The Embarrassing Espresso Blunder Australians Still Make Bitter and twisted. Image: Hospitality Magazine We all have a chip on our shoulder. Brits (silently) seethe at being called Polite To A Fault, Americans loudly reject being cast as loudmouths, Spaniards yawn at your lazy tropes, and the French sneer when you call them arrogant. Australians? We’re desperate to prove our sophistication – something particularly on show when we visit Europe. Full of a rabid desire to prove the Foster’s swilling, criminal ancestor having, goon sack skulling stereotypes false, we do our utmost to show we can wear multiple hats (and not just Snapbacks).