Hi DSO welcome to gods own country
(oh hang on thats qld?) There are many here in Oz of the opinion that we are full up too - thats partly how the libs (tories) keep getting re-elected - the bumper stickers i saw on farmers utes in qld recently come to mind
besides you chaps are still paying for being a colonizing superpower
and re oz - brit relations - lots of us still remember when the UK dumped Oz in the 70's (and the rest of the commonwealth) in favour of the EU (not that you had any choice) as a major trading partner (there was a time when u couldnt buy a can of fruit or food that wasnt labelled oz/nz in the UK i am told) and we suffered greatly in the transition - but we are now stronger for it and are greatly thankful that mother england cut the umbilical cord thank you very much
I lived in the UK for a few years - i love history and the UK is certainly the place for that
and being able to get on a bus/ferry for 20 bucks and be in another country in an hour or less is something we dont experience very much here lol - I love concerts/music/museums/galleries an such - being able to go and see all my favourite international acts at the drop of a hat in some tiny pub was something I enjoyed about the UK too - I loved the buzz and vibe in the atmosphere too - so it depends on your view point i guess - but i hated British food and how expensive it was (a dodgy pizza was like equiv $60 aud one time LOL - going back 14 years ago) - the thing I love and missed the most about Home is the quality of the food - superb - we dont know how lucky we have it - and thats why we are all fat?
Kearn