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**Saint Willy** · 10-02-2021, 06:16 AM

Australian diplomat in Singapore roasted for video claiming corn dog is ‘local culture’

Australia’s top diplomat in Singapore has been labelled an idiot abroad over a bizarre video in which he eagerly chows down on a battered sav.

Australia's new High Commissioner to Singapore, former Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman.Source:Twitter

The humble corn dog has sparked accusations that Australia’s top diplomat in Singapore is an idiot abroad.
Former Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman has horrified food purists after suggesting one of the culinary highlights of multicultural Singapore is an American hot dog dipped and fried in batter.
In a post titled “Sunday fun in Singapore”, the ex-MP posted a clip of himself giving the thumbs up at Universal Studios over the weekend, before filming himself eating a corn dog and raising his eyebrows at the sheer delight of it.

“As Australia’s new High Commissioner to Singapore I think it’s really important to immerse myself in experiences and the local culture so I can truly understand what makes this place tick,’’ he said.
But the social media post has copped a drubbing on Twitter and has now prompted Labor’s foreign affairs spokeswoman Penny Wong to urge Mr Hodgman to get out more.

Enjoying a bite of local culture.Source:Twitter

Mmmm! Yum!Source:Twitter

“Nobody is begrudging Will Hodgman a weekend trip to Universal Studios if that’s his thing, but this just reinforces negative stereotypes that the Australian Government is ignorant about our own neighbourhood,’’ she told news.com.au.
“Mr Hodgman eating a corn dog and calling it ‘local culture’ is preposterous. It’s like a diplomat going to Rome and posting videos from Pizza Hut.”
Actually, it’s probably worse. It’s more akin to travelling to Rome and ordering a dim sim, but you get the idea.

Labor’s Penny Wong urged Mr Hodgman to get out more. Picture: Sean DaveySource:News Corp Australia

Singapore’s food culture draws tourists from around the world.Source:Supplied

“Singapore is rightly proud of its food culture – few cities in the world can compete. Its geography and history combine in local dishes that people flock to eat,’’ Senator Wong said.
“Will Hodgman’s job is to improve Australia’s standing in Singapore and this just underlines why Scott Morrison should not have appointed an unqualified mate to such a serious job.”
She added, “Singapore is a critical relationship – both for our countries’ shared prosperity and for the challenges our region faces. We can’t afford ‘own goals’ like this.”
Stung by the widespread horror over his corn dog habits, Mr Hodgman has returned to Twitter this afternoon to insist it was all just a bit of fun.
“Was being very tongue in cheek! I think we can all do with a bit of lightening up these days,’’ he said.

Singapore: Will Hodgman roasted for corn dog Twitter video (news.com.au)

**panama hat** · 10-02-2021, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

“Was being very tongue in cheek! I think we can all do with a bit of lightening up these days,’’ he said.

If this is the case then he's succeeded - does he have form for being a dolt?

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

She added, “Singapore is a critical relationship – both for our countries’ shared prosperity and for the challenges our region faces. We can’t afford ‘own goals’ like this.”

Yea . . . Penny needs to chill out a bit and not play political games at the drop of a hat. Maybe she should try not to break the law by taking confidential budget papers out of the official 'lockup', citizenship scandals, . . . but make a joke about a dog on a stick . . .

Luckily for her she's a protected species . . .

**sabang** · 10-02-2021, 08:24 AM

A real Heavyweight title fight between two Cultural powerhouses.

**Headworx** · 10-02-2021, 09:01 AM

Never heard them called Corn Dogs anywhere outside of America, in Australia they're either Dagwood Dogs or Pluto Pups to my knowledge. Totally delicious though, no matter what they're called

**cyrille** · 10-02-2021, 09:03 AM

So the guy's at Universal studios eating a 'corn dog' whatever the fuck that is, and posting that he's sampling local culture?

It really does look like he was joking to me.

I'd have a dimmy every day of the week.

**panama hat** · 10-02-2021, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by cyrille

It really does look like he was joking to me.

Penny Wong is a Malaysian-Australian lesbian mother of two who is very much a Labor Party hack and fairly well gets away with anything she wishes.

Sense of humour? Nah . . .

Prone to exagerration? Yea . . . Singapore will probably throw him out, cut all trade deals and withdraw its ambassador from Canberra, such is the gravity of this.

Onya Penny, ya little legend

**sabang** · 10-02-2021, 10:36 AM

She's an adelaide gal too.

**Fondles** · 10-02-2021, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by Headworx

Never heard them called Corn Dogs anywhere outside of America, in Australia they're either Dagwood Dogs or Pluto Pups to my knowledge. Totally delicious though, no matter what they're called

Dagwood dogs at the annual show but battered sav at the local fish and chip shop.

