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Originally Posted by choc e-Claire
It's all Crocodile Dundee's fault 
In actuality, Australia isn't that different to Europe, at least in near the cities - Melbourne is roughly Berlin-sized in population, and we appear to have similar standards of living and culture and that.
when you move into the country it gets a little different though |
Yeah, that's the actual situation. But unfortunately, those facts don't always factor into the popular conscience. Popular conscience is mostly dominated by exceptions or extraordinary examples - The Outback, Ayers Rock, all kinds of unique animals. The difference is only in the mind and tends to get exaggerated to no end. But it does make a quick buck, so that's why the focus shifts towards those outliers time and time again. "Similar standards of living and culture" doesn't sell vacations. "Whoa, look at all this crazy, different stuff!" does. And that's how an exaggerated fascination with Australia will probably continue to be a thing for ages.
And yeah, good old Paul might have had a role in that as well...
In more than just one way, actually
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95OovSKEtfs