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Old Jun 27th 2006, 9:15 am
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Aussies read more and watch less TV than Poms. Obviously OZ culture is superior. Look, the stats prove it :

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          Mean Hours of TV        Mean Hours of Radio         Mean Hours reading        Mean Hours Internet**
Thailand        22.4    Argentina       20.8    India           10.7    Taiwan          12.6
Philippines     21.0    Brazil          17.2    Thailand        9.4     Thailand        11.7
Egypt           20.9    South Africa    15.0    China           8.0     Spain           11.5
Turkey          20.2    Czech Republic  13.5    Philippines     7.6     Hungary         10.9
Indonesia       19.7    Thailand        13.3    Egypt           7.5     China           10.8
USA             19.0    Turkey          13.3    Czech Republic  7.4     Hong Kong       10.7
Taiwan          18.9    Poland          12.5    Russia          7.1     Poland          10.6
Brazil          18.4    Hungary         12.1    Sweden          6.9     Turkey          10.6
U.K.            18.0    Germany         11.5    France          6.9     Brazil          10.5
Japan           17.9    Australia       11.3    Hungary         6.8     Egypt           10.3
Saudi Arabia    17.7    Mexico          11.1    Saudi Arabia    6.8     Philippines     9.8
France          17.3    Sweden          10.9    Hong Kong       6.7     Korea           9.6
Hong Kong       16.7    U.K.            10.5    Poland          6.5     Saudi Arabia    9.3
GLOBAL          16.6    USA             10.2    GLOBAL          6.5     South Africa    9.0
Czech Republic  16.2    Spain           9.9     Venezuela       6.4     GLOBAL          8.9
Poland          15.9    Philippines     9.5     South Africa    6.3     Argentina       8.9
Spain           15.9    Canada          9.1     Australia       6.3     Russia          8.9
China           15.7    Egypt           9.0     Indonesia       6.0     France          8.8
Korea           15.4    France          9.0     Argentina       5.9     U.K.            8.8
Germany         15.2    GLOBAL          8.0     Turkey          5.9     USA             8.8
Hungary         15.1    Venezuela       7.6     Spain           5.8     Canada          8.3
Russia          15.0    Italy           7.2     Canada          5.8     Sweden          8.0
Italy           14.9    Russia          6.6     Germany         5.7     India           7.9
South Africa    14.8    Indonesia       5.8     USA             5.7     Indonesia       7.7
Canada          14.7    Hong Kong       5.1     Italy           5.6     Venezuela       7.5
Argentina       14.0    Taiwan          4.7     Mexico          5.5     Australia       7.0
Australia       13.3    Japan           4.1     U.K.            5.3     Czech Republic  7.0
India           13.3    India           4.1     Brazil          5.2     Japan           6.9
Sweden          12.3    Saudi Arabia    3.9     Taiwan          5.0     Germany         6.4
Venezuela       11.9    Korea           3.0     Japan           4.1     Italy           6.3
Mexico          11.6    China           2.1     Korea           3.1     Mexico          6.3
**Computer usage excludes those who report no time using computer/Internet for non-work purposes.
Source: NOP World

Now, please don't start with the "but what are they watching/reading" argument
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Old Jun 27th 2006, 10:23 am
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TV is so C_rap in Australia what do you expect. Prime you spend more time watching adds than the film.

If they put Titanic on Prime It would take about 2 days to watch the film.

All this proves is TV in the UK is better
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Old Jun 27th 2006, 10:46 am
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Originally Posted by pomref
TV is so C_rap in Australia what do you expect. Prime you spend more time watching adds than the film.
Hey, I said DON'T start with the "what are they watching" argument
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Old Jun 28th 2006, 1:07 am
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If you hadn't have put that in then.
Originally Posted by fnord
Obviously OZ culture is superior. Look, the stats prove it :


But you did, if you going to knock Pommies I'm going to defend them.
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Originally Posted by fnord
Aussies read more and watch less TV than Poms. Obviously OZ culture is superior. Look, the stats prove it :

