Well, for one thing, when your government heritage lists something, it isn't usually to preserve the magnificent building designs of the 1960s. You have grass that is actually green, rather than a sort of mottled brown colour. The Mousetrap is still open in London, as is the pantomime. From a professional standpoint, there's the London Underground. It is the dream of all rail engineers to see the London Underground. Castles. Harrods. Awesome accents. Villages. Actual villages! The ability to go to Europe for the weekend. The sheer oddity of kitchens containing washing machines. Squirrels.
Plus, while Melbourne looks wonderfully inviting during the summer, it's also HOT. 40 degree days aren't all that uncommon, and the humidity goes through the roof. I tend to spend most of summer inside my house with the curtains closed and the air conditioner on at full blast, unable to set foot outside without being burned to a crisp, and unable to do anything inside that requires sound, because of the air con. And winters, while cold, never go through cold and out the other side - which I've experienced once, in Germany, and enjoyed thoroughly. Believe it or not, the weather is part of the appeal...
Mostly, I just have far too many things I want to see and do in Britain, and will never have enough money to afford a long enough holiday. So instead, I plan to engineer and tourist simultaneously.
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Date: 2008-09-11 09:38 pm (UTC)Well, for one thing, when your government heritage lists something, it isn't usually to preserve the magnificent building designs of the 1960s.
You have grass that is actually green, rather than a sort of mottled brown colour.
The Mousetrap is still open in London, as is the pantomime.
From a professional standpoint, there's the London Underground. It is the dream of all rail engineers to see the London Underground.
Castles.
Harrods.
Awesome accents.
Villages. Actual villages!
The ability to go to Europe for the weekend.
The sheer oddity of kitchens containing washing machines.
Squirrels.
Plus, while Melbourne looks wonderfully inviting during the summer, it's also HOT. 40 degree days aren't all that uncommon, and the humidity goes through the roof. I tend to spend most of summer inside my house with the curtains closed and the air conditioner on at full blast, unable to set foot outside without being burned to a crisp, and unable to do anything inside that requires sound, because of the air con.
And winters, while cold, never go through cold and out the other side - which I've experienced once, in Germany, and enjoyed thoroughly.
Believe it or not, the weather is part of the appeal...
Mostly, I just have far too many things I want to see and do in Britain, and will never have enough money to afford a long enough holiday. So instead, I plan to engineer and tourist simultaneously.