It's a similiar problem in the US, unfortunately. I like to call it the heritage of inexperience. It's not entirely the fault of the instructor, in that one low time pilot becomes a low time instructor, and then teaches another pilot, who becomes an instructor...each one knows only what he's been told. Myths creep in, misunderstandings...often as not things are done only on the assumption that it must be right because so-and-so said so.
It's not just contained to primary training, either. I've run into pilots who swear this airplane or that handles this way or that...because that's what they were told, and that's what they saw in the simulator. Never mind that the simulator was set up in a particular fashion to dramatize a principle or behavior in a manner that's larger than life...they know only what they've been told.
That's really part of the refreshing view here. Posters here, hopefully representative of the majority out there, tend to question what they're told. This is a healthy thing. People who ask questions, think for themselves, search out answers...these are pilots who have a future. Pilots who believe everything they're told without looking beyond the mark are asking for trouble.
The internet harbors a lot of half-truth, too. However, it's a fantastic tool where people who would never meet in this lifetime can encounter one another to share thoughts, ideas, and exchange information in ways that was unheard of, not so long ago. Kudos to those who take the time to participate and learn, including the original poster of this thread.