What's Britian like?
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Thanks, it's been driving me crazy, the bit about the stabbing and the £1 was great, or it may have been the boozeDahni said:
Exhibit A - the Pessimist, walks round sulking and feeling sorry for himself when everyone else is out having a good time.thepj said:
Did I miss a crime wave or something?Jamienra said:
I live in Edinburgh, and chavs - the issue that almost everyone has raised in this thread - are not much of a problem and seem to be constantly overplayed. Besides, it's not like youth crime is a problem specific to the UK. We have our chavs, the USA has its gangs, Russia has its neo-Nazis, etc.
I can see the north/south divide is strong in this thread.
Its not too bad apart from the weather,chavs,government,people,northerners,southerners,hard water,jobs,Gordon Brown,BBC,internet,TV,adverts,Anti smokers,health care,over priced beer...
I could go on.
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I forgot one thing that is awesome about Britain and that is HATS!.
Its not too bad apart from the weather,chavs,government,people,northerners,southerners,hard water,jobs,Gordon Brown,BBC,internet,TV,adverts,Anti smokers,health care,over priced beer...
I could go on.
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I forgot one thing that is awesome about Britain and that is HATS!.
Basically, everyone argues simultaneously that their area is both 'shit' and better than where everyone else from.
An example: when you ask a British person about their native town, but will be unable to use the word "shit", and not in the "it's the shit!" kind of way either.
However, if I say that their area is terrible from an outside perspective, they will often get defensive of their area.
English people like negative, dark humour for the most-part. As a nation, we like to mock ourselves, and everyone else. We admit we have huge flaws, but we're good enough to laugh at them as often as we show shame for them. We're considered a little more secular than some people, a little more guarded, but we're no-where near as sarcastic as the media portrays us.
Also, no-one likes the Queen, alright? We take pride in hating everything distinguishing about our country; the monarchy, the changeable weather, what is considered our decline, everything.
That's what I'd say, anyway.
An example: when you ask a British person about their native town, but will be unable to use the word "shit", and not in the "it's the shit!" kind of way either.
However, if I say that their area is terrible from an outside perspective, they will often get defensive of their area.
English people like negative, dark humour for the most-part. As a nation, we like to mock ourselves, and everyone else. We admit we have huge flaws, but we're good enough to laugh at them as often as we show shame for them. We're considered a little more secular than some people, a little more guarded, but we're no-where near as sarcastic as the media portrays us.
Also, no-one likes the Queen, alright? We take pride in hating everything distinguishing about our country; the monarchy, the changeable weather, what is considered our decline, everything.
That's what I'd say, anyway.
Real chips, which you would call fries, we call your chips- crisps.Burst6 said:CokeColaForTheWIn said:
wait.. by chips do you mean
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You can find a chippy everywhere in the UK, it is usually covered with a lot of vinegar and salt accompanied by fish or sausage+ a lot more covered in batter. If you ever come here I suggest you try it, and if you don't like it, try another chippy because that one sucks
I live in Manchester and its infested. I'm a teenager who likes rock and im made to feel very unwelcome. that might sound like me being a moaner, but i try to get along with everyone and when someone is chucking stuff at me because i have a band name on my shirt i think its unfair. Chavs seem to be decreasing in number since the "indie wave" began but its still a big problem in manchester.RyVal said:
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Why does no-one like the south, bloody northern monkeys but its nice down here in Kent, less chavs and less morals. But yeah from where I am Britains pretty good if a little dull at times.
Which part of the isles are you interested in? England is pretty much the biggest most modern place with the most people but the people can be hit and miss pretty, good nightlife in London though and some nice rural places. Wales is uhh, well Wales they have sheep and crap beer some wierd subhuman spieces lives there or something. Scotland has the best views without competition the highlands are stunning but its probably the most rural part outside of the large towns and Glasgow, the nightlife is great in places and there are decent people but not the sort of place you want to walk around at night in a town. Dialects are all over the place we all obviously speak english bar a very select few who may still speak gaelic, but depending on region to city accents vary widly.mrhappyface said:
Not a bad place to live you hear alot of kids bitching, our government annoys me to no end and its rocky economy wise at the moment but overall we have alot of freedoms, the average lifestyle is pretty high, we have free healthcare and schools/colleges far, far worse places to live. Although people here do ***** ALOT most of them just need to learn what real hardship is however.
Our weather is either great or royal bollocks depending on how much you like the rain however and I mean rain like 200+ days a year.
This guys right. It's not perfect but nowhere is. Britain is pretty cool, or at least the parts I've been to are. People are friendly (I am!) and there's stuff to do in the cities and it's mostly safe so yeah not too shabby...Nmil-ek said: