overtheedge:No wonder your so confused alantis.
I never mentioned Sydney (coincidentally my home town) so I was in no state of confusion. I sure you had to Google Australia's Capital, and yes it is in Canberra, which is a sterile hell hole that freezes over like hell in winter and hotter than hell in summer. But at least crime rates are lower than DC - substantially!
And for the record, Sydney has parts of the city I would not venture to, nor take friends, but remember I was being guided around DC by an ex resident - to areas which he said were previously OK.
Seldom do you come across someone with such narrow and xenophobic views, where obviously the sun shines out of everyone's asses in DC in your eyes. BE OBJECTIVE MAN..
And once again those poor souls in Arlington cemetery will be turning in their graves, because as soon as someone say's, its getting tough, "then run away" That's the spirit nations are built of! NOT.
America is a great country, with many great assets, people and resources, and then they have people who act like brain dead zombies and believe that anyone who criticizes anything must be subversive or non patriotic and do not have the ability or intelligence to think for themselves. Thank goodness you are only in the minority. Red Necks is the terminology by memory.
Now I am out of this topic, futile trying to preach to the brainwashed.
EDIT - sorry to SP, I am sure this was not your intention when you started the thread. Probably will not last long.