In the world of high-end watchmaking, there’s no superlative or achievement more prestigious than the world’s thinnest mechanical watch. Watch brands can wax lyrical about their technological prowess, but there’s nothing tricker or more impressive than making ultra-thin watches.

The last few decades have seen a particularly fierce battle between top watchmakers – chiefly Audemars Piguet, Bulgari, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget and Vacheron Constantin – for the title. Up until 2022, it was Piaget that held it with the superb Altiplano Ultimate Concept, which weighs in at a very svelte 2mm thick.

Many thought that would be impossible to trump – but Bulgari has done the impossible. Meet the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra (ref. 103611): officially the world’s thinnest mechanical watch, and unofficially the coolest thing you can wear on your wrist.

How thin is it? 1.8mm. That absolutely trounces Piaget’s record. For perspective, that’s thinner than a 10 Euro cent coin, American nickel or an Australian 20 cent coin. It’s almost two-dimensional. Being crafted out of sandblasted titanium, it’s also incredibly light. To paraphrase Ned Flanders, it would feel like you’re wearing nothing at all. Stupid sexy Bulgari.

The Octo Finissimo Ultra also represents an eighth consecutive year of record-breaking Octo Finissimos for Bulgari. Since 2015, they’ve broken many of the watch world’s most impressive horological superlatives with this now-iconic watch, including the world’s thinnest automatic watch and the world’s thinnest perpetual calendar.

“The challenge of this eighth record was the most difficult to overcome, since we had to break the rules not only in terms of movement design, but also of the case, the caseback, the bracelet and the folding clasp,” Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, Bulgari’s Product Creation Executive Director explains.

“To achieve this degree of thinness, you not only have to review your way of thinking, but you must also draw upon a wide range of skills, play with multiple materials and adapt to a multitude of new constraints.”

“In this sense, the Octo Finissimo Ultra is unquestionably the ultimate complication in this vast field of possibilities represented by ultra-miniaturisation.”

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Every element of the watch is bespoke and rather extraordinary. The redesigned bracelet is half as thick as previous Octo Finissimo bracelets, for example. Two regulator-style dials tell the hours and minutes, with a smaller running seconds dial cleverly integrated directly on top of a gear-wheel.

Rather than a traditional crown, the Octo Finissimo Ultra has two horizontally placed knobs – one for winding and the other for setting – keeping the watch as thin as possible. There’s so much going on and it’s all pretty mind-blowing.

It also happens to be an incredibly beautiful watch, despite (or perhaps because of) its asymmetrical, form-follows-function design.

You might have noticed that the Octo Finissimo Ultra’s ratchet wheel has a funky design. That pattern, as you may have guessed, is actually a QR code that, once scanned, links to an exclusive NFT artwork which guarantees the authenticity and uniqueness of each example of this groundbreaking watch – a practical and exciting use of blockchain technology that underscores how forward-thinking Bulgari as a maison really is.

In short, the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra is an insanely impressive watch. It’s really hard to overstate how impressive, to be honest. Elegant, futuristic and distinctive, it’s the very definition of a ‘grail’.

UPDATE 6/7/22: the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra has actually lost the title of ‘world’s thinnest watch’ to the Richard Mille RM UP-01 Manual Winding Ultraflat Ferrari. More on that watch here.

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An old Tweet has resurfaced on Instagram and re-ignited an age-old debate: do you eat the burger or the fries first? The Tweet in question claims that you should “always eat the fries first” but a direct reply disagrees.

“Noooo fries, burger, fries, burger, burger, fries, fries, finish the burger and the remainder of the fries.”

The screenshot of the two Tweets was posted by @menshumor on Instagram and people are debating what the correct order is in the comments. One Instagram user is adamant that “you gotta eat the burger first and save the fries for last…” while another argued that “fries first then burger, fries go cold quick asf.”

We did a little digging and it seems this issue is hotly contested – and not just in the comments section of this Instagram post. A Reddit thread asking people to comment what they think the correct order to consume a burger and fries is, is equally divided.

