Re:Australia will not force age verification due to privacy ...
by PrimeMcFly on Friday September 01, 2023 @02:11AM
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> So it's downright weird to keep hearing Australian accents no matter where you go.
No stranger than hearing English or French accents IMO. Or Canadian. etc.
> BTW, have you travelled anywhere, or is this "most have never travelled anywhere" just something you've heard?
I've been to just over 60 countries so far, and spent about 7 years basically backpacking straight, and plenty at hostels.
That's what colored my cynicism of "Australians travel so prolifically" - most of the time they just had short stops in a city and were there to get drunk. Maybe doing some guided tours as you point out, but rarely going off-road or actually traveling, meeting locals, learning about the culture, etc. You could say many Australians are tourists few are actually 'travelers', if that makes sense.
No stranger than hearing English or French accents IMO. Or Canadian. etc.
> BTW, have you travelled anywhere, or is this "most have never travelled anywhere" just something you've heard?
I've been to just over 60 countries so far, and spent about 7 years basically backpacking straight, and plenty at hostels.
That's what colored my cynicism of "Australians travel so prolifically" - most of the time they just had short stops in a city and were there to get drunk. Maybe doing some guided tours as you point out, but rarely going off-road or actually traveling, meeting locals, learning about the culture, etc. You could say many Australians are tourists few are actually 'travelers', if that makes sense.