I thought Plutopups had a frankfurt in them, not a saveloy.

**Cujo** · 10-02-2021, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by Headworx

Never heard them called Corn Dogs anywhere outside of America, in Australia they're either Dagwood Dogs or Pluto Pups to my knowledge. Totally delicious though, no matter what they're called

It's a battered sav. (savaloy)

**panama hat** · 10-02-2021, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by Paleo Robbie

If you see and eat one of those for the first time, you're bound to think its local food .

No. Maybe you are . . . The guy isn't a novice traveller, she's being a pedantic politician out to score some cheap points

**baldrick** · 10-02-2021, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

Singapore’s food culture draws tourists from around the world

ok ....

this sort of news goes a long way to explain civilization on earth

**OhOh** · 10-02-2021, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by Paleo Robbie

would he only be allowed to eat UK food ?
No Chinese, Indian, Italian or Congolese food ?

English-speaking people in the UK and elsewhere eat what is available. What they don't state is that they are

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

Kulcha

Colonialism appears to still reign in some backwaters.

**Saint Willy** · 10-02-2021, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by panama hat

Penny Wong is a Malaysian-Australian lesbian mother of two who is very much a Labor Party hack and fairly well gets away with anything she wishes.

Penelope Ying-Yen Wong is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since 2002. She has served as Senate leader of the Australian Labor Party since 2013, and is currently Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. She was a cabinet minister in the Rudd and Gillard Governments from 2007 to 2013

**panama hat** · 10-02-2021, 12:46 PM

Both are correct descriptions

**Headworx** · 10-02-2021, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by Fondles

Dagwood dogs at the annual show..

Certainly yes in QLD at the Ekka but I can recall going to a show in some other state (WA or VIC maybe) where they called them Pluto Pups.

Good God I'd love one now, dipped to about half-way into a small barrel of tomatoe sauce that would somehow end up on your elbow

**cyrille** · 10-02-2021, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by Paleo Robbie

“Singapore is rightly proud of its food culture – few cities in the world can compete. Its geography and history combine in local dishes that people flock to eat,’

Errrmm , nearly all of Singapores food originates from abroad, China and Malaysia , that is now considered to be "local food" , why should American or Congolese food be held to a different regard ?

Originally Posted by Paleo Robbie

“Singapore is rightly proud of its food culture – few cities in the world can compete. Its geography and history combine in local dishes that people flock to eat,’

Errrmm , nearly all of Singapores food originates from abroad, China and Malaysia , that is now considered to be "local food" , why should American or Congolese food be held to a different regard ?

I believe you have an appropriate gif for this, snubby.

**Fondles** · 10-02-2021, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by Headworx

Certainly yes in QLD at the Ekka but I can recall going to a show in some other state (WA or VIC maybe) where they called them Pluto Pups.

Good God I'd love one now, dipped to about half-way into a small barrel of tomatoe sauce that would somehow end up on your elbow

ACT annual show as well call em dagwood dogs.

Pluto pups don't use Saveloy's so are not the same.

**beerlaodrinker** · 10-02-2021, 07:34 PM

Yep here in w.a there known as pluto pups
Never heard em reffered to as corn dogs.

**bsnub** · 10-02-2021, 07:51 PM

Maybe you lot should google "dagwood stack". That is the real deal a fucking corndog is a corndog. A stack is another thing entirely.

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**Headworx** · 10-02-2021, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by beerlaodrinker

Never heard em reffered to as corn dogs.

Strictly an American name for them but they're pretty much the same thing, they use cornmeal in the batter though.

**bsnub** · 10-02-2021, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by Headworx

Strictly an American name for them but they're pretty much the same thing, they use cornmeal in the batter though.

A purely American thing that you Aussies took on.

**Headworx** · 10-02-2021, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by bsnub

Maybe you lot should google "dagwood stack"

Also called a Hero Sandwich in Oz. Well that's what we called them in Oilfield camps where there'd be a buffet of sandwich ingredients laid out to make your own lunch to take to work, but out of pure laziness or being too hungover to fuck around making 2 or 3 sensibly sized sandwiches we'd pile ingredients 6+ inches high between 2 slices of bread and just take bites as required throughout the day

**bsnub** · 10-02-2021, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by Headworx

Also called a Hero Sandwich in Oz. Well that's what we called them in Oilfield camps where there'd be a buffet of sandwich ingredients laid out to make your own lunch to take to work, but out of pure laziness or being too hungover to fuck around making 2 or 3 sensibly sized sandwiches we'd pile ingredients 6+ inches high between 2 slices of bread and just take bites as required throughout the day

Love it.

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