One Reddit user wrote, “Burger because it’s the main part of the meal. Fries in my mind are like [a] salty dessert,” while another commented, “Fries first; before they get cold and soggy.”

Some Reddit users seem to regularly mix up their burger-fry-eating order; u/lol_theorycrafter wrote, “Some days its burgers, some days its fries. I live a dangerous life.” But then multiple users commented that they put the fries onto the burger in between the patty and the bun, so they eat both burger and fries at the same time.

Although these users who admitted they put fries on their burgers faced many negative responses like “you monster”.

Going through the entire Reddit thread, it seems there’s no general consensus on what should be eaten first; it’s the modern-day ‘chicken or the egg’ conundrum. I think we can all agree though that u/Satans_Secretary certainly lives up to their username with this heinous comment:

“I order the burger by itself and eat that.”

Because a burger, whether you eat it first or not, simply must be accompanied by fries.

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If a BMW is ‘the ultimate driving machine’, then an Alpina is the ultimate ultimate driving machine. The esteemed German tuning house, which specialises in BMWs, is widely regarded as making some of the best performance and luxury cars on the planet.

Calling Alpina a ‘tuner’ is selling the firm a bit short, actually. Alpina is deeply integrated into BMW’s operations: their vehicles are assembled on the same production lines as normal BMWs before being sent to Alpina’s factory in Buchloe, Bavaria for finishing touches. Alpina is actually recognised by the German government as a car manufacturer in its own right and therefore it issues its own VINs.

Alpina likes to do things a little differently to BMW and its M division, too. Compared to ‘M cars’, Alpinas put more emphasis on luxury, higher torque, and often come to different conclusions about how to achieve power gains. All Alpina models are turbocharged (not all M cars are), and Alpina likes to install its own manumatic transmissions.

In short, they’re a bit special; a bit idiosyncratic. They’re a bit of an ‘if you know you know’, real enthusiast car brand – the epitome of cool for people who are really into their cars. But those people are set for a bit of a rude shock.

Earlier this month, Alpina announced that they’ve been bought by the BMW Group and that the production of Alpina vehicles at their Buchloe site will wrap up in 2025. The two firms “will continue to cooperate closely in the future, but in a new form and inter alia, with a focus on engineering and development services,” their press release elaborates, and “the spare parts supply and the service offering for BMW ALPINA automobiles of all ages is guaranteed in the long term.”

You can read the press release in full here. The phrasing of the release implies that Bovensiepen (Alpina’s new name) will simply be responsible for legacy servicing and will instead work more as a design/engineering bureau for BMW rather than a tuner/manufacturer.

“In the coming years, we will showcase new, exciting, dynamic and efficient automobiles. Our order books are as full as ever and several new products and product updates are imminent“, Alpina CEO Andreas Bovensiepen explains. “With our in-depth expertise and know-how, we will continue to bring different but impressive mobility offerings to market… Our manufacturing activities will transform into engineering services over time.”

While it’s good to hear that Alpina hasn’t gone bust or anything – and that current Alpina owners will continue to be looked after – it’s not clear from the press release what BMW’s plans with Alpina are exactly.

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One potential future is we could see Alpina become a sort of trim level/specification for new BMWs, similar to BMW M. A similar thing has happened with other car companies: for example, AMG, which has long been associated with Mercedes-Benz, started off as an independent tuning firm before being bought out and absorbed into Mercedes.

Alpina’s press release references how from 2026, BMW wants to introduce more luxury offerings in their range. Perhaps Alpina will become a luxury designation for BMW models, like how Maybach is for Mercedes?

All we know is we’ll be very sad to see Alpina disappear entirely. We hope BMW keeps the Alpina vision alive; to continue to make incredibly luxurious, incredibly fast and somewhat understated versions of their already impressive cars.

We also hope this doesn’t make Alpina prices on the used market even crazier than they already are (but that’s probably some wishful thinking). It would be great to be able to own a B12 5.7 someday…

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The airline cabin designs for the 2022 Crystal Cabin Awards have been announced. From designs that throw light onto the wall, making you feel like you’re in an underwater aquarium, to bunk bed style suites and floating seat designs, there are a whole lot of options on display.

