I understand shortened attention spans but maybe consider reading the entire sentence of a single sentence comment before replying.

As the sentence says, because Australians and Norwegians both have an affinity for shithouses.

I'm from Australia and always assumed the word "shithouse" was mostly used here, and at first glance assumed this post was an amusing joke by an Aussie (though - being somewhat cutesy with a Trump-ism?) rather than a Norwegian government website.

Though I might be wrong - I doubt this word comes up in tech blogs and academic conferences very often?