i've travelled round most parts of Australia and it's a fantastic country. Even though you Aussies have an inferiority complex towards us brits and enjoy some pom bashing from time to time we know you love us really :)
The british culture is a violent one and some brits do drink too much and cause trouble but it is as much of a sterotype as aussies walking round with hats with corks hanging off them. I do cringe at some brits abroad and agree they can be a nightmare but i consider myself to be considerate and personally i love travelling, i would say though i wonder how many aussies speak other languages?
and regarding Iamblue, i don't agree with police state you advocate and you can blame margaret thatcher for the "screw everyone else" attitude thats what she encouraged in the 80's in terms of money being all important. Remember the race riots, poll tax riots, football holigans, miner strikes and riots, ohh yes that's right it's all this governments fault. sorting out whats wrong with britain doesn't lay with a politicial party or with locking up people for ANY KIND OF CRIME, it lays with addressing whats wrong and causing the problems rather than the symptoms