David, the Australian bartenders are no more than justified retaliation for British backpackers. Perhaps we should just call off hostilities before they escalate.
- Neil (Canberra)

Neil: With the Ashes about to start I thionk we can assume that hostilities have been engaged!

In fact the Aussie barman is now a bit of a myth - most bar staff are jam rolls now not Aussies . However EVERY clerical temp in the city has no idea about football, but knows which spiders are poisonous. Market forces have strange outcomes sometimes....