Thoughts on Britian?
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It doesn't get much better, no matter where you go. You either land yourself in a developped country(Britain, canada) and make enough money to enjoy all the luxuries we do(like the internet), but you have to put up with "Americanism" as all developed countries have lost all form of culture.StarStruckStrumpets said:
Your second choice is to move to a developing nation(like China or India) but there is a good chance that you will have to sacrifice many of your luxuries due to low income/crappy quality of life, especialy outside the major cities.
Third is you can move to a third world country(like sub-saharan Africa). I think you might know the problem with that part of the world.
Britain USED to be good, now it's being run into the fucking ground by a fatman who is more useless then the last git, and a man who can't even sort out his hair dye. Our justice system is being ruined, our healthcare is laughable, and our education is mess...
But I would never leave. Simply because this country is one of the best. All we need now is someone with a decent vision, and a bit of faith, and we'll be rebuilt. We have the infastructure, we have the ability to rebuild all we need is someone to get things back on track...
But I would never leave. Simply because this country is one of the best. All we need now is someone with a decent vision, and a bit of faith, and we'll be rebuilt. We have the infastructure, we have the ability to rebuild all we need is someone to get things back on track...
Britain, Britain, Britain.......
Britain is ace in my opinion, varied locales, interesting people, world class uni's, and a good old dollop of intercountry rivalry, Scotland v England, north vs south etc etc
not too mention top class music and comedy.
and to fiish it all of a nice healthy dollop of self depreciation.
its good to British or Scottish or English or Welsh or Irish. (take your pick)
Britain is ace in my opinion, varied locales, interesting people, world class uni's, and a good old dollop of intercountry rivalry, Scotland v England, north vs south etc etc
not too mention top class music and comedy.
and to fiish it all of a nice healthy dollop of self depreciation.
its good to British or Scottish or English or Welsh or Irish. (take your pick)
too bad mate, would like to see it though.Matt-Sama said:Damn it I made this exact thread yesterday but nobody posted on it
Haha me too, good idea. Get us some more australian chicks!Chipperz said:Ironically, most British guys I know (including me!BonsaiK said:
I propose a trade!
OT: Overall, i like living in Britain but thats probably due to the great people i know over here, and i don't really care about any stereostypes because they really aren't that significant to a population as a whole.
Their is alot about the general British public i hate, mostly my generation nowadays. the kids who don't care and have no respect for authority but even then, this is their parents fault. I hate our people but for all this they are alot of good people out their too. I HATE when older people look at me in disgust because they assume i'm one of those kids i hate because i'm not. The british public increasingly annoy me for many reasons... gah... (Anyone British will understand that anyone voting for john and edward on x factor should be sent to a special place for people who are just that stupid.) Ok end Rant there, because i also love my country, for all the crap wheather and idiots and health and safety and ridiculous Political Correctness (Baa Baa Black Sheep anyone?) i remember that i have a warm home, free health care, some lovely people too, a generally safe town, a generally working police force and a happy life. Anyways...
British (THEY MEAN ENGLISH) Stereotypes are really poo in american culture. so stupid and inacurate. also they're is no such thing as a british accent! and i don't think it's right to call us Europian, but i don't think it's right to call anywhere that, it's FAR to generalized. Finally, These poo stereotypes that come from Americans are due to (those particular american's) PURE IGNORANCE. I'm often filled with pure rage towards Americans and their ignorance but i know that this isn't fair, that their are americans out their that aren't stupid like these stereotypes i've seen (And thats why i love the Escapist - because everyone here is the other side of the coin you don't see) it's all fair to argue about how people get your stereotypes wrong but it's very easy to generalize other cultures without realizing it.
I guess i feel for this topic alot...
British (THEY MEAN ENGLISH) Stereotypes are really poo in american culture. so stupid and inacurate. also they're is no such thing as a british accent! and i don't think it's right to call us Europian, but i don't think it's right to call anywhere that, it's FAR to generalized. Finally, These poo stereotypes that come from Americans are due to (those particular american's) PURE IGNORANCE. I'm often filled with pure rage towards Americans and their ignorance but i know that this isn't fair, that their are americans out their that aren't stupid like these stereotypes i've seen (And thats why i love the Escapist - because everyone here is the other side of the coin you don't see) it's all fair to argue about how people get your stereotypes wrong but it's very easy to generalize other cultures without realizing it.
I guess i feel for this topic alot...
I'm from Britain but am now living in Australia, these are the major reasons why miss the UK!Distorted Stu said:
Also I don't know where people get their information from but I loved the food in England compared to Australia. The whether may be cold and wet at some part but at least it's consistent not like here where I get interchanging days. I like the stereotypes because they're funny but sometimes their taken too seriously, we don't drink warm beer idiots.
I love Britain, and in a much more general way. Lots of people say they love Britain, but only really mean England. I love the whole damn lot of us, because as far as I'm concerned we're pretty bloody amazing.
