Thank you for all the replies to the Aliens question, definitely a wide diversity of viewpoints and understandings.

This week, I'm thinking about how outsiders view our own home country... every country has a "public" persona that is either a publicly crafted image (or not...) by the Tourism board (or news...) about how they want the rest of the world to view the country.

Living in the country, this sort of "advertising" can be quite cringe-worthy... not really reflecting the country that we live in... but some weird caricature of it instead!

My Question

1. How do you think foreigners view your country (via news/tourism messaging)? Is it the country that you experience, or is it cringe-worthy?

My sample answer

Yep... "G'Day"... and "Throw another shrimp on the barbie"... these are eternal lines from the Tourism ad for the American public in 1984 that I still hear. With a broad accent, G'day starts to get pretty annoying when it is suddenly said to you as soon as someone finds out that you are Australian... but you grin and play the part and say G'day back. Whilst I'm a fan a BBQ's.... who the hell puts prawns on a hot flame like that?

...we don't all sound like Queenslanders!

...besides, Australia has always been portrayed as a land of pristine beaches and rugged outback towns. Well, most of the population lives in the main cities where it is generally safe to live! This "where the bloody hell are you?" advertisement (meant for non-Australian consumption) was widely ridiculed in Australia... with lots of spoofs ripping off it!

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