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          Mean Hours of TV        Mean Hours of Radio         Mean Hours reading        Mean Hours Internet**
Thailand        22.4    Argentina       20.8    India           10.7    Taiwan          12.6
Philippines     21.0    Brazil          17.2    Thailand        9.4     Thailand        11.7
Egypt           20.9    South Africa    15.0    China           8.0     Spain           11.5
Turkey          20.2    Czech Republic  13.5    Philippines     7.6     Hungary         10.9
Indonesia       19.7    Thailand        13.3    Egypt           7.5     China           10.8
USA             19.0    Turkey          13.3    Czech Republic  7.4     Hong Kong       10.7
Taiwan          18.9    Poland          12.5    Russia          7.1     Poland          10.6
Brazil          18.4    Hungary         12.1    Sweden          6.9     Turkey          10.6
U.K.            18.0    Germany         11.5    France          6.9     Brazil          10.5
Japan           17.9    Australia       11.3    Hungary         6.8     Egypt           10.3
Saudi Arabia    17.7    Mexico          11.1    Saudi Arabia    6.8     Philippines     9.8
France          17.3    Sweden          10.9    Hong Kong       6.7     Korea           9.6
Hong Kong       16.7    U.K.            10.5    Poland          6.5     Saudi Arabia    9.3
GLOBAL          16.6    USA             10.2    GLOBAL          6.5     South Africa    9.0
Czech Republic  16.2    Spain           9.9     Venezuela       6.4     GLOBAL          8.9
Poland          15.9    Philippines     9.5     South Africa    6.3     Argentina       8.9
Spain           15.9    Canada          9.1     Australia       6.3     Russia          8.9
China           15.7    Egypt           9.0     Indonesia       6.0     France          8.8
Korea           15.4    France          9.0     Argentina       5.9     U.K.            8.8
Germany         15.2    GLOBAL          8.0     Turkey          5.9     USA             8.8
Hungary         15.1    Venezuela       7.6     Spain           5.8     Canada          8.3
Russia          15.0    Italy           7.2     Canada          5.8     Sweden          8.0
Italy           14.9    Russia          6.6     Germany         5.7     India           7.9
South Africa    14.8    Indonesia       5.8     USA             5.7     Indonesia       7.7
Canada          14.7    Hong Kong       5.1     Italy           5.6     Venezuela       7.5
Argentina       14.0    Taiwan          4.7     Mexico          5.5     Australia       7.0
Australia       13.3    Japan           4.1     U.K.            5.3     Czech Republic  7.0
India           13.3    India           4.1     Brazil          5.2     Japan           6.9
Sweden          12.3    Saudi Arabia    3.9     Taiwan          5.0     Germany         6.4
Venezuela       11.9    Korea           3.0     Japan           4.1     Italy           6.3
Mexico          11.6    China           2.1     Korea           3.1     Mexico          6.3
**Computer usage excludes those who report no time using computer/Internet for non-work purposes.
Source: NOP World

Now, please don't start with the "but what are they watching/reading" argument
To be fair, UK TV is far superior to its Aussie counterpart.

Though I do think they should scrap that ridiculous "TV license" thing.
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Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
To be fair, UK TV is far superior to its Aussie counterpart.

Though I do think they should scrap that ridiculous "TV license" thing.
That ridiculous TV license thing pays for your superior UK TV!
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That ridiculous TV license thing pays for your superior UK TV!
To be precise, it only pays for 3 BBC channels. The rest goes to the Beeb's other outlets (radio, Internet, etc.)

None of it goes to the four commercial channels, which pay their own way.

But if I don't pay it, I can't watch anything - even the commercial channels!

What's all that about?
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Originally Posted by pomref
If you going to knock Pommies I'm going to defend them.
Actually, I was knocking the value of statistics after reading something about the cost of living.
I like England, by the way. I wouldn't have lived here for 15 years otherwise...
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ok then so whats does this mean

Originally Posted by fnord
Obviously OZ culture is superior.
that statement looks Dodgey to me.
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Originally Posted by pomref
ok then so whats does this mean
It means I picked a statistic and showed how it could be twisted into either a "See, UK is super fab" or "See, OZ is super fab" argument. I guess I didn't make it obvious enough that I was mocking the overly free use of statistics. I'll use more smilies next time...

Does anyone really think Oz culture is superior to UK culture? I don't think so.

But before Vash gets upset, I'm not saying Aussies don't have culture (even though a lot of them fear they don't).
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