Lazs you could be right there! We are both looking at this little place differently for sure.
I guess the biggest difference though is that whilst just like anywhere we have our problems, and govt is sometimes pretty guilty of abuses and major foul ups, I'm generaly happy and realise I quite like the UK we got.
Sparky seems realy unhappy about the UK we got. I know I'd rather be happy than unhappy so I guess I feel like I'm better off than he!
Thing is I've been to a fair few of the other European countries, visited Africa, visited and worked in your good country twice, and though I love the Italien Dolomites, thought the Black Hills in SD were great, was bowled over by the beauty in Kenya, and love the history and people of eastern europe, I'm pretty happy as an Englishman, and think that overall we don't do a bad job of running this little plot. Travel is only great when you enjoy coming home!