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Scotland edition.
Haggis, cèilidh, Count Dankula, SNP scandals and more!
Britbong Thread #1
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>>1752259>>1752319There were so many of these books. I have vague memories of it being about a girl with big hoop earrings
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Limmy is who made me like Scottish people.
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>>1754449>>1756100Also from the wiki:
> An attempt to publish the books overseas in the United States was largely unsuccessfulKEK
> only the first two books, re-titled for American publication, were released.I can’t find the retitled US ones though? I wonder if the chav part was changed. What is the equivalent to a chav in America?
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Speaking of Scottish people. David Tennant. Did you anons watch this? I remember it was huge at the time, especially season 1. They made an American version which I saw a clip comparison of and it looked awful.. really awful.
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And men call us Karens. Why did a newspaper take this non-story seriously? They photographed him with a mask and sunglasses on too kek.
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>>1764442hope you're doing ok now
nonnie? sometimes i hate when they are so lovely because it makes me want to cry, and then it's hard to pull yourself back together and deal with things. but obviously much more preferable than dealing with a soulless unhelpful person.
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>>1764442that is so sweet. I hope you are doing ok
nonnie, I am glad you got to talk to someone lovely and kind. I had a doctor once who had a really soft and quiet voice that was almost like asmr and was really comforting
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dia dhuit nonnies. do any of you understand/speak scottish gaelic? i'm learning irish which is very different but wondering how popular it is to gaelic in scotland.
>>1756066i introduced my spanish friend to limmy a few years ago and it took her a while to understand him but now she loves saying "get tae fok"
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>>1764613I don’t know why the fuck they’re jailing her at all.
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On the old girly book series chat did anyone else read this series? I remember being obsessed during my early years of secondary. I had this companion dictionary with all the made up slang the characters used.
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>>1766161anon oh my god I loved these so much I remember taking one to school in my bag and I didnt read it at school I just liked having it with me kek
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>>1766269
ATJ was like Zac Efron to bongs. I remember he was a heartthrob for tweens
No. 1766294
>>1766274I might have watched this movie more times than any other, it was a sleepover staple (along with Wild Child, I guess there weren't that many british teen films).
From memory it doesn't resemble the books much, where Robbie is an obvious bad choice for Georgia and not the main love interest for the series, he's a sixth former while she's in like year nine and he clearly doesn't like her that much. Lindsay was also a swotty academic type and not a much of a mean girl.
No. 1766334
>>1766303Thinking back to them reminds me of the shit me and my friends would get up to at that age.
We went to an all girls school, but the sixth form (if you are not a bong, school here lumps middle + high school together, the last two years are called sixth form and not everyone does it, some people do vocational courses instead etc. this doesn't matter but anyway you have 11 to 18 year olds all in the same building) had some classes shared with the neighbouring boys school so there would always be a few sixth form boys hanging around. They were all 16-18 and at this time we were like 12 or 13 so obviously these were not boys we had any chance with (I should hope). They were as out of reach as any celebrity or fictional character. And we treated them as such, or at least one of my friends did, she was the stereotypical boy crazy tween girl and would constantly develop crushes on these random sixth formers and tell the rest of the friend group about them. We ended up basically developing lore about these guys, each which had their own nicknames and 'backstories'. There was fanart, poems, locker shrines, a ranking of which boy was number one for the moment, at lunchtimes we'd go to the classrooms we knew a particular boy tended to hang out in and wait outside to sneak peaks through the window.
It was only the girl who first had the crushes who was actually sincerely crushing on them and the rest of us were just doing this to fuck around. One time one of my friends sent one of the poems to it's subject on facebook. If I remember right it was fairly explicit and obviously the guy blocked her immediately, I really have to wonder what the fuck that guy went away thinking after that.
It was the age where you do things just to be random and quirky so we got up to all sorts of bullshit. I'm glad I went to an all girls school because I never had to worry about what boys would think and such (like previously stated the sixth formers were distant figures).
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Can you believe Zoey 101 is going on I’m a Celeb kek
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>You know I had to do it to em
No. 1771104
>>1764510Gaelic is rare is Scotland and no one outside the islands can speak it. There's a few Gaelic speaking schools you make your kids attend if you really want them to become fluent in dead language.
