Banjo, some of what you say I agree with.
About people crapping on the footpath in the sandpit?
I don't think that matters so much. When I visited Dubai I never walked on a footpath. I never saw a round eye walking on the footpath while I passed in my airconditioned car. There are people in oz who are also too lazy to find a crapper.
As for not getting sacked in oz due illness, rubbish. It happens on a regular basis. Sick leave burnt, good bye, don't let the door hit you on the arse on the way out.
Nirvana is a non existent country or place. It is not in Australia, it is not in the sandpit and it is not anywhere else. We all make a choice where we work, how much we will sell our souls for and the conditions we will accept.
And time for another bourbon