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At 10:00 PM +1100 2/26/01, Hannah Forsyth wrote: >I find it interesting that in australia we are considered to be 'outside the >first world'. Certainly not insulted or anything, but we don't think of >ourselves that way. I would actually like to hear how >outside-the-australian-world-ers think of us... Not outside the first world, certainly. But you must understand that our perceptions are influenced strongly by Mad Max and Crocodile Dundee with a big helping of National Geographic mixed in, then seasoned with Priscilla: Queen of the Desert. When most Americans think of Australia, they think of kangaroos and Ayers Rock. A few have a mental image of the Sidney Opera House. That's about it. Australians are like Texans, only with a funny (or funnier) accent. Elliot Richmond PhD candidate in science education University of Texas at Austin [log in to unmask] http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4758/