Originally Posted by
GUWonder
.... grammar lesson may be more appropriate, but it really is not necessary either. I am sure that Clincher's post was not meant to assert that Australia is part of New Zealand; nor was it meant to assert that New Zealand is part of Australia.
You read it one way, I read it the way it was written. Americans are not exactly famous for their grasp of geography.
Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Plenty of police around the world are willing to give visiting tourists or other non-settled foreigners more of a break on minor infractions than they are willing to give to local residents.
Good for them. I'm guessing that it might depend on whether or not the police in question are being given lip.