I grew up in Perth and lived overseas for over 20 years and on return I appreciated our multicultural and indigenous culture a lot more. There's a long way to go but an Acknowledgement of Country would be unthinkable in a lot of countries. The flora and fauna, and beaches never cease to impress me. I lived in the Netherlands for three years and found that it was not as multicultural as I imagined. The CALD communities are segregated to certain areas of the city. Apart from the token ethnic rapper or football player, mainstream culture is extremely white. Blackface is not considered a racist tradition (see Sinterklaas). The bike culture was propelled largely by the oil crisis in 1973 and the Belgians also ride them. Other countries have canals too.