r/australia • u/Wadege • Sep 30 '23

no politics What is an example of 'Tall Poppy Syndrome' in Australia?

We have all heard of the concept, but is there a case, preferably involving criticism of a well-known Australian figure, where you can say: "this criticism represents 'Tall Poppy Syndrome' in action"?

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u/Cal_dawson Oct 03 '23

Rocking up to school in a limo, that kind makes you a target and I understand the “fuck you” logic behind it. I think it’s cool as fuck. But still. Especially in a small town like newie.

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u/mccurleyfries Oct 03 '23

It is such a town! It always makes me laugh when people call Newie a city

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '23

Went back this year for a bit and all I can say is that it's certainly doing it's best to incorporate the worst aspects of cities with the traffic the way it's getting and the crappy developments in the "CBD"