[alancalverd]

A strange statement. The USA has an exceptionally low population density, and a very wide range of accent and inflection.

[Petrochemicals]

A strange statement. The USA has an exceptionally low population density, and a very wide range of accent and inflection.

The sheer number of people and media power is quite significantly larger than that of Australia. An order of magnitude and then some.

[alancalverd]

But Neighbours (note the spelling) was on UK TV at peak teatime for years and spawned a generation of teenage idolators.

[Petrochemicals]

But Neighbours (note the spelling) was on UK TV at peak teatime for years and spawned a generation of teenage idolators.

Man landed on the moon, spawned a generation idolators, but the 70 was dominated by hippies and not astronauts.

[alancalverd]

Man landed on the moon, spawned a generation idolators,

Oddly enough, not quite true. I read a sad account from a flying club president who told a local journalist that he was organising a lecture by Jim Lovell.

"Never hear of him"

"Captain of Apollo 13"

"Oh you mean Tom Hanks."