I was sent Bob Lewis' letter (Evening Press, September 5), because I did emigrate to Denmark. Compared with Britain, the country is cleaner and the people are better behaved.

My wife is studying for her masters degree in pharmacy. Soon she will earn twice the comparable UK salary.

Taxes are high. I am a full-time engineering student and even my part-time work at a local supermarket is taxed at 50 per cent.

However I, like every other Dane, get a chance to take further and higher education. There is a grant system.

So everyone can make something of themselves without getting into large debts with the banks or looking to their parents for money.

I have achieved more educationally in a few years in this system than I ever did in Britain.

Mr Lewis is wrong about Denmark: it is in the European Union. The Danish vote was against joining the Euro currency zone. I can understand this. If each country in the EU let the people choose the Euro how many countries would vote for it?

I am 26 and I will always be proud of being British but, like many of my generation, I realise we must harmonise to improve ourselves. The day of the little Englander has gone. Tomorrow belongs to Europe.

James Wreghitt,

Horsekeldevej, 2500 Valby,

Copenhagen, Denmark.

Updated: 10:15 Monday, September 10, 2001