The most interesting of which, however, we reckon, is The Explorer. This design comes from Lufthansa Technik, who worked with Diehl Aerospace to bring the creation to life (the design was first unveiled last year, but is still quite new, and is still in the design stages).

The Explorer is made for private jets. It covers your cabin ceiling and walls with projections, which can range from relaxing underwater scenes to a disco type decor.

Lufthansa Technik describes it as its pioneering cabin design for long-haul aircraft, explaining that it helps your adventures start as soon as you arrive at the airport – no matter where you’re flying.

Why? It’s basically a personal “flying hotel” and it gives you all comfort you’d have in a five-star hotel on the ground. 

Lufthansa Technik explains: “In developing the cabin floor plan, we placed our emphasis on a wide range of possible use cases. Interior elements are deliberately kept multi-functional. In addition to classic room elements such as bedrooms, bathrooms, offices and conference areas, we show you a variety of new ideas.”

“Do your business but also enjoy life and explore the world or party with family and friends. Therefore, you have your own dedicated areas i.e . for mission briefings, dining, fitness or even a dance floor and SPA area.”

“Furthermore, you can take all your special equipment with you. No matter if it is a car, offroad vehicle, wingsuite, wine cellar, exploration laboratory or even an emergency medical room – or anything else you might dream of.”

“We analyzed the typical elements of the Explorer boat class in order to transfer the design idea behind it from the water to the air, and thus into a new cabin design.”

Jan Grube, Sales Director in Lufthansa Technik’s VIP & Special Mission Aircraft Services

In other news from the Crystal Cabin shortlist awards, a double-decker concept AirSleeper from engineering design company MMILLENNIUMM also made the cut.

Another interesting nominee is Virgin Atlantic’s The Booth. The Booth is designed by Virgin Atlantic alongside the Factorydesign agency, and produced by cabin interior company AIM Altitude. The design was unveiled at the end of 2021.

“Now implemented on one of Virgin Atlantic’s A350 aircraft in its Upper Class cabins, The Booth is a lounge-style couch seat for two, surrounded by touchscreens and complemented by a table,” CNN Travel reports.

To read the full list of shortlisted cabin designs for 2022, check out Crystal Cabin Awards’ website.

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Buying property is arguably one of the most bulletproof strategies when it comes to growing wealth (in Australia, anyway). According to data from CoreLogic, the average Australian homeowner became $131,000 richer last year, as the average price of real estate surged over 22%. While this is brilliant news for everyone who already owns a home (despite the fact there are risks with home-ownership, too), it’s definitely left a lot of investors feeling priced out of real estate. 

This is where “Real Estate ETFs” come in. Real Estate ETFs allow investors to purchase real estate like they’re buying a stock, giving them exposure to the booming real estate market without needing to take out a mortgage.

Now, with over 200 different ETFs to choose from on the ASX alone, is it really a good idea to invest in a real estate ETF? Or would your money simply be better off in a good old index fund?

How Real Estate ETFs Work

A real estate ETF is an investment vehicle managed by a fund, where that fund buys a mixture of individual REITs (smaller funds that also own real estate) as well as large amounts of property themselves. As those properties grow in value and the funds receive rental income, the value of the overall ETF goes up. 

The Benefits Of Real Estate ETFs

First of all, real estate ETFs are much less expensive than buying an entire house. They are much more “liquid” (easier to sell) than owning physical property, and have historically delivered some pretty strong returns. 

Secondly, owning real estate in any form is a good way for investors to diversify their portfolio as well as gain access to less volatile growth, as real estate tends not to move in sync with the broader stock market. Generally, real estate tends to grow at a rate of around 7% per year, with less volatility than stocks, so there’s a reason the term “safe as houses” exists in financial parlance. 

Recently, however, the average real estate ETF has posted incredible gains of approximately 27% over the last 12 months, with some products even outperforming stocks over time.

