5 similarities between Australia and Sri Lanka
People must have of heard vast differences among Asian and Western countries. But nonetheless when expats settle in to some other countries they are bound to find some of the similarities which they can relate with their home country. Sri Lanka: “The pearl of the Indian Ocean” and Australia: “The land down under” both have their unique specifications however InstaReM, your money transfer partner, has listed down 5 similarities which you can relate to:
- Beaches:
Any Sri Lankan living in Australia would never miss the pristine beaches. There are around 21 beaches in Sri Lanka as compared to hundreds in Australia. Who doesn’t like to sip a cocktail sitting inside the shack of the beach?
2. Multiculturalism:
People living in both the countries have a knack of communicating with their fellow residents which are from a different ethnic group. Living in a multicultural society teaches you a lot about life and the rest of the world.
3. Clean Countries:
As per the saying “Cleanliness is next to godliness”. Both the countries have proved them in the cleanliness quotient. Australia was listed 3rd in the list of cleanest countries in the world (source) and Sri Lanka is ranked one of the cleanest countries in Asia (source).
4. Population:
Both the countries are not too densely populated. The population of Sri Lanka and Australia stood at 20.48 million and 23.13 million respectively in 2013 (Source: World Bank). Both countries have room to roam if you want it.
5. Biodiversity:
A huge variety of animals and flowers are always good to see in any country. Whether it is kangaroos or Sri Lankan Elephants you can never complain about the biodiversity in either of these countries. While one third of all known species are threatened with extinction within 20 years due to global warming and other such reasons, these countries are trying their best to conserve as many species as possible.
Being away from friends and family is a difficult task but you can always stay connected by surprising them. InstaReM offers money remittance from Australia to Sri Lanka and Hong Kong to India without any remittance fee and from Singapore to Vietnam it’s flat 0.25% fee so that you can put smiles on the faces of your loved ones.