And we spell better.
And rock harder.
And review games without punctuating them.
I'm done now.
And we spell better.
And rock harder.
And review games without punctuating them.
I'm done now.
Britain is great! I love the food the people apart from the Hoodlums who manifest our streets but other than that they're lovely. Scottish and English? now that's what I call a fun bunch; Welsh and Irish not so much.
Heh, I enjoy living here. Sure, the chavs are annoying and it rains too much (a classic British pun is "Isn't it a lovely summer? Oh yes, the rain is very warm at this time of year") and our government is appearing more and more out of sync with the public with each growing day (they claim they're being "victimised" for fleecing money of everyone for years and not going to jail for it like ordinary folk would).
But the people are awesome, the humour is fantastic and we've got some pretty damn good music even on the amateur scene. The cultural diversity makes it somewhere truly special in the world, IMO, and it's this absorption that has created "Britishness". Plus, though we are not exactly patriotic by-and-large, there is a distinct "national spirit" in times of warfare, even in the recent illegal war the people rallied around the troops.
I occasionally wish to emigrate to Finland/Sweden, but in reality I'd be perfectly happy staying in good old Blighty (most likely England - great surfing in the south west, awesome mountain biking in Wales, fantastic mountaineering in Scotland, but England is home to me).
But the people are awesome, the humour is fantastic and we've got some pretty damn good music even on the amateur scene. The cultural diversity makes it somewhere truly special in the world, IMO, and it's this absorption that has created "Britishness". Plus, though we are not exactly patriotic by-and-large, there is a distinct "national spirit" in times of warfare, even in the recent illegal war the people rallied around the troops.
I occasionally wish to emigrate to Finland/Sweden, but in reality I'd be perfectly happy staying in good old Blighty (most likely England - great surfing in the south west, awesome mountain biking in Wales, fantastic mountaineering in Scotland, but England is home to me).
I love Britain.
Sure there's shit going down with the current goverment, chav culture and etc, but that's as expected of any country.
I don't wave the union jack or have a picture of queeny that I look up to, but I express my love for britain by shouting angrily at the men in white shirts in the TV. There's so much good things about the UK, you just gotta look for them.
When I think of home I can't seem t think of anywhere than good ol' blighty
Sure there's shit going down with the current goverment, chav culture and etc, but that's as expected of any country.
I don't wave the union jack or have a picture of queeny that I look up to, but I express my love for britain by shouting angrily at the men in white shirts in the TV. There's so much good things about the UK, you just gotta look for them.
When I think of home I can't seem t think of anywhere than good ol' blighty
It's not a bad place to live, and as time goes on you can get used to the worse of it.
The foods nice, and some of the girls aren't half bad either. Plus, I always thought we had a great sense of humour. Not to mention all the stuff about spelling things the way they were meant to be spelled, damned yanks and your lack of the letter 'u'.
As far as standards go, well, I can't help but feel we've let ourselves go a bit, not that there's nothing we can't do when our minds and hearts go into it.
Like I said;
It's not a bad place to live, and as time goes on you can get used to the worse of it.
We've just got our work cut out for ourselves, especially in education, particularly literacy; repairing and replacing old infrastructure; not to mention the many laws that need reforming.
EDIT: However, I do, on principle, disagree with the idea of patriotism. A word with an invisible line around it just isn't deserving of my love.
The foods nice, and some of the girls aren't half bad either. Plus, I always thought we had a great sense of humour. Not to mention all the stuff about spelling things the way they were meant to be spelled, damned yanks and your lack of the letter 'u'.
As far as standards go, well, I can't help but feel we've let ourselves go a bit, not that there's nothing we can't do when our minds and hearts go into it.
Like I said;
It's not a bad place to live, and as time goes on you can get used to the worse of it.
We've just got our work cut out for ourselves, especially in education, particularly literacy; repairing and replacing old infrastructure; not to mention the many laws that need reforming.
EDIT: However, I do, on principle, disagree with the idea of patriotism. A word with an invisible line around it just isn't deserving of my love.
Well, i probably shouldn't reply to this, but since i am a fucking racist i HAVE to. Here goes:
You britts are speech impaired, rich, poorly dentaled, have terrible airport security (the system), terrible flight service, and drive on the wrong side of the road. HOWEVER, you have decent food, nice cities, and a REAL form of government. But, you still love your queen, who does absolutely nothing, have had two maybe three good bands to go international, have once good comedian, and need to fix your vision on other countries, including America, the kids are disrespectful of authority and swear uncontrollably, especially at people who don't do anything.
i'm british and i say nuke it! whatever worth was left in this repulsive little island isn't worth the continued ignorance and degeneration that has beset this land!! or give me a shotgun and some fancy new role of law enforcement (similar to judges from judge dredd)