Speaking as a kiwi, Australia is the US of the southern hemisphere.
You’re right, and New Zealand is our nicer, saner neighbour (Canada of the southern hemisphere)
As an Australian, I have to agree. It sucks
You know, as an American, I've always felt like Australia was like even bigger Texas. Obviously, this isn't based on any firsthand experience, just my perception based on media, stereotypes, and memes. Like I said, I'm American.
I can understand that, as an American, Australia is near the top of the list of countries I'd consider moving to.
Uhoh. Australia is gonna have to build a wall, isn't it?
They need two walls, one to keep Americans out and one to keep emus trapped in the middle.
No, we let then in, they've already won, they even have war bases here that Australian federal politcans are not allowed to visit.
Personally I'd rather China took over, at least we'd get decent railways.
It makes some sense. Australia is not that unlike the US: there’s a lot of geographical spread, people more or less speak the same language, much of it is car-centric so you won’t have to get used to walking/cycling everywhere as you might in Europe, plus there’s a more or less functioning state healthcare system and much fewer guns in the hands of the general public. On the downside, the wildlife wants to kill you, and the locals will call you a “bloody seppo bastard” (rhyming slang for American, from “septic tank”/“yank”), though sometimes affectionately.
Thats because Australia is a much better place to live for the average citizen.
That doesn't explain why some of these countries are green.
Not for long.
Guyana surprises me a little bit. The spectre of war is probably pretty unpleasant, but on the flipside that's one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The economic situation should be, at a minimum, stable for the average person.
Relevant Wendover. Just watched this one last night. Was pretty interesting.
It's pretty fat away.
Finally, a different map
Because its one big US military base
