(The play) was kind of a joke on the middle class and a joke on foreigners.

I think Citigroup is one of the best ways to play the rising middle class around the world. It's obviously one of the premiere global plays in the financial services sector. Now with a combination of Salomon Smith Barney and Travelers, it reaches all different aspects of the financial services market and obviously it's a global play.

The middle class [would] continue moving out.

During the last 20 years or so, the so-called 'middle class' -- read the top five per cent of the income scale -- has become rich beyond its wildest dreams.

You really need someone who's got a feel for the great Australian middle class and what they want to watch, and I think Eddie's probably got it.

What interested me is that it is working-class and some middle-class housing, ... Typically one finds ornate homes of the wealthy [as landmarks].