Funny thing is with parks, flowerbeds etc. is that Mrs G and I often make the same comments. Not that they are any better in Europe but that they are distincly better in small town Britain. Visit Whitby or Barnard Castle or anywhere in the Yorkshire Dales. Go to the lakes, visit the small towns of Cheshire, Herefordshire or Somerset. They are a far cry from inner city Manchester, Newcastle or any other major city. Big difference in Europe is that even the cities are better.

Don't know if it is significant but it does make me realise that the UK is not completely lost to the yobs. Far from it. And like someone said earlier it is definitely the case that vast majority of parents and kids are honest, hard-working, law-abiding citizens. Lets just hope that the majority win out in the end.

Cheers

DtG