Thanks again folks.
As a professional photographer I can say that long lenses compress distance, but they don't really change angles at those distances (they definitely change speed perception though which, as people rightly mention, makes some things look a lot worse than they really are).
I'd have to disagree about "There is no tire slip." though - I can't see an alternative for those moments where where the aircraft was pointing left but wheels moving right whilst still on the ground (assuming that there's not THAT much castoring available).
Personally, I always disliked on-the-limit cross-wind take-offs a lot more than on-the-limit cross-wind landings, although I imagine it's something you get more comfortable with after doing several hundred (or more) of them.
Thanks again - I've learned something.