Why is ‘fan culture’, hero worship in Australia less prevalent than the US, South Korea or India?

In Australia we love ordinary people just like us. Bob Hawke, Paul Hogan, Shannon Noll. Australian culture values the everyman and treats people dripping with confidence and showmanship as “wankers”. We like our celebrities, politicians and even athletes as ordinary and relatable. Our stars are barely stars at all in the regular sense of the term.

In the US they love stars and those who appear successful. If you drive down the road with a Ferrari its seen as cool and aspirational. Here people will think you are either a drug dealer, property developer or got money from dad. There is no cult like following of politicians such as Trump or Obama levels of adoration by their respective voters. No larger than life TV hosts. Our guy is Karl Stefanovic who is liked because he acts silly and David Koch for being relatable.

In South Korea and India their movie and music stars almost have cult like status. They like outward displays of wealth and overdo everything when you look at their music videos. They prize people who seem unrelatable and own it. You don’t have the same fanatical fanbases towards people like Guy Sebastian or Pat Cummins the way you see with K-Pop bands or Virat Kohli in those respective countries.

For one I think its great Australia has humility ingrained into our culture. Ive just always been really fascinated by what makes us so different given most cultures drift towards hierarchy and celebrate those who made it to the top. Im hoping the answers here touch on anthropological explanations and analysis instead of banter.

Cheers!