Posh nosh, high jinks and low morals

Having been here now for two weeks, I have been able to form a good idea of the Australian way of life.

Of course, the Irish have strong links with Oz and, in many ways, the lifestyle here mirrors our own but in more ways it is at odds. So does Australia get the nod as a good place to live? Here are the votes of the Irish jury:

FOOD: Australia scores highly on the nosh front. While the ubiquitous McDonald's can be found everywhere, there is great variety to the eateries Down Under. The shopping malls here all have American-style food halls serving a vast array of dishes. There is a huge diversity of cultures, particularly from Asia, and the quality of Thai, Chinese and Japanese food is very high. I even found one Indian takeaway which, bizarrely, was serving Irish crisps. This led to the rather strange order of "Murg Murkhani, Bombay Aloo, large Naan and a packet of Tayto cheese and onion boss."