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* Apart from that it's best known for famous Americans and Europeans who paid a visit to the region or lived there for several years: explorers (Jacob Roggeveen, James Cook and Thor Heyerdahl), anthropologists (Margaret Mead) and cultural icons (Paul Gauguin, Music/JacquesBrel, Creator/MarlonBrando,...).
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* Apart from that it's best known for famous Americans and Europeans who paid a visit to the region or lived there for several years: explorers (Jacob Roggeveen, James Cook and Thor Heyerdahl), anthropologists (Margaret Mead) (Creator/MargaretMead) and cultural icons (Paul Gauguin, Music/JacquesBrel, Creator/MarlonBrando,...).
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* Australia and New Zealand may appear to argue a lot, [[VitriolicBestBuds but mess with one, you've got ''two'' very PO'ed countries to deal with.]] The [=ANZACs=] - it's Australia and New Zealand Army Corps, not one or the other.
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* Australia and New Zealand may appear to argue a lot, [[VitriolicBestBuds but mess with one, and you've got ''two'' got]] ''[[VitriolicBestBuds two]]'' [[VitriolicBestBuds very PO'ed countries to deal with.]] The [=ANZACs=] - it's Australia and New Zealand Army Corps, not one or the other.
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* You'll also hear the occasional joke about how Oceania is the same name as that of one of the three {{space filling empire}}s in ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour''.
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* You'll also hear the occasional joke about how Oceania is has the same name as that of one of the three {{space filling empire}}s in ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour''.
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* You'll also hear the occasional joke about how Oceania is the same name as that of one of the three {{space filling empire}}s in ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour''.
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* UsefulNotes/AustralianAborigines are stereotyped as nomadic tribesman who live off the land. They are generally portrayed as hospitable. In popular culture the men will always have beards. Also expect them to walk around in red loincloths and covered in bodypaint, while most Aboriginals nowadays wear the same casual clothing their fellow white Australians do.
** In the modern day, due to significant problems with unemployment and alcoholism within Aboriginal communities (holdovers from ''decades'' of colonial mistreatment, abuse, and exploitation, of which the Stolen Generations is a major example), a stereotype of Aboriginals as drunken layabouts exists among white Australians (see their useful notes page for more information).
** In the modern day, due to significant problems with unemployment and alcoholism within Aboriginal communities (holdovers from ''decades'' of colonial mistreatment, abuse, and exploitation, of which the Stolen Generations is a major example), a stereotype of Aboriginals as drunken layabouts exists among white Australians (see their useful notes page for more information).
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* UsefulNotes/AustralianAborigines UsefulNotes/AboriginalAustralians are stereotyped as nomadic tribesman tribesmen who live off the land. They are generally portrayed as hospitable. In popular culture the men will always have beards. Also expect them to walk around in red loincloths and covered in bodypaint, while though outside of ceremonial contexts most Aboriginals nowadays modern Aboriginal people wear the same casual clothing their fellow as white Australians do.
Australians.
** In the modern day, due to significant problems with unemployment and alcoholism within Aboriginal communities (holdovers from''decades'' centuries of colonial mistreatment, abuse, and exploitation, of which the Stolen Generations is a major example), a stereotype of Aboriginals as drunken layabouts exists among white Australians (see their useful notes page for more information). information).
** There exists a body of rather nasty humor about Aboriginal women's purported ugliness; ''Series/TwoBrokeGirls'' and Creator/TrevorNoah both landed in hot water for cracking jokes along those lines.
** Also, don't expect any mention of UsefulNotes/TorresStraitIslanders, the [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg oft-forgotten]] ''other'' UsefulNotes/FirstAustralians.
** In the modern day, due to significant problems with unemployment and alcoholism within Aboriginal communities (holdovers from
** There exists a body of rather nasty humor about Aboriginal women's purported ugliness; ''Series/TwoBrokeGirls'' and Creator/TrevorNoah both landed in hot water for cracking jokes along those lines.
** Also, don't expect any mention of UsefulNotes/TorresStraitIslanders, the [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg oft-forgotten]] ''other'' UsefulNotes/FirstAustralians.
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* A bunch of tropical islands full with primitive tribal communities who are a mix of Māori and Papua stereotypes. Palm trees are present with coconuts falling on your head. Tattoos are popular. All women have long black hair and wear a flower in it. Local people will be dancing HulaAndLuaus. Despite being a subregion of Oceania many of the individual isles are (former) colonies, part of other countries in Asia, South America, North America or Europe.
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* A bunch of tropical islands full with primitive tribal communities who are a mix of Māori and Papua stereotypes. Palm trees are present with coconuts falling on your head. Tattoos are popular. All women have long black hair and wear a flower in it. Local people will be dancing HulaAndLuaus.hula dancing. Despite being a subregion of Oceania many of the individual isles are (former) colonies, part of other countries in Asia, South America, North America or Europe.
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* In (beat em' up) videogames, Australians are mostly depicted as hulking [[BoisterousBruiser bruisers]], with examples including Kano from ''Franchise/MortalKombat'', [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent Craig Marduk]] from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'', Raiden/Big Bear from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' (complete with Ayers Rock/Uluru home-stage) and shark-wrestling fisherman Jeffry [[MeaningfulName McWild]] from ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter''. Rocker zombie Lord Raptor, of Darkstalkers fame, provides a variation, and is perhaps inspired by home-grown supergroup Music/{{ACDC}}. Then, there's also [[TestosteronePoisoning Saxton Hale]]...
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* In (beat em' up) videogames, Australians are mostly depicted as hulking [[BoisterousBruiser bruisers]], with examples including Kano from ''Franchise/MortalKombat'', [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent Craig Marduk]] from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'', Raiden/Big Bear from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' (complete with Ayers Rock/Uluru home-stage) and shark-wrestling fisherman Jeffry [[MeaningfulName McWild]] from ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter''. Rocker zombie Lord Raptor, of Darkstalkers VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} fame, provides a variation, and is perhaps inspired by home-grown supergroup Music/{{ACDC}}. Then, there's also [[TestosteronePoisoning Saxton Hale]]...
