Coming from the Isle of Wight.....

I'm hoping this will appeal to both everyone i know from both up north. and from the island, everyone i talk to from home seems to get similar abuse!!!
so here's a few things you mainlander's should know!

1. you don't need a passport to get to the isle of wight.
2. we don't use euro's
3. we ARE part of England.
4. it is not part of France..(don't even get me started on France!!!!!)
5. we do have electricity
   
6. we do have internet!!
7. we are not all inbred!!...(that's only the west side of the island......and Brading)
8. you don't need a work permit to work there.
9. we don't speak any foreign languages
10. we don't have our own government ( although our county council thinks it rules the world!)
11. we don't have our own king
12. we do not all live in caves
13. we don't have to swim to get to Portsmouth
14. we don't still travel around in horse and cart
15. the isle of wight festival is a real festival!!! i didn't make it up!!!
16. and yes muse did play on the island. i didn't make that up either!!!!!
17. we are not a conspiracy to hide nuclear weapons and are an actual island with people living on it!
18. dog's are not illegal (Gina you're so gullible!!!)
19. we don't drive on the right hand side of the road.
20. you don't have to post stuff by airmail to reach the island!!!!!!
21. it does not have a population of 'about 50'!!!
22. just because i live there, i don't know everyone else from the isle of wight!!!!
    
23. and finally..we are not a leper colony

I'm pretty sure i've covered everything that anyone has every said to me about the isle of wight since i've lived there.
But if you have heard anything stupid from anywhere about the island.
let me know and i'll include it!!!!!