That's what's so great about forums like these. You get a very wide and varied response - and it makes it interesting.

Foxy: 'I remember being in a hospital waiting room and the nurse who approached me took one look at my surname and rather loudly asked, "Do you need an interpreter?"

To which I calmly replied, "Why, doesn't the doctor speak English?"'

Hilarious!

Australia is multicultural, whether its inhabitants like it or not. I love it. I lived for two years in a monocultural Asian country, and while I adored it there, I missed diversity. From Asia I went straight to London and stayed in Brixton. It rocked - the streets were multi-coloured!

And before someone cites the Brixton riots, I know, multiculturalism ain't easy. (Although it is less bloody than monoculturalism.) But I reckon it's worth it, if you're brave enough.