I'm thinking of setting up my house as an independent country.
Pros:
· Being queen
· Not having to vote in Australian Federal Elections
· Calling my house "Joburg"
· Getting to design a coat of arms incorporating pool cues, soft cheese and beer
· Commissioning a national anthem composed by Tex Perkins, Peter Fenton and Sister Janet Mead
· Easy census day
· Designing a national costume consisting of an unnecessarily tight t-shirt and a pair of polka-dot knickers
· Holding welcome ceremonies when friends drop 'round
· Having Seventh Day Adventists arrested on federal charges for just knocking on the door
· Inviting tidy blokes to check out my seat of government
· Being a different nationality to Bindi Irwin
Cons:
· Paperwork
· Customs
· International calls
· Having to get a visa just to go to the shops
· Having to hold the APEC conference on the patio
· Extradition requests by the Australian Government for any criminals I may be harbouring
· Getting a pizza delivered and causing an international incident
· Not being able to audition for Australia's Got Talent
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If the pope could do it right in the middle of Rome, then you can too. Micronations for all, not just the rich!
You could set up a national religion, with strictly enforced rules like "No work on Mondays". If your boss has a problem with it, well that would be seen as cultural insensitivity.
This is brilliant Jo. Viva la Joburg!
Course with a nation as small as yours, you're in a prime position to be exploited as a repository for asylum seekers.
What a relief that Australia is more moral than that hey!
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