Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand

My research question for this topic is: How are Australia and New Zealand’s trade relationship today?

First of all I can begin with some facts about Australia and New Zealand.
Australia, or the land down under, as is also is called, is the six largest country by areal in the world. The biggest city is Sydney, but the capital is Canberra. English is the official language of Australia. The reason English is spread all the way is because of the English colonization around 1901.

New Zealand on the other hand, consists of two main islands and several smaller islands. New Zealand is also the world's most geographically isolated countries. Its nearest neighbor Australia is 2000 km away! The capital of New Zealand is Wellington.

So, to try answering my research question which I wrote in the beginning, I can first mention that Australia and New Zealand share many foreign and trade policy objectives, although there are some differences of outlook and operation. So New Zealand’s relationship with Australia is very important, it is actually the most important one for the economic, social and the security reasons. “Australia is New Zealand’s largest single market and its strongest trading relationship.  The bilateral relationship is underpinned by free movement of people between the two countries, by regular contact  at the political level, by close defense ties and b y a range of interlocking agreements."(www.nzembrassy.com)  

So to sum up,Australia is New Zealand's largest single market and its strongest trading relationship.

Sources:

 -Wikipedia, 09.05.13. Australia. www.wikipedia.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia
- New Zealand and Australia. http://www.nzembassy.com   http://www.nzembassy.com/australia/relationship-between-new-zealand-and-australia/new-zealand-and-australia 
 -Wikipedia, 04.04.13. New Zealand. www.wikipedia.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_zealand

What I think of America

This week we were given the task to write down what we think of America! First of all, I must say that the first I think about when I hear the word America is the USA, shopping and fast food.  

 Personally I think the whole imagine to America is based on the sweet-life in the USA. As a result of this, the poor and hardworking areas in the continent get forgotten from the world map. Many years ago I thought the USA was a country by itself, and this is what I mean when I say the other courtiers get forgotten. Since I have only been in a few states in the USA, it is hard for me to say something about the other countries in America, but the picture below explains the world from USA eyes! By my opinion, the world sees America on the exactly same way…

"The attitudes toward American popular culture vary dramatically by age around the world. In 19 of 20 countries, there is a double-digit difference on this question between those under age 30 and those 50 and older."(http://www.pewglobal.org)
Due to fact above, is it the young generation that develops the big demand after the USA. It is said that the USA is the best country to live in, and I think it is the young generation that is behind this claim. They seek the sweet- life in the USA which they have seen in all the thousand different television programs that shows and describes how beautiful life is in the USA. As a result of this, the demand after visiting and moving to the country increases. After my opinion, American culture has a lot impact on the great popularity of the United States. On the other hand, the USA has a lot of great education programs that are really popular around the world, and this is also something that drags all the young people to the big cities in the USA such as New York. There are thus many different reasons why the U.S. is so popular and there are many different people who are coming to America to find happiness. 

 

When poor and desperate people hear about the good opportunities in USA, many illegal immigrants travel to the country, which immediately results to bad living standard, and people begin working illegally. They often take 3D-job (dirty, dangerous and demanding) and they are often being blackmailed by the employer.  They are traveling from the ashes to the flame, hoping to make a lot of money. When things did not go after the plan, they end up as beggars on the street, and the different between rich and poor are very big and clear in America. So when people say that the U.S is the best country to live in, they are naturally talking about those who are living the sweet-life in the U.S. After my opinion, I think that for the poor people, U.S must be one of the worst countries living in.

 So to sum up, my own opinion about America is that some countries is getting forgotten from the world map, which often is the hardworking areas which suffer from poorness and maybe a lot of criminality. I also think that the U.S.A is a little bit cocky about them self. Despite this, I really liked the U.S.A when I was visiting some states last summer. The people over there are so friendly and accommodating and in addition, I really liked the climate and the shopping opportunities!

Sources:

 www.pewglobal.org June 13,2012. Global Opinion of Obama Slips, International Policies Faulted. http://www.pewglobal.org http://www.pewglobal.org/2012/06/13/chapter-2-attitudes-toward-american-culture-and-ideas/ (Downloaded 06.05.2013)

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