Brissos is a blog on the habits and traits of an obscure but prosperous tribe found in Brisbane, Australia. Brissos once belonged to the ruling class. Despite their dwindling status in the global economy of the twenty first century, they still rule some pockets of Brisbane’s organizations and social worlds.
This report is drawn from years of ethnographic research (participant observation), and aims to identify some characteristic traits, and the codes of conduct that govern the lives of Brissos. This is timely, as Brisbane now has many residents from diverse backgrounds and cultural origins, unaware of these tacit rules. Some national and international companies are now also based in Brisbane and as such have to negotiate Brisso codes in order to do business. Newbies may find themselves in difficult situations – at work or socially – unless they understand these local customs.
Ethnography (Greek ἔθνος ethnos = people and γράφειν graphein = writing) is a genre of writing that uses fieldwork to provide a descriptive study of human societies.
The author lizfrombris studied anthropology at the University of Queensland, where she discovered there was a name and rationale (participant observation ethnographic research) for the kind of research she had undertaken since childhood, in an effort to fit in.
She also found that the tribal practices of Brisso locals, especially those at university colleges, were more surprising, elaborate, complex and opaque , than those of the so called primitive tribes examined in the curriculum.
lizfrombris
Other blogs by this blogger include
http://collabr8.wordpress.com
http://vintageobjects.wordpress.com
http://architectswives.wordpress.com
I love this blog! But you need to update it more
I am moving to Brisbane for a study abroad. I find it fascinating lol.
Right now i explore my future home on google maps.Using street view. So green and tropical looking! Do the tribe up in Redcliffe have any sort of particular customs? haha. I’ll be around the newport area redcliffe penninsula.
Are the men all rugged and musciular..shirtless…running aroudn the beach in speedos saving people hahahhaa. Thats a typical American female stereotype about the Aussie male. For soe reason, even though white aussie males came from the same land as Amreican white males, the accent and the attitude make Aussie men 1000 times sexier to us American ladies (though this is all based on myth adn commercials etc)
I would love to read more.
Also although I know this is a humor blog; is there any chance you could do an article (humorous or not) about the differences between a Brisso, a Sydneysider, a Melbournian, and whatever they call people from Adelaide and Perth? And Tassies lol.
Great blog though. I love your writing style. We live in a wonderful age where i can watch the Brisbane news on ninemsn video, read articles on wikipedia, and navigate the streets of Brisbane on Google street view and watch Aussie TV like Underbelly and Rescue Special Ops via Torrent sites and streaming video sites. but this blog gives me even more incite than any of those other sources.
I find that even though I love discovering new places; everytime I travel i try to absorb as much culture from the area I’m traveling to as possible. I know i should let myself be “suprised” but I have been obsessed with Australia for a long time. Although I can tell from your writing you find it to be rather “boring” lol Australia encompasses my love for strange and beutiful animals, beautifl beach town, and hot men with accents. haha.
Keep up the great work.
Hey thanks – nice to get some great feedback like this. glad it has helped prepare you for what lies ahead. You sound like a really adventurous and smart traveller, getting truly prepared before you head off. Once you’ve been unceremoniously dumped by an aussie male (after being pursued with the force of a category 5 cyclone) you might modify your idea of them. But hey – you never know…..brisso boys are great fun if you’re not too precious, and you don’t sound like you are.
Yes well, at this time of year at the coast the men are all shirtless and in speedos (You’ve done your research ! ) tho here speedos are also called ‘dick togs’ (‘togs’ is the Queensland word for swimsuit – in nsw and victoria they are called ‘bathers’ – weak don’t you think?). ‘Boardies’ are most common though (board-shorts) as you’d well be aware. And thanks – great idea for an article – on differences between aussies in different states. I’ve only lived in 4 Aussie states (mostly capital cities) but have spent time in most of them so I will give some thought to the idea.
I don’t find it boring here at all – although the blog might suggest that. It’s just that I’m aware that some of the local idiosyncrasies and habits might remain a mystery (and seem insulting and gauche) to outsiders. But it is sometimes like a bad dream when you realise you have taken up the Brisso way of life, spending way too much time shopping as if this counts for a life.
Yes sorry – very outdated – I’ve been busy, and the blog I update most frequently (still not regularly enough) is architects wives (on wordpress). Hope you’ll be studying at UQ where I work. Liz