Depending on where you find yourself, the humble mullet will take on a very different cultural significance.
In America, it's best paired with a leather jacket adorned with patches bearing the intense-sounding names of bands. What better way to let the world know you're a classic metalhead? In Canada, the style's nickname of "hockey hair" gives a pretty clear idea as to what part of the culture it's most closely associated with.
Yet it seems that you're not likely to find a place where the mullet's popularity has endured more than Australia. According to HuffPost, the hairstyle first caught on there during the 1970s and became a symbol of identity for working class Australians.
Perhaps it is this association that has one private school on the western side of the continent so intent on making sure their students don't wear them.