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*: * So* Much * Random * Talking * Here :* ~Episode III (pg. 180)
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| Lilith |
The UK is actually a fairly formidable economic powerhouse, the cash that goes through it is not inconsiderable. Socially, its easy to write it off as a disaster, until you've actually seen or lived in a country that is actually, a disaster, its quite an unfair comparison and probably just better described as 'crappy'.
Reason I'll stay away is simply the taxation is horrendous and the weather is rubbish :p
But my UK passport will get me in far more countries without so much as a glance compared to one from the USA, which by and large is about one of the most unwelcoming of close to #1 of 4 dozen countries I've been through in terms of a police state.
Kind of sad really
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian
Perhaps having 'power' isn't really worth it. You're a target for everyone and it's easy to see why. I'd rather we were just quiet cousins, like canada. We don't have the inclination to be your lapdog and are torn between the loyalty to you from old times and the EU which has some good things, but many bad things, especially as we take on more & more countries from the east, which adds to debt and also puts a strain on our jobs market, because the people will work for less money than locals, but most of the money earned by these people doesn't go back into the country but gets sent back 'home' but they're still entitled to everything the same. Add to that the lack of jobs in general, as companies moved things to india/china whilst taking on huge amounts of people from those countries anyway and you have the recipe for social unrest but also poor service. |
Its the same everywhere, India and China basically do production for a cost that is virtually free + shipping and very good at putting out a lot of it on a regular basis. Developing countries labour costs just cannot compete against that and they're hanging themselves out to die very slowly by doing it.
They are waking up slowly to the fact that their own internal markets are dying at the same rate so eventually they will probably begin to slow with government incentives to keep stuff at home. Might even out eventually before China puts its master-plan into action and unleashes the power of the Yuan once they have enough capital behind them to sustain them through the eventual drop off in exports that will get depressed by the higher currency value. |
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| Omega_Blue |
| soooo.. I'm in a lobby waiting for a job interview for a qa inspector right now and I'm pretty positive I botched the blueprint test. I haven't done this in a long time. . |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by leph555
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Awesome. |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fledz
Ok I might be a bit harsh...
Rudd got elected because he promised a change. Even I believed him when he got elected.
Now almost 3 years down the track they haven't done most things and whatever they have tried to do, they've failed miserably with.
It's bad decision after bad decision.
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Yeah. We had it in 1997 when labour & tony blair got in, and actually they did change a lot of things, but come 2001 he got reelected and then 9/11 happened and he became obsessed with iraq & afghanistan and lost touch with the UK, and it all went downhill from there. |
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| Lira |
Conspiracy theorists puzzle the hell out of me. Can you guys believe that people here in Brazil think this is an actual page from a textbook used in the US?
What really breaks my heart is - people actually believe this stuff, I've had a school teacher tell me this was true. The reason why I'm bringing this up is because I had a discussion with a friend of mine yesterday in which I pointlessly tried to tell him this is a hoax, but he got irate at me for "trying to defend the Americans rather than my own homeland".
Ironically, he was complaining about how weak the American educational system is =/ |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Conspiracy theorists puzzle the hell out of me. Can you guys believe that people here in Brazil think this is an actual page from a textbook used in the US?
What really breaks my heart is - people actually believe this stuff, I've had a school teacher tell me this was true. The reason why I'm bringing this up is because I had a discussion with a friend of mine yesterday in which I pointlessly tried to tell him this is a hoax, but he got irate at me for "trying to defend the Americans rather than my own homeland".
Ironically, he was complaining about how weak the American educational system is =/ |
I have never even seen this before. what.the.. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
I have never even seen this before. what.the.. |
Read the text, it's actually very amusing :D
I wish this was an April Fool's prank. Anyway, the lesson is: whenever you see a foreign nation portrayed as stupid, do some research before you realise the joke is on you. Lulz. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Read the text, it's actually very amusing :D
I wish this was an April Fool's prank. Anyway, the lesson is: whenever you see a foreign nation portrayed as stupid, do some research before you realise the joke is on you. Lulz. |
lol ing crazies. |
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| Cpt.Cocaine |
| After running 12 miles, my legs are perfectly fine, but my face hurts. :wtf: :conf: |
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| Chris Crossland |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cpt.Cocaine
After running 12 miles, my legs are perfectly fine, but my face hurts. :wtf: :conf: |
Jesus. Were you in a marathon? How long did it take you? |
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| Cpt.Cocaine |
Over two hours, but I lost count because I took a break at one point.
It felt like summer for the first time, and I got overly excited. |
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