Record number of people leave England

[wmw999 2,602]

While most US states were never countries (Texas was, and a lot more recently than Scotland or Wales ), trust me, there ARE cultural identities and fairly fierce historical rivalries. Just as there are different states in Brazil (and one of them used to be a country, too).

And to think I even know not to call the Scots Scotch

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[vortexring 0]

Or Scotland, 'Scotchland?'

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[kallend 2,183]

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While most US states were never countries (Texas was, and a lot more recently than Scotland or Wales ), trust me, there ARE cultural identities and fairly fierce historical rivalries. Just as there are different states in Brazil (and one of them used to be a country, too).

And to think I even know not to call the Scots Scotch

Hi W.

If someone started a thread titled "Record number of people flee Houston" and it turned out that the people were actually fleeing New Orleans, would you think that OK, or in need of correction?

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[kelpdiver 2]

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Plainly things aren't so bad after all. (And we're all still amused by your comic inability to differentiate England and the UK)

so help us out. Define:
UK
England
Great Britain

clearly the distinctions matter to you guys, at a seemingly irrational level.

Do the distinctions between

USA
New England
Vermont

matter to you? If so, why make such an irrational distinction, after all, they're all the same when viewed from Europe.

If someone says I'm a vermonter, I don't start breaking beer bottles and aiming for the throat.

But call a Scot a Brit or English, and look out!

[wmw999 2,602]

I think it would depend on who posted it. Deep down, I guess I thought we were agreeing -- there are differences, and while they may not be the same as GB differences, they have significance.

If I heard of record numbers fleeing Houston, I'd think"lucky devils." But since my son, my boyfriend, my dad, and my job all live in Houston, I'm likely to continue.

Record numbers are fleeing Iraq.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[br0k3n 0]

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The masses of people running away from England might be an indicator that they don't like the direction things are going.

First let me say JR, you never fail to put a smile on my face, and for that I thank you..

Anyway being one of the many people that have left the UK over the years for other shores, (although i don’t remember any running) let me shed some light on this phenomenon for you..

I moved to Australia about 6 years ago now, and over the years I have been living here I have met many expats, who's reasons for leaving the UK have all been the same, also my parents are in the process of retiring here for these very same reasons..

Now you might be "shocked" to realise that we are not all leaving the UK because of its "Big Brotherism" or because we fear about our safety with increases in crime. No im afraid the truth of the matter is much simpler......

Its "The weather", and the lifestyle that goes with it. Why do you think Spain and Australia have such a high population of Expats...

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[mikkey 0]

Instead of being so obsessed with the UK, John Rich might want to focus more on some of the pressing issues in the US – which according to so many Americans is the best country in the world:

1) The United States has the highest prison population rate in the world, some 686 per 100,000 of the national population (a total of about 2 million – the highest in total in the world), followed by the Cayman Islands (664), Russia (638), Belarus (554), Kazakhstan (522), Turkmenistan (489), Belize (459), Bahamas (447), Suriname (437) and Dominica (420). The UK has 139 per 100,000 (about one fifth of the US).

2) The overall performance of the United States health care system was ranked 37th by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2000, but the same report assessed Americans' overall health at 72nd among 191 member nations included in the study

3) The murder rate in the US is 0.042802 per 1,000 people which is three times as high as the UK (0.0140633 per 1,000 people ).

4) In the US 13% of all households total income are under the US federal poverty threshold. The bottom 20% of households had a yearly total income of less then $19,178. In the UK the bottom 20% of households income was (converted for exchange rate) about $27 thousand or less – i.e. about 40% more.

5) The average composite literacy score of native-born adults in the U.S. was 284 (Level 3); the U.S. ranked 10th out of 17 high-income countries;
The average composite literacy score of foreign-born adults in the U.S. was 210 (Level 1); the U.S. ranked 16th out of 17 countries.


So dear John, seems to me there is lot here for you to sink your teeth into on domestic issues instead of taking every snippet of “bad news” from the UK . And note, I did not even include gun issues……

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[shortyj 0]

Was andy copland one of them? Sorry it always so serious in here. O.k. back to the bonfire.

Playtime is essential.

[Zep 0]

I'm an ex pat, an I think John has some very valid points, I amazes me how the ENGLISH can still stand to live in England,
I got out when they turned off the light at the end of the tunnel, IE:- The end of the Thatcher era.

As a side note, I'd like the English present day government to publish just how many votes they got from first and second generation immigrants,
cause I'm sure as hell no third generation immigrants voted for that shite.

Gone fishing

[KidWicked 0]

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Instead of being so obsessed with the UK, John Rich might want to focus more on some of the pressing issues in the US – which according to so many Americans is the best country in the world:

1) The United States has the highest prison population rate in the world, some 686 per 100,000 of the national population (a total of about 2 million – the highest in total in the world), followed by the Cayman Islands (664), Russia (638), Belarus (554), Kazakhstan (522), Turkmenistan (489), Belize (459), Bahamas (447), Suriname (437) and Dominica (420). The UK has 139 per 100,000 (about one fifth of the US).

2) The overall performance of the United States health care system was ranked 37th by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2000, but the same report assessed Americans' overall health at 72nd among 191 member nations included in the study

3) The murder rate in the US is 0.042802 per 1,000 people which is three times as high as the UK (0.0140633 per 1,000 people ).

4) In the US 13% of all households total income are under the US federal poverty threshold. The bottom 20% of households had a yearly total income of less then $19,178. In the UK the bottom 20% of households income was (converted for exchange rate) about $27 thousand or less – i.e. about 40% more.

5) The average composite literacy score of native-born adults in the U.S. was 284 (Level 3); the U.S. ranked 10th out of 17 high-income countries;
The average composite literacy score of foreign-born adults in the U.S. was 210 (Level 1); the U.S. ranked 16th out of 17 countries.


So dear John, seems to me there is lot here for you to sink your teeth into on domestic issues instead of taking every snippet of “bad news” from the UK . And note, I did not even include gun issues……

ha ha... pwnd.

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