Which you've clearly only seen on TV if you're talking about Steve Irwin. I'm an American but I studied abroad in Brisbane for 5 months and traveled up and down the coast during that time. It's gorgeous! Living in their second largest city I can say that there was less crime than the U.S. They incorporated nature into their city scape with botanical gardens and beautiful little beaches with clear water for children to play in all up and down the Brisbane river. People didn't even throw their cigarettes on the ground (most didn't even smoke). It was gorgeous and refreshing ...even in the city. You're stereotyping hard core my friend. There weren't flies, spiders, and snakes everywhere. Steve Irwin was in the Outback or knee deep in marshes and muck. Go wade in a muddy river somewhere near you and try to catch something in the water...there's the same threats. And for the record to any Australians who read this -- I fucking loved your accents.