Name and Country |
In your opinion what is the main difference between Aboriginal and Western society? |
| Anonymous |
They both live in Australia but Aborigines are more likely to get lung cancer. |
| Anonymous from USA |
There are so many things. One thing is certain though. We could learn a lot from them and the same thing for them. |
| Amanda from USA |
Introspection. |
| Anna Lisa from USA |
Western society is made of peoples through out the world mixed and interracial. Aboriginals are of the decent of their own line and are the natives of their land. For example Americans are peoples of all cultures and lands aboriginals: born and cultured in their own land. |
| Anonymous from USA |
The aborigines live for their ancient and respected culture and westerners live for the soul benefit of the selfish individual. |
| Betsy from USA |
I believe the main difference between Western people and Aboriginal people is the large differences in simple customs. |
| Brian Gant from USA |
Fractional reserve banking |
| Carl from USA |
The Aboriginal are in tune with the earth and the universe. |
| Carol Dodd from USA |
One society lives in harmony with the planet and one society destroys it |
| Chelsea Axelsson from USA |
Survival is not a daily concern for the majority of those in Western society. |
| Anonymous |
Money unfortunately |
| Anonymous from USA |
Self reliance |
| Dan Schmidt from Canada |
Aboriginal society listens to what is subtle the West makes too much noise to hear even themselves. |
| Daniel from Us Minor Outlying Islands |
Aboriginal Society relies heavily on family Western society relies far too heavily on technology to do work for us. |
| Daniel from USA |
West obsessed with property and time. No roots in most urban 'communities'. |
| Anonymous from USA |
Bone structure |
| David Carter from USA |
Harmony with the environment and ones self. |
| Doug from Australia |
The majority of western society (in Australia) knows absolutely nothing about the aboriginal people and their culture and in most cases has never met one. The aboriginal people have been pushed aside and treated as a second class citizen. |
| Eric Proulx from USA |
Westerners in this day and age are all about money and possessions and growing their wealth and reputations. I picture Aboriginal people being much simpler and not as greedy. |
| Anonymous from Mexico |
Different ways of living and looking through the glass of life |
| Anonymous |
The technology and culture. |
| Kelley from USA |
Western society has lost the meaning of respect. |
| Anonymous |
Not sure |
| Kok Koh Ho from Singapore |
Acceptance levels |
| Liam from Australia |
Respect for land vs. respect for possessions. |
| Anonymous |
The aborigines knows how and where to find God and we are still looking for |
| Anonymous |
Many aboriginals (and other ethnic groups) have a closer spiritual connection with their traditions |
| Anonymous |
I don#t know |
| Matt Stanford from Australia |
Three things the way land the spirit world and sharing has different meaning for both societies |
| Nicole from Germany |
Humanity 'normal' values - we are losing those and the Aboriginal people have all those values. |
| Owen Mc call from Canada |
The impression I have is that they knew how to live in balance. Western society is somehow uprooted. Some of the symptoms of this are excessive greed and violence as witnessed on one level in the type of TV programs and movies out there and on another level the incessant wars going on. |
| Anonymous |
Food |
| Ron from USA |
Don't know |
| Russell Menezes from India |
Lifesstyle |
| Anonymous |
The way of understanding life and the interaction with it. |
| Sean from USA |
Don't know |
| Anonymous from Israel |
In western society we base our perception of the world more on logic than on everything else- while the Aboriginal base their's on experience. |
| Stephen from USA |
I'm not familiar enough with Aboriginal society to make an informed comment on this topic. |
| Troy from USA |
Loss of our ancient ways |
| Wil Rikken from Belgium |
Lifestyle (not / fully nature-minded economy) |
| Wilhelm from USA |
Having never been "Down Under" or met a true Aborigine this is "My PERCEPTION ONLY!!!" They want to live "in tune" as Westerners want to "control". |
