A Melbourne visitor enjoys its Murders

Stumbled across an interesting artcile on Melbourne written by a visitor who I guess is Indian as the article is in "The Hindu".
The Hindu : An Australian murder

While some observations weren't quite right - for example the generalisation that you need a million dollars to buy a house in a far-away suburb (you only need $400,000 for that), some of his other comments were spot on, or amusing.

Here are some snippets that I enjoyed:

AUSTRALIA is a wonderful country, especially for murders. I believe a good murder unites the people of this vast, sparsely populated country more than any sport.

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Melbournites have become an impatient people. If they have to wait for a traffic light to change twice, they consider it a major traffic jam. With such a bounty and the vast landscape, its no wonder that Australia has one of the highest traffic fatality rates in the world.

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The city feels American... Melbourne is filling with tycoons, moguls, magnates, billionaires and mere millionaires. The newspapers keep a daily scorecard of rising property prices, on their front pages.

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What I admire about the Australians is that despite such bloated prices, they do preserve their heritage.

Regarding the King / Society murders which occurred during the visit:

My wait for a good murder also ended. I knew that Australia wouldn't fail me. The "society" murders hit the front pages and TV News screens a week after I arrived....Strangely, little was written about Mr. King. Mrs. King had the money, so she was given the closest attention. Even in death, the money mattered most.

And his final summation:

Australia's a beautiful country, and always lays on a good murder for entertainment.

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