The Downsides To Real Estate ETFs

The only major downside to real estate ETFs is that they provide massive diversification across entire sectors. While diversification is generally a good thing, it does have some limitations. Unlike individual property investors, funds that manage real estate ETFs are not in the business of picking the right sector at the right time — they are in the business of buying up practically everything in a given property sector…

At the time of writing, the biggest real estate ETF in the world, Vanguard Real Estate (VNQ), holds roughly 25% of the $83 billion USD fund in the retail, office, and hotel sectors. Each of these sectors could suffer in the long-term as companies like Amazon, Zoom, and Airbnb continue to grow. 

The Top Real Estate ETFs

1. Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ): The largest real estate ETF in the world — has returned 30.5% in the last 12 months.
   
2. Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (SCHH): Gained 29% in the last 12 months.  

3. iShares Real Estate ETF (IYR): Gained 28.1% in the last 12 months. 

Conclusion

Real estate ETFs are a fantastic way for all investors to gain healthy exposure to the property market without having to put down a deposit. Essentially, these investment products give investors all of the upsides of real estate investment without any of the downsides (not being able to sell, property damage etc.)

Obviously owning a real estate ETF doesn’t quite compare to owning a home, but for those who are just looking for solid investment opportunities, these may just deserve a spot in the portfolio.

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There are a number of surprises Australians need to be ready for when visiting Bali for the first time in years. From pre-departure PCR tests (and PCR tests on arrival) to folders of paperwork necessitating old school Manila folders and office printers, it’s a little like going back in time (as is the slightly less crowded scenes on the island itself).

TikTok user @nicoleshiraz demonstrates many of the differences on TikTok. She showed how you have to line up before immigration (to show all your vaccination documents). She said, on this point, you should expect to spend two hours at the airport.

She also said you have to take a PCR test on arrival and pay again too. Though she didn’t say how much, it has been reported by various outlets that the Indonesian Ministry of Health has limited the price for an RT-PCR Swab test to a maximum of 275,000 Rupiah ($25 AUD).

@nicoleshiraz also said that “the airport was so dead our luggage looked lonely” and that “customs took about 0 minutes.”

It’s not only TikTok bloggers pointing out the changes to Bali travel.

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AFR’s aviation writer Lucas Baird wrote about how Indonesia’s more stringent restrictions are “akin to culture shock at a time when much of the Western world is easing rules and restrictions.”

“It is understandable, however,” he added, “given the vastly different situation Indonesia is in.”

“COVID-19 case numbers in [Indonesia] peaked only late last month as the omicron strain ripped through a population that is only 55 per cent fully vaccinated. At the wave’s most deadly point, March 8, 401 lives were lost.”

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“Still, the extended box-checking exercise before the flight did make me wonder if many would pass on Bali’s idyllic beaches for now, to find easier, less bureaucratic comfort elsewhere, such as Fiji,” Baird wrote.

Kirrily Schwarz, writing for ESCAPE, wrote about the tricky aspect of printing out your travel documents, in an age where we’re used to doing everything on our phones.

“Lacking the critical hardware, I ended up at Officeworks the day before the flight to print hard copies of the requirements. However, as a rookie error, I overlooked the need to staple together grouped pages, such as the eight pages of my flight itinerary and the seven pages of my accommodation reservation.”

When you arrive you get a VOA (visa on arrival) for about $50. You also need proof of COVID travel insurance with a minimum coverage of AUD$21,000 as a requirement of travel, at the time of writing.

As well as undergoing the usual pre-flight COVID test, travellers also have to do a PCR test when arriving in Bali.

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan explained that even “passengers who are fully vaccinated will still have to take a PCR test when they arrive and stay inside their pre-booked accommodation while waiting for the result.”

“After testing negative, the tourists will be free to do their activities with the procedures still being applied. Tourists will carry out another PCR test on their third day at their respective hotels. This is for our mutual safety.” 

Some travel websites recommend you book a hotel with a ‘warm-up’ vacation package, which includes the PCR tests in its pricing (although make sure it’s not a scam as your PCR at an official health clinic in Bali shouldn’t cost much more than $25-28).

ESCAPE reports: “Your PCR test results will be sent to the PedunliLindungi app, which you’ll need to download prior to your trip to upload your vaccine certificate as one of the requirements of travel.”

