This country makes me laugh. I just came back from a motorcycle tour of France, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg etc.
No speed limits on the Autobahns (how come its safe to have no speed limits if it is so dangerous here?), hardly a speed camera to be seen in 4 countries and all blatantly signposted, and the non-smoking rule is almost universally ignored. Nothing funnier than seeing a no smoking sign on the door, ashtrays on all the tables, bar staff and shopkeepers smoking, and cigarette machines on the streets and even the wall of a gym. Sat in one hotel bar and the girl is offering me cigarettes and free beer!
http://www.thelocal.de/society/20090715-20607.html
Petrol stations in Luxembourg give away sweets when you buy fuel, or a bottle of wine if you fill your tank up!
The population of the UK are not very bright. They complain about immigration being the cause of unemployment, but spend their entire salary on imported goods. Why on earth would anyone want to come here when we send all of our money to their country to support their industry? It isn't immigration that is the problem, it is our compelling desire to shoot ourselves in the foot. :-\
As has been said, we have a culture where the crooks and pond life get preferential treatment, and the decent honest people have to defend their choice to live that way. It is complete and utter madness.
Take a trip to Free Europe and it soon becomes apparent what a stressed out, imprisoned, bunch of gullible fools we all are over here.
I will get off my soapbox now..
Rob G