Waaaaa, I don't like the way you look.

Something I am learning about the government of Australia, or more specifically New South Wales (NSW), is that they don't like to show the rest of the world Australia's true colors. They represent a glorious 1st world country where everyone is happy and everything magical. You come here and know that this IS the place where skittles fall from the sky. But, when fast food chains and 200,000 Catholic Pilgrims converge on the world down under you better believe that behind the mask of beauty hides a repressive beast.
The Pope has arrived for a week long celebration called World Youth Day. For the occasion the NSW police issued statements warning people of a $5500 fine and jail time for "annoying" Catholics. This included handing out condoms, protesting, wearing a t-shirt that someone doesn't like or just looking at someone the wrong way. Also for this occasion they have removed 130 homeless people from Sydney. Heaven forbid the Catholic visitors see the city's disadvantaged sect.

In disbelief, I have heard reports that Australians have eaten the final cherry and reached the coveted position of "fattest nation in the world". Gee thanks Australia, now what does America have to be a leader in? I'm a Texan girl and have been witness to the "everything bigger" line and it is true in TX and all over the Midwest. In defense of America's heavyweight title I argued this new finding with my Aussie friend James who said "we just hide all our fatties away."
Now I understand that's what they do with all their problems.

Follow up question: What happens to the overbearing moms who point out imperfections to be concealed when the country does it for them?

Cheers to not falling for a typical Aussie trick. clink.

ps. I thought the readers would want to know that yesterday the Federal Court struck down the "annoyance" law and people have happily been handing out condoms and protesting in the nude, just the way god intended it.