1.I’m thankful that when I turn on the news at night it is to hear who won the day’s cricket or footy, not which faction won the day’s street fighting.

2.I’m thankful for the feeling of water from a free shower trickling the sand out of my hair as I look out over a wide, white and blue water beach.

3. I’m thankful that for much of the country a harsh winter means wearing long socks with shorts.

4. I’m thankful that when I expressed amazement at the price of an ice cream at the cinema the guy behind the counter flatly replied: “Yeah, it is rip-off.”

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