Do you love England?

[pillars of hercules]

Ooosh Argument is supposed to be going imaginary sailing soon.

Must have been a big wave

 

[Sir Lancelot]

I literally said in my opening line I have no love for England.

Don’t you like the trees? The mountains and valleys, the lakes? The sea surrounding this island or the skies above it? Which bit don’t you like or is it all of it? They have all those things in the places that you do like, you know.

 

[Frijj]

Thats a bit of a stereotypical generalisation you implied shouldn't be allowed on a messenger board.

Maybe you should practice what you preach

I didn’t imply that at all. I said that people shouldn’t be allowed to post dangerous fake news about COVID.

 

[OOOSH YEAH]

Of course. But democracy can also show how idiotic and/or selfish the majority are.

Anyway that has nowt to do with people panic buying baby food and medication meaning others ended up suffering. Or littering or treating Thier towns like shit. Or avoiding indipendant local businesses in favour of multi national franchises. That's nowt to do with democracy. It's to do with people not caring about where they live and their neighbours

The most powerful people on earth are all psychopaths. They’re not representative of the majority. The majority of people are living day to day feeding and clothing their dependants.

 

[Frijj]

Don’t you like the trees? The mountains and valleys, the lakes? The sea surrounding this island or the skies above it? Which bit don’t you like or is it all of it? They have all those things in the places that you do like, you know.

I’m British, not English, and it’s as simple as that.

 

[OOOSH YEAH]

Americans keep telling us their country is the greatest on Earth so they'd not bother.

They’d be here like a f***ing shot.

 

[Big Jeff]

I’m British, not English, and it’s as simple as that.

Where were you born?

 

[Sir Lancelot]

I’m British, not English, and it’s as simple as that.

It has nothing to do with your nationality ffs. It’s a simple question, do you like England?

 

[dangermows]

They’d be here like a f***ing shot.

Tbf I only know one Yank. She prefers America.

 

[Cappuccino Kid]

So the others have the same problems but we’ve got it lucky to have those problems?

Similar types of issue. I didn't say the same

Always see Spain and Italy mentioned as 'better alternatives' to the UK. Their economies were fucked pre-COVID, both have to deal with poverty far worse than anything here, racism much more of an issue, and hardly political utopias. Same goes for most other countries tbf.

The thing is people aren't exposed to day to day life in other countries to the point that they can realistically think we have it bad. The grass isn't always greener etc.

 

[OOOSH YEAH]

He's a perfect example of the difference between knowledge and wisdom. It's comical at times how clueless he is about the world

Similar pattern isn’t it with folk. Never had any responsibility to anything other than themselves.

 

[nyron4england]

I love being British, and everything associated with it.

 

[OOOSH YEAH]

I didn’t imply that at all. I said that people shouldn’t be allowed to post dangerous fake news about COVID.

You’re as English as the Rest of us mate. Boris controls England and you’re part of the rat race. The sharper you learn that the better.

 

[DaveH]

I just realised that I posted about good things in England, Scotland and Wales, but the thread title is ‘English’. I think that shows I see myself as more British than English. I feel I have more in common with the Scottish than Brummies or the Cornish. Nothing against them, but I suppose with Scotland being so much more closer to the north east and a fair number of them in northern England, we have a fair old mix.

 

[tunstallhill]

Not you I take it,

I have my flaws

 

[Clean Bristow]

I have my flaws

Ok but what are your strong points

 

[OOOSH YEAH]

Tbf I only know one Yank. She prefers America.

The only ones you’ll tend to meet here are the successful ones. The ones on skid row are as desperate to move anywhere are as sick as the Eritreans

 

[look out piano]

Tbf I only know one Yank. She prefers America.

Not sure if she will at the moment (unless she's living somewhere remote, peaceful and prosperous). The USA is a canny angry place currently, they have guns and a big Covid problem.

 

[Ghfd]

Similar types of issue. I didn't say the same

Always see Spain and Italy mentioned as 'better alternatives' to the UK. Their economies were fucked pre-COVID, both have to deal with poverty far worse than anything here, racism much more of an issue, and hardly political utopias. Same goes for most other countries tbf.

The thing is people aren't exposed to day to day life in other countries to the point that they can realistically think we have it bad. The grass isn't always greener etc.

Similar or same. Barely a difference

 

[tunstallhill]

Ok but what are your strong points

being smarter, and generally all round better, than most people on this stinking island