Down Under - Citizendia

For other uses, see Down Under (disambiguation).

The term '"Down Under"' is a colloquialism referring to Australia and occasionally New Zealand. A colloquialism is an expression not used in formal speech, writing or Paralinguistics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island It locates Australia as "The land Down Under" because it lies totally within the southern hemisphere. Southern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is South of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball'

Despite the term's widespread international usage, it has been less commonly or rarely used by Australians themselves. The persistence of the media's use of the term has led to its wider embrace and usage. The Men at Work song "Down Under" has become an instantly recognisable, patriotic rallying song - even though the writer of the song, Colin Hay, is Scottish. For the 1990 movie "Men at Work" see Men at Work (film. " Down Under " is the title of a pop song of Reggae flavour written by Colin Hay and Ron Strykert, recorded in 1981 by the Australian Colin Hay (born Colin James Hay, 29 June 1953, Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland) is a Scottish Musician Australia's most famous boxing champion, Kostya Tszyu, was also nicknamed "The Thunder From Down Under". Konstantin Borisovich "Kostya" Tszyu (Константин (Костя Борисович Цзю ˈkɔstə ˈzʉː in Australian English) (born September There is also a reference to 'Down Under' in the British sitcom Open All Hours, namely a series three episode named "The Man from Down Under". Open All Hours was a BBC Sitcom written by Roy Clarke which ran for four series (26 episodes in all between 1976 and 1985 with a pilot

According to Roger Ebert, "No film set in Australia is allowed to use the word Australia in its title where "Down Under" is an acceptable alternative. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. For example, we don't get The Rescuers in Australia or Quigley in Australia. The Rescuers Down Under is the twenty-ninth Animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation Quigley Down Under is a 1990 western film It was originally intended to star Steve McQueen in 1980 but after an illness by the star the project "

"Down Under" is also attributed as the inspiration for the underwear brand Gilly Hicks, from the internationally recognised American lifestyle brand and company Abercrombie & Fitch. Gilly Hicks is a Lifestyle brand, Marketed for the female consumers of it's parent brand Gilly Hicks is officially labled as "the Cheeky cousin of Abercrombie & Fitch The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A lifestyle brand embodies the values and aspirations of a group or culture Abercrombie & Fitch ('æbɝkrɒmbiː ænd 'fɪtʃ ( (A&F is an American clothing Retailer.

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