O RLY?
"an egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal" - c'mon - we're not that gullible. I've seen Neighbours and all 3 Mad Max films and the platypus hasn't appeared once.

/forms all opinions about Australia from watching Neighbours and Mad Max.
( C, Sun 10 May 2009, 8:48, archived)

Clearly.
Neighbours is an idealised version of how Aus wants us to be seen as and Mad Max is just a several hour long screen shot of shite that never happens here.

/is australian and has never watched neighbours or MM.
(Poppet some assembly required., Sun 10 May 2009, 8:55, archived)

If you're coming to the UK next year I'd recommend watching "Fawlty Towers" and "Withnail & I" - they should give you a well rounded view of what to expect when you arrive here.
( C, Sun 10 May 2009, 9:03, archived)