tigerpie wrote:True Australian culture doesn't lend itself to the diving theatrical antics that soccer seems to accept.
Personally I like the athleticism and skill but the theatre makes me turn off.
While I think your doing a tad of fishing I would actually agree with that. Soccer has traditionally been a win at all costs War with your rival religion/town/family
Australian culture is very much based on bravado and larrikinism. Top dog is who is the strongest/toughest not who is the trickiest/quickest (you see this a lot in African culture where there soccer players are more interested in being the most skillful rather than the best player)
While their has been some changes in soccer over time the game is still very much what it was XXXXXX amount of years ago. Soccer are proud of their history and that reflects in a soccer game in 20-30 years ago looks very much like a soccer game played now. Australian sport on the other hand is more open to change, always looking to be dynamic, move forward etc.
We live in a tough and harsh environment and expect our people to be the same.
I 100% agree Australian culture doesn't lend itself to soccer.