 I was told that I did not learn respect at school . I learned one thing : I learned about self @-@ respect and self @-@ regard for Australia — not about some cultural cringe to a country which decided not to defend the Malayan peninsula , not to worry about Singapore and not to give us our troops back to keep ourselves free from Japanese domination . This was the country that you people wedded yourself to , and even as it walked out on you and joined the Common Market , you were still looking for your MBEs and your knighthoods , and all the rest of the regalia that comes with it . 
