Alex_Miles - 12:16 pm on Aug 8, 2006 (gmt 0)

I really don't recognise the Britain Alex over there is talking about

Its the one you don't see in the tourist ads.

I've lived over the world. I've seen how other cultures do things in every continent except Africa. I've learned their languages, I've dated their natives.

I'm not in Japan because its too conformist. I'm not in Russia because its not finished. I'm not in Australia or Spain because its way too sunny for my delicate caucasian skin. I'm not in Switzerland because its designed for trams not people and I'm not in Italy because the reliance on 'family' instead of government makes me queasy.

If you don't mind being internationally revilled, the US really is best. Its big enough to get lost in, cheap enough to live in, theres a range of climates to suit everyone, they know when to tell their elected officials to get stuffed, even corporate crooks sometimes get rounded up, and best of all - you can shoot anyone who breaks into your house and you don't have to carry ID.