[Chemist_Geek]

I was born in 1973, so I have no direct experience of the times. However, from books and films and talking to people wo were alive then, it seems that there was national self-confidence, optimism, politeness, that are missing today, to name a few.

Australia's out, unfortunately, due to their silly firearms laws.

[BlueLancer]

Australia's definitely out.

While not quite as socialist as France or Sweden, they are almost the equal of Britain.

My Australian wife "fled" Australia when we got married 22 years ago. At the time, I too thought (and had heard) the same thing .. that Australia was like America in the 50's .. and I had thought that we would live there. She quickly disabused me (or abused me, depending on how you look at it) of those notions and told me in no uncertain terms that Australia was right out.