- Buying 40 roses and 40 tulips at the market on a Saturday for 15AUD!

- Living in a beautiful old city filled with narrow cobblestone streets, winding canals, old churches, boutique shops and cute cafes

- Driving 2 hours in any direction and finding yourself in another country

- 2 out of 3 people belong to a sporting club

- The buses and trains come at least once every ten minutes

- You don’t get rushed in restaurants

- If people are nice, it’s genuine

- You can order sweet or dry housewine. No more horrible riesling surprises

- Ice skating outside

- Snowfights

- People dance without having to have 5 drinks beforehand

- Men can cry, wear tight clothes, cross their legs like we do, talk about feelings and admit to watching sex and the city

- Sitting on a terrace on a canal drinking a nice white wine in the summer

- Art galleries and architecture that blows your mind

- You can ride your bike everywhere (no hills!)

- If you’re gay you are allowed to get married

- There are many progressive thinkers

- Prostitutes have their own union