Why isn't Australia more like Argentina (or vice versa)?

[Michael Perelman]

Good point.  In my brief visit to Sydney, I did not notice as many
Japanese as other Asians.  The Asians with whom I spoke, including
students, seemed to stress the distance.

On Sat, Aug 04, 2001 at 01:56:08PM -0700, Brad DeLong wrote:
> >One minor point: Australia is a major shopping destination for rich
> >Asians, since it is closer than London or Paris or New York.
> 
> Not that much closer. Tokyo-Sydney is 4900 miles. Tokyo-London is 5940 miles.

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