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The thing that non-Australians don't understand about this is that we spend our energy worrying about things that actually matter. What you may perceive as complacency, is ofttimes actually the observer being uptight when they don't need to be.

As an Australian, I struggle at times with Europeans et al who attach so much importance and stress to such insignificant things. Hence, she'll be right mate.



This is a good point.

I don't think "she'll be right" is hemmed in in complacency, it's just an acknowledgement that there are more important things to worry about.

Uptight foreigners (usually American or European) are incensed by the attitude.

And to be honest, there are far worse corporate behaviours and attitudes in Australia than "she'll be right"


True much of the time, but we can take it too far. For example, we should be very worried about the state of the Great Barrier Reef, but too many of us act like nothing is happening.


We "she'll be righted" the reef for so long that it's now "ah she's cactus. Ah well. No worries."




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