The Udder of Down Under?
Australia is the teenager of the world. Ayers rock is said to be the belly-button of the world while Tasmania… is the pubic bush of the world?
I was speaking with a Korean chap, Tae Hyun, the other day. He was planning on traveling around Australia, and he asked me “Do they have the Internet in Tasmania?”
For some reason this made me laugh while thinking of all the possible responses I could say.
“They just got it yesterday”
“Yes, but you have to wait your turn”
“No, it’s too hard to type with 3 fingers”
Then I got to thinking about
“Why does Sydney and the rest of Australia treat Tasmania like it’s its map of Tasmania?”
It isn't the most thrilling place in the world. The stereotype says that Tasmanians are quite slow. Academic Tasmanian websites having banners like this certainly doesn't help.
I hate to say this but of the few Tasmanians I’ve met, they did speak quite slowly as if their mouths were crowded. Their digits were all intact though and they could grasp things with ease. Otherwise, they were quite charmingly bogan whose accents could smooth furniture and whose teeth were post-apocalyptic picket fences.
But obviously that’s not everyone. Maybe our mental stigma can be traced from a statistical approach?
Population: 485 000 (That's more than NT and ACT)
Sheep population: 4 300 000
Capital: Hobart
Famous for: Ports and Sydney to Hobart finish line
Euphemism: "The Natural State"
Famous athletes: BOONY
Famous singers: Bic Runga?? New Zealand is Tasmania, right?
Famous reality show contestants: Amali. Millie Edwards of Australian Idol 3 was thought to be Tasmanian but she actually just went there because the audition lines were smaller.
Danish crown-princesses: Too many to count!
Nothing really shameful there that would be any worse than other less-capital Australian capitals. Though there's a lot to be said for a place whose most famous export is a bi-polar animated animal. Tasmania is rich in natural scenery and history though it's foraging through the couch cushions when it comes to trailblazing. One of the first of Australia's penal colonies was set up in Tazzie. Otherwise, they've given the world...
Cadbury Chocolate
Errol Flynn
Engaging Bogans
Apples
Tasmania has a certain charm about it. It certainly won't ever be a terrorism hotspot. We shouldn't consider "Tasmania" to be some sort of a disease. In fact due to its history, a lot of Sydney-siders would have Tasmanian roots. It may be a sign that the Bass Strait is so dangerous, but we should all embrace the point in the chunky exclamation mark that is Australia. 
“They sure do” I said to Tae Hyun “They suuuuure do” .
Why don't we LOVE our Tasmanians? Is it jealousy? Add a comment..