hahaha amen to that! i did my study abroad semester in australia (in clayton, right outside of melbourne) and i was a size 16. before i left i had NO game whatsoever...i had dated 2 guys in my whole life. in the 6 months i was there i was a freakin baller hahaha. i'm sure the american accent helped a bit though. those aussie guys have a thing for american girls (rumor has it, we're sluts. who knew)
A lot of the issues I see with the survey did in America is that the photos are EXTREMELY biased towards the thinner women. The bathing suits they're wearing and the positions they're standing in are making huge differences.
I actually experianced this too! A few years ago I lived in Europe (London and then the south of France). I met and dated 2 Aussie men, and they loved my size--fantastic! It was a great confidence booster.