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In lugnet.loc.au, Peter Callaway writes:
> > It's depressing, and IIRC it was started by an Australian emigre catering to
> > US myths about Australia.
>
> I still get asked about Kangaroos in the middle of Sydney and pet Koala's in
> the back yard, and they're quite serious when they ask! One myth that's true
> though is that Cadbury's chocolate is better than Hershey's (and I can speak
> from a tasting experience). <GD&R>
Ugh, does that sound familiar... I get asked if everyone in Israel speaks
Yiddish (heck no!), if I ride a camel to school (!), and "are you SURE it's
not all a big desert?!"
Not to mention that I have to defend the IDF* :-) ...First of all I have to
defend the fact that I *have* to go there... then I have to explain the fact
that I *want* to go there...
*Israeli Defense Forces, ie the military
-Shiri
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