Americans on Australia - The 'Tough' Questions

In the 1970's, after a visit to the American Museum of Natural History, passers by were asked the 'tough' questions about Australia.
This footage is from the program Barry Humphries' "Flashbacks: 70's".

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[leakeg]

can't believe we were already making these videos 40 years ago! and they say American's are getting more stupid... they've been stupid from the start!

[Gamemaster411]

"That little Koala"? They must mean Blinky Bill.

Also I've seen maps in the USA that do NOT have Australia on them. Are we of no importance?

I bet in the next world war if we keep to ourselves and do nothing we will be ignored by the rest of the world. Because what do we have? Some coal, iron and a bit of uranium, hardly enough to be stuffed with occupying.

[attractivue]

@aaronsdavis No, not as many as we produce athletes (per capita). We've only produced 11 Nobel prize winners and only 4 winners were scientists!

Anyway, we are a great country and I wouldn't swap it for any other country!

[aaronsdavis]

@attractivue We do produce nobel scientists actually, google it.

[attractivue]

@bassgirl888 Well Carbon tax is probably the worst thing our country has ever done but you have to admit, we are rich because of our resources. We don't manufacture much, we don't produce Nobel prize winning scientists and an economy can't rely on services based industry. So, if we are a rich country then that is because of our resources. This is why, carbon tax is easily the worst thing because we only rely on our carbon emissions for revenue!

[bassgirl888]

@attractivue Shame our government is a fucking time wasting soap-opera that brings is a dumb-ass carbon tax because all they want is money. where do YOU think its all gonna go? The people? NO.

[attractivue]

@Gamemaster411 Are you kidding me? Australia is one of the richest countries on the PLANET! Whenever a country tries to occupy another country, they do it to get their RESOURCES!

[OutlawMCC]

@kylem1112 Well done, an educated person, great to see

[kylem1112]

@OutlawMCC I'm American... And yes, no one really likes geography in this country and couldn't name shit.... But i can! :D I can name all you guy's capitals, and if i'm wrong about them being capitals, i sure as hell know what the largest city is in each state.

[kylem1112]

@Gamemaster411 I really wish you could show me a picture of it. Iv'e never been to florida, but i'm VERY educated in political geography. And although i know we have alot of stupid mother fuckers in our country. It is beyond me that there is geo-political misrepresentation on a world map. Did you see/buy it from some sketchy cuban shop?

[Gamemaster411]

@kylem1112 I'm not retarded. And the world map I found was in Florida in some shop I can't remember. I still have the map.

[kylem1112]

@Gamemaster411 Are you talking about a WORLD MAP? I'm american and iv'e never seen a map with australia "not being there" You're as fucking retarded as these stupid fucking americans that they picked off the street who were obviously the stupidest people they could find. Please tell me where you found a map in America with no australia being there.....