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Aussie Tourists (Verbally) Attacked By Aussies

We’ve had the Aussies picked as bad tourists before, but we didn't really expect their own government to start complaining--now we're reading articles slamming "whingeing, irresponsible, cut-rate Australian tourists" who are costing the country a fortune.

The Department of Foreign Affairs in Australia has said that this year will probably be the first time that the country reaches a magic "double thousand". They mean that more than 1,000 Australians will die overseas and more than 1,000 of them will get arrested. Not bad for a population of only 21 million.

The biggest problem, it seems, is the expectation Aussies have that the local Australian embassy will bail them out of whatever problems they get into, regardless of the travel advice or warnings given. It's probably not just the Australian government who doesn't want to spend millions getting their citizens home when they've walked into a risky spot. Don't say we didn't warn you, mate.

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