An American influencer has revealed the things she loves most about Australia, sparking a heated debate.
Lo Swo, a digital creator and OnlyFans model, took to social media last week to share some of her pet peeves about life Down Under after recently visiting Sydney and Perth.
“I just spent 10 days in Australia and I have words,” she told her TikTok followers in a viral video.
Lo started her video by praising the country for its “clean and fresh” air, but she quickly moved on to the thing that annoyed her, starting with flying.
“Australians, I don’t know how you survive with the flies,” she declared
Although Lo admitted mosquitoes were a problem in her hometown of Florida, US, she said they were not nearly as bad as the flies in Australia.
The influencer then turned her gaze to the iconic Australian magpie and described her horror at seeing some of the birds engaged in a ‘gang fight’.
‘It was like a five-on-one fight. I’m pretty sure they killed that one. I don’t know why, but it happened. I saw it. It was terrifying,” she said. .
Lo then claimed that there was a critical lack of nightlife across the country.
“Nothing is open after 7 or 8 p.m., all restaurants close at 5 p.m. and all shops close at 7 p.m.,” she said.
“Also, nothing is open on weekends, like after midnight… Perth said, ‘Mmmm, it’s late, go to bed, everyone goes to bed.’
Lo Swo (pictured), a digital creator and OnlyFans model, took to social media last week to share some of her pet peeves about living in Australia
Lo also said she had discovered a dark side of the country, claiming there were “a lot of racists like America.”
She was especially offended by one habit she had observed.
“A lot of Australians thought it would be funny to compare every racist thing they would say to Mexicans, as if my partner and I would find that funny because we’re American. And I don’t, because most of my family lives in Mexico now,” she said.
“So that wasn’t cool. That was bad.
“I felt sorry for anyone living as a minority in Australia who had to deal with that.”
However, the content creator had more positive things to say about the country, praising Western Australia’s Rottnest Island and its “great” public transport system.
She was also happy to see that there were kangaroos ‘hanging out’ just outside of town.
Lo said she was unsure whether she would return to Australia.
“I don’t know if I would do it again anytime soon,” she said.
“But hey, Australia, you’re fine, minus the flies, which was awful, but you’re fine.”
The influencer’s video sparked debate online, with many criticizing her for forming an opinion after visiting just two cities (stock image pictured)
The video, which has been viewed more than 345,000 times, received mixed reactions from Australians.
Many were critical of her recordings, noting that she only visited Perth and Sydney and not the rest of the country.
‘Don’t judge the whole of Australia by Perth. Perth is nice but everything closes early,” said one viewer.
“Perth is 20 years behind the rest of Australia,” claimed another.
“Shops and restaurants don’t close early in other states like Victoria.”
While a third joked: ‘should have come to the east coast’.
Others took to the comments section to defend the Western Australian capital.
“Perth is closing early because we respect our service sector and retail workers. Work-life balance is important here!,” said one.
However, many users agreed with Lo that there was a flying problem in Australia.
“The flies are one of the reasons we mumble a little when we talk,” one person joked.
Another said the flies “absolutely stuck my head in.”