I didn't know that the US only has fireworks in large cities now and there are no longer any drunk yayhoos in the country shooting off fully-automatic firearms and throwing cherry bombs and 1/4 sticks of dynamite around to celebrate. It's been a few years since I left and I guess things have changed. To be fair, I do watch the Sydney fireworks on TV. They're spectacular, but I'll still sedate the livestock. Our yayhoos aren't quite as well armed, but they can still make a fair bit of noise.