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Hi James,

Uu> Australia is no more what you see in Mad Max than the U.S. is
Uu> Blade Runner.

I kinda figured that <g>.  I just wanted to know if the majority of
Australians live in large cities or small communities.

Actually, I think like in some parts of the U.S. is very similar to life
depicted in _Blade Runner_, only the movie is a bit more flattering.  I've
seen parts of Houston and Dallas that would make you shudder.

Uu> 90% of Australians live in big cities with McDonald's and
Uu> Payphones and think
Uu> food comes from a supermarket.

Sorry if I offended you - I didn't intend to.  I haven't conducted any
research on "real" life in Australia.  The only info I have is what is
filtered through the tube, various periodicals, and K12Net.  I think the info
I get via K12Net is much closer to the truth.  For example, awhile back Pres.
Bush visited Australia.  Our news media didn't really pay much attention to
the visit, but _did_ make the point that he was welcomed with open arms.  I
subsequently learned through K12Net that there were many Australians who were
not happy about the visit AT ALL.

Uu> Our roads are the same in the cities but much fewer and farther
Uu> between outside
Uu> cities than in the U.S. Highway 1 which goes all the way around
Uu> the continent
Uu> (15,000km) was only completed a few years ago.
Uu> --

So, there are few roads BETWEEN the larger cities but the roads WITHIN the
cities are pretty much the same as in the U.S.  I believe most of our roads
were built during the Great Depression as part of a gov't-subsidized Public
Works Project to get people back to work.  As a result, most or our intercity
roads and bridges are in a state of disrepair.  Our infrastructure is in need
of a major overhaul.

Thank you for clearing up the misconceptions I had about Australia and
Australians.  Please pardon my ignorance.  I really am trying to learn about
life in your country.  Sometimes my questions may seem ludicrous, but with
each answered question I come a little closer to the truth.

Thanks again,

Chris


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