January 26th, 2011
by Alex Hallatt
It’s Australia Day here and discussion is on whether Australia should become a republic. I think it is sweet, that Aussies still have the Queen as their figurehead, but it is daft too. And the flag is weird. Just as in NZ, they have the Union Jack in the corner. Makes me feel all patriotic and homesick… for Britain! I hope they do come up with a new flag like Canada did, but more likely they will come up with something that is abstract and meaningless and worse than a starry flag that has the Union Jack in its corner.
I love Canada and would like to travel there more one day (and visit my good buddies in Toronto and Ottawa). Canadians seem to have their heads screwed on right, for the most part.