" You could see it in the easy, confident gait and sun-drenched smiles of the vacationers in every photograph. These people were happy. I don't mean they were happy. They were happy. They were living at a good time in a lucky country adn they knew it....In the 1950s Australia was probably the least confident nation in the English-speaking world.(Bryson 122).
" These days, it is true, in terms of gross dollars accumulated per head, Australia is no longer near the top. It comes in at number 21, in fact. But I ask you, which would you rather be- third richest and thrilled because you have an electric jug and at least one radio, or twenty-first richest and living in a world where you can have everything a person could reasonably want?" (Bryson 128-129).
This two qutoes describe the happiness of the people in Australia. I think the first one is intersting because even though they were the third richest country in the 1950s, they were the lease confident. Also, I like how Bryson put the two different times in perspective. Although they may not be one of the top richest countries in the world, the people are happy and live in a country full of beauty and wonder.
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