just about everything that explains to tourists where in the country different parts of the movie were filmed. It was also interesting to hear about the different sporting events of these countries, because they are so different from the United States. Rugby is a sport that is huge in these countries, but isn’t something that you hear a lot about in America. Cricket is something else that interested me from the lectures, I was amazed at how laid back that particular sport is. It was also interesting to hear about how serious sports are to these countries. Just like we talked about in class, people in the United States seem to be caring less and less about the Olympics. American Idol gets many more viewers than the Winter Olympics did this year. But people in Australia and New Zealand take this very seriously, they believe that it is a way to measure themselves. This lecture was one of my favorites, because it dealt more with society and culture than other lectures have.