This is a stupid story, but it struck my interest because it confirms that Australia has gotten dumber since Steve Irwin was eaten by a lion or whatever happened to him. Basically, Paris Hilton spent $4000 in 40 minutes in Australia and that pissed off a bunch of people. TMZ reports:
Paris Hilton enraged Australians by spending almost 100 bucks a minute at a boutique Down Under the other day -- but none other than the Deputy Prime Minister says it's actually a good thing.
Hiltie got skewered in the Aussie press for shelling out around US$4000 at the Wayne Cooper boutique in 40 minutes on Monday, but Deputy PM Julia Gillard tells AdelaideNow.com it's good for tourism. "I'm obviously not as well practiced at shopping as Ms Hilton is," says the pol, "but Australia's a great place to do it."
Hiltie got skewered in the Aussie press for shelling out around US$4000 at the Wayne Cooper boutique in 40 minutes on Monday, but Deputy PM Julia Gillard tells AdelaideNow.com it's good for tourism. "I'm obviously not as well practiced at shopping as Ms Hilton is," says the pol, "but Australia's a great place to do it."
At least their Prime Minister has a brain. Dead people who once lived in The Bahamas, Andorra, and Aruba turned over in their graves when they heard this news. Tourism, and particularly tourists who stupidly overspend, are GOOD for a country. Seriously, it means more kangaroo food and boomerangs, so chill out.
