>One of the more interesting things I learned from the pair was that
>the phenomenon of the Tasmanian cultural cringe meant that media
>attention could be got simply by bringing someone from interstate or
>overseas to say the same thing as a local would be ignored saying,
>but that someone from outside would be more likely to be listened
>to. As they explained it, in Tasmania an "expert" is defined as
>anyone with a suitcase in his hand!
Ha. When Liza & I were in Hobart in July 2001, we were greeted as exotics, who'd come all the way from New York! We'd left our suitcases back at the casino hotel, but still, I know what you mean.
Doug