“It’s been advised that if you don’t take this final test, a black icon will come up on your PedunliLindungi app, which could prevent you from travelling freely in Bali.”

ESCAPE

Other than that, Bali is back, baby.

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Paul Pogba, France’s lynchpin midfielder, and Manchester United’s beleaguered one, has come out in an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro and spoken about how depression has affected him throughout his career.

This came as Pogba was asked by the interviewer whether mental health was a taboo subject in the world of football.

Pogba said (translated from French): “Football is the most individual team sport, we are judged every three days, we have to be good all the time, when we have problems like everyone else, whether with our partners, our coach, in the everyday life.”

“Inevitably, you will feel it in your body, in your head, and you may have a month, even a year, where you are not well. But you don’t have to say it. In any case publicly. It’s all in the head, the mind controls everything and all top athletes go through these moments, but few talk about it.”

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Pogba was then asked if he had “known” depression. He said: “Completely, and several times in my career. I knew it, but we don’t talk about it.”

“Sometimes you don’t know you’re depressed, you just want to isolate yourself, be alone, these are unmistakable signs.”

Paul Pogba

Pogba said it started under his old Manchester United manager José Mourinho in the 2016-2017 season. Pogba said: “You ask yourself questions, you wonder if you are at fault, because you have never experienced these moments in your life.”

“If you’re not mentally armored, you’re dead in this sport. These trials forge you, but you must not give up.”

Paul Pogba

On social media sports fan pages like Bleacher Report, fans applauded Pogba for being honest.

“Big for him to speak on that topic I respect it,” one wrote.

“People talk about these players being rich as if wealth cures mental illnesses,” chimed in another. “I can’t imagine the amount of abuse a professional athlete deals with. The pressure from millions of people has to take a toll.”

Others lamented Manchester United’s performance as a club. One wrote: “Paul United fans have been depressed since 2011.” Another said: “Man United players and fans understand.”

Pogba was also asked by Le Figaro about how some fans seem to think getting paid heaps means you forfeit the right to be sad.

“Of course, we earn a lot of money and we don’t complain, really, but that doesn’t prevent us from going through moments, like everyone else in life, that are more difficult than others,” Pogba said.

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“Because you make money, you always have to be happy? It’s not like that, life. But, in football, it does not pass, we are however not superheroes, but only human beings.”

“My shrink can be my best friend, my wife or my son. Talking, being listened to, bringing out all that rage and depression that’s eating away at you, it’s mandatory for me.”

Paul Pogba

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Watches are status symbols and wealthy men like nothing more than splashing out on expensive timepieces. But what do the world’s richest men wear on their wrists?

Paradoxically, many of the world’s richest men don’t own particularly lavish watches – or, at least, the watches they do wear are nowhere near as lavish as you might expect. When you’re a household name worth billions of dollars, you don’t need to flex your wealth with a flashy piece of wrist candy.

It’s the same reason why politicians rarely wear expensive watches: at some point, you want to play down your wealth; look more approachable.

But amongst the 0.01%, there are still a few cool watches worth talking about. We take a look at five of the world’s richest men and what their choice in timepieces says about them.

Jeff Bezos

First up, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. Despite his insane personal wealth (and penchant for fancy superyachts), Bezos has a comparatively restrained taste in timepieces. The watch he’s most commonly spotted wearing is his Ulysses Nardin Dual Time (ref. 243-55-7/91), a watch he’s had for at least a decade. It’s a classy yet understated piece from a reputable yet somewhat obscure brand – not quite ‘stealth wealth’, but close enough.

Bezos also wore an OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch on a custom Velcro strap during Blue Origin NS-16, the controversial sub-orbital spaceflight mission he embarked on last year.

Elon Musk

Like Bezos, Elon also owns an OMEGA: a Seamaster Aqua Terra. He’s also been spotted rocking some spenny Richard Milles before. But truth be told, Musk – like many of the world’s billionaire tech giants, including Larry Page and Mark Zuckerberg – normally doesn’t wear a watch.

