2007-08-22

New Zealand keeps tabs on us

It's always my belief that, around the world, you have "big country - little country syndrome", or "big city - little city syndrome". Such a syndrome would manifest itself in this way:
  • People in Melbourne know what goes on in Sydney, but people in Sydney have got no idea what goes on in Melbourne.

  • People in New Zealand know what goes on in Australia, but people in Australia have got no idea what goes on in New Zealand.

  • People in Australia know what goes on in the United States, but people in the United States have got no idea what goes on in Australia.
And so on. This sort of syndrome can often be proven. For example, what is today's main discussion in The New Zealand Herald? Does a politician's strip club visit lower your opinion of that person?


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