I don't live in England anymore, but the reasons why I left are as follows:
- It's ridiculously expensive.
- The weather is generally terribly shit.
- The NHS is a bunch of shit.
- There are too many stupid people. Especially those who frequent pubs on a Friday and Saturday night. "Ugh, I can't find a girl, so I might as well look for a fight..." - Yeah, good thinking.
- Apart from London, the food is pretty awful. Really. Fish and chips? Why is there no flavour? Oh, right...just add some salt and vinegar. Mmm, delicious.
- Asia is so far away.
Bad things about my adopted home of Taiwan:
- The standard of driving. It really is awful.
- I can't read The Guardian as I eat my breakfast.
- Being called a 'wei-guo ren' ('foreigner'😉 everyday.
- Large-sized condoms are expensive.
- If I want to buy some lesser known album, I have to buy it on Amazon.
- The police will try and call you in if you are surfing when the waves are big. Really.
- Some independent movies aren't released here.
Philippines
1.] The people of our country doesn't love our country nearly enough. Sure we brag any little thing that has to do with our country but that's it.
2.] Crab mentality.
3.] We were colonized so many friggin times it got us all confused and gave us identity problems.
First it was the Spanish, then the Americans, then the Japanese, then the Americans again.
4.] The people's ignorance.
5.] Incompetent leaders.
Re: Re: Name 5 things you dislike about your country.
Originally posted by Nogoodnamesleft
5. We're not a real country. Any country (except America) that was ever a colony cannot be considered a real country. And despite that we supposedly left the British Empire about 70+ years ago, we still have a queen (notice how we're such a wimpy country that our master is a woman instead of a man/king), monarch, sovereign, governor general, royal anthem, etc. When the British come over to visit us, we start bending over and spreading our ass cheeks like we're still their colony.
So what? Australias still part of the commonwealth but we're our own country. How much sway does the queen have on our decisions/way of life. None. Do people around the world consider us our own nation? Yeah. Just because the English are your monarchs dosn't mean much, they colonised most of the Western World. Sure america "fought for its freedom" but at this point, are the decisions made in England totally boning the Canadian people? No. As for the fact you think its "whimpy" just because its ruled by a women not a "man/king," you realise that makes you a complete jackass, dont you. Actually...no i dont think you do.
Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
It's ridiculously expensive.- The weather is generally terribly shit.
- Apart from London, the food is pretty awful. Really. Fish and chips? Why is there no flavour? Oh, right...just add some salt and vinegar. Mmm, delicious.
Those are the 3 things I disliked about England the most when I was there, carnal.
It is pretty expensive, ey. You're right about the weather too; sunshine is practically non-existant and being from Arizona I'm used to the complete opposite. And the food is very plain, especially to someone who was raised eating Mexican food all their life.
Originally posted by Bardock42
The answer is "I won the world cup", what was the question again?
The question was "Who is the greatest semen swallower in all the known world?".
I don't need to know the answer again, thanks. Eww...
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Those are the 3 things I disliked about England the most when I was there, carnal.It is pretty expensive, ey. You're right about the weather too; sunshine is practically non-existant and being from Arizona I'm used to the complete opposite. And the food is very plain, especially to someone who was raised eating Mexican food all their life.
Yeah, those are probably the top 3 things I dislike the most.
The price of everything is ridiculous. A crappy 5 hour train ride for a journey that takes 3 hours by car costs about 70GBP ($140)! That's just silly money.
As for the weather, I was back there for the month of July, and I was so surprised that it only rained once! The rest of the time was clear blue skies. If it was like that more consistently, I'd consider moving back, but I know I was just lucky.
Finally, after living in Asia for the last 4 years, I found the food back in England to be appallingly bad in general; it was fatty, had no taste, looked crap, and was - again - expensive. I had some good meals at some nice restaurants, but everyday food choices were terrible.