His favourite piece is unsurprisingly his TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 1887 Chronograph ‘SpaceX’ (ref. CAR2015.FC6321). Limited to only 2012 examples, this retro piece was built not only to celebrate Musk’s enterprising aerospace firm but also to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a Heuer watch’s first trip into space – aboard the wrist of John Glenn during 1962’s Mercury-Atlas 6 mission.

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Bill Gates

Bill Gates’ name might be shorthand for insane wealth but the Microsoft founder is known for his extremely humble taste in watches. He’s usually spotted wearing a Casio Duro 200M (ref. MDV106-1AV) – a super-cheap quartz dive watch you can pick up on eBay or Amazon for $100 or less.

Gates clearly knows a good thing when he sees it: the Duro has somewhat of a cult status among watch collectors for its exceptional quality at a rock-bottom price. You don’t need to spend a lot to get a good watch.

Gates has also been spotted wearing G-SHOCKs as well as a TAG Heuer Professional 2000, which he allegedly gifted to an employee after a conference in the Phillippines.

Warren Buffet

Now for some bling. Warren Buffett, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and the so-called ‘Oracle of Omaha’ is known for his frugality – notably, he lives in the same house in Nebraska that he bought in 1958 for $31,500. His one indulgence, it seems, is his wristwatch: a Rolex Day-Date ‘President’ 36 (ref. 18038).

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The Rolex President isn’t the most expensive watch on the planet, but few watches scream ‘power’ or ‘money’ more than this iconic, solid gold timepiece. Buffett’s had this watch for decades though so we reckon he’s got a lot out of his horological investment.

Bernard Arnault

If you thought Buffet’s Rolex was flashy, then you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Bernard Arnault, the chairman and chief executive of luxury conglomerate LVMH and Europe’s richest man, might just have the most valuable timepiece on the planet. Talk about being an exception to the rule that the world’s richest men don’t normally wear expensive watches…

The Frenchman was recently spotted wearing a one-off variant of the already highly coveted Patek Philippe Nautilus ref. 5711/1A-018 ‘Tiffany & Co.’, the first example of which sold at Phillips’ 2021 New York Watch Auction for an eye-watering $6,503,000 last year.

Unlike that watch, Arnault’s is made from white gold, not stainless steel, and features a perpetual calendar complication (and is also a piece unique). Of course, LVMH owns Tiffany, which is why Arnault was able to get his hands (or rather commission) such an insane watch. It’s almost impossible to price the damn thing and it probably never be sold, but we’d pretty confidently say it’s one of, if not the, most expensive watch ever. Phew!

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A TikTok vlogger and an Instagram user with 135k followers, @mikaelatesta, recently sparked a travel etiquette debate.

How? By wearing a bikini around the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, only to be told by her Airbnb host that some locals had called to say she should wear something more culturally appropriate.

“So I landed in Cocos yesterday and the lady who owns the Airbnb that we’re staying in received some calls from some locals [saying] that I should be wearing something more culturally appropriate because this island is predominately Muslim,” Mikaela said on TikTok.

“So today I am covering up to show some respect and I respect their wishes 100%.”

Where are the Cocos Islands?

Cocos Islands are located 1,088 km off the coast of Java. Christmas Island, which is also Australian, is 956 km (594 mi) in a west-northwest direction.

The Territory is now administered by the Australian Government. According to the DAWE, “Today there are about 470 Cocos-Malay people living in the kampong on Home Island.”

Mikaela’s video had some social media users applauding her for her cultural sensitivity and others saying she had not been sensitive enough.

One TikTok user wrote: “Why ppl hating so hard esp ppl who aren’t even Muslim? I’m Muslim and thought it was really respectful of her to cover up the best she can!”

“I’m so confused she covered as much as she could. She tried to be as respectful as she thought she could what’s with the comments,” wrote another.

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On the other side of the argument were comments like: “If that’s respectful in your book then maybe reevaluate” and “Asked to cover up, wears a cut out dress .”

As Australians start flying around the world more, as international travel steadily returns, this question of being yourself vs. respecting the culture of the place you are visiting is bound to keep popping up.

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