My entire worldview is askew!
10-15 years ago, Australia was held up for global derision as the place for workers who were lazy and worked few hours; everyone assumed we spent every day at the beach, drinking and eating.
Today, the view is the same, but the reality has changed. We now are much harder (as in longer hours) workers; we avoid the beach 'cos of the risk of skin cancers; and we now drink two glasses of red wine a day to ward off heart disease and other nasty things.
There are one or two Aussies that try to hold to the old ways - coughwadscough - but the rest of us are boring diligent temperant souls.
BTW most of the Aussies who don't want to change are exported to Europe where they run the resturants and bars, while dreaming of the Beach.
Druid
The Old Man of Oz
Object of Desire (retired)
The People's Front For Wongy Jnr.
"I blame Alric"