We have our stereotypical visions of the British: they’re either posh lords and ladies living in grand country houses with all the foppish elegance of Downton Abbey. Or they’re an exploited, poverty-stricken proletariat of barely literate lager louts.
In reality, the average Brit is middle class, polite, invariably understated and has a welcome love of Australia.
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Alexander Downer was Australia's longest serving foreign minister, from 1996 to 2007, and most recently Australian High Commissioner to the UK.