Despite the memeing from the Scottish government, its probably spoken by tens of thousands out of population of millions.
No. 1771148
>>17663342 of my friends and I did the same with a friend group of 3 boys in our year. I had a severe crush on one of them, one of them was obsessed with my other friend and then they BOTH had a huge crush on the 3rd. We would just have the most insane ridiculous conversations about them all the time and made up inside jokes about them all to the point that it could be considered worldbuilding akin to J.R.R Tolkien, yet it was pretty much always sexually depraved humour, and we even speculated ridiculous sounds they all made when they cum, and we would mimic these sounds all the time and just laugh hysterically. I eventually had a shit relationship with the guy I was crushing on and honestly? These conversations are what I miss the most.
I miss those girls so much.
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>>1771068I wouldn't bother with the Sherlock Holmes museum nona. I got dragged around there by my friend and it was really cramped and full of tourists. We couldn't even get close to anything on the walls because there were too many people. And this was at around lunchtime on a weekday. Then again, it was about 10 years ago so maybe now that no-one cares about picrel the tourist numbers will have gone down.
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>>1766161Oh my God, I was obsessed with these as a teenager. I work in a library now that does not have them and I am so tempted to put an order in just for the new generation of booky girlies to enjoy. I still get reminded when I see midget gems in corner shops.
No. 1775641
>>1774996Maybe these people went there right before or after visiting the Madame Tussauds' museum since it's right next to this one. I only went to the souvenir shop next to it and bought some of the books (and I need to get the remaining ones in that edition because they got released a few months ago and they have some glossary the end to explain old words)
I still haven't read them because I want all the books I bought in English so I can binge read them because my friend was too tired to visit two museums one after the other. The souvenir shop wasn't really packed but there were a high number of costumers. Did you see anything interesting there, was it educational or was it just, idk, mindless fanservice for nerds who liked the books and some of the adaptations to make them want to buy useless crap in the souvenir shop?
No. 1776009
>>1775641Ayrt, I think I'm a retard. Your questions prompted me to Google the museum exhibits because I didn't really remember much and I have a suspicion that we only went to the gift shop next door as well.
I was wondering why I didn't remember paying for a ticket… kek sorry nona, please disregard what I said before. I hope you get your books
No. 1790229
>>1789968Can you give any examples?
>>1784792I don't think we have one but I'd like one tbh. Daily Mail nona isn't allowed though
No. 1790870
>>1784792i'd like a discord too
>>1783577i am but its dull as ditchwater this year
No. 1792219
>>1789968As a recent trend I think it's actually backlash to that 00s/10s anglophilia. It depends on the circles you're interacting with but there's this kind of 'safe edgy' humour that involves ironically hating England and Britain and more sincerely talking about how twee British things that were popular 10 years ago (BBC Sherlock, Doctor Who, Royal Family worship) are lame and uncool, that's been adopted by a certain type of left leaning person online. Back then the same people would also talk about how the UK was so enlightened for having free healthcare etc., but this kind of sentiment faded when they realised that it wasn't really a liberal paradise after all. In their embarrassment they started exaggerating how awful the UK was instead, similar to former weebs who now go on about Japan as if it's a nightmare hellhole because they found out it wasn't like anime.
Ireland is a similar country you can start jerking off if you're still secretly into that twee stuff and unlike stuffy oppressive brits they're opposed to them as anti-imperialist freedom fighters, so it gives you some left wing cred too (so long as you ignore how socially conservative Ireland actually was until pretty recently).
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'Irish Lives Matter' was graffitied on a wall in Belfast and authorities are treating it as a hate incident. Hardnut Burgers who think Belfast is in ROI have an epic tantrum saying the Irish government should be overthrown because the people are not FREE. Enjoy the cringe nonas. Yes, that's Conor.
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>>1795058There's more including really funny tweets but I won't spam the thread obviously.
>>1795059I'm not calling out Ireland. I'm laughing at the American reaction online.
No. 1795076
>>1795071A mentally ill man that immigrated 20 years ago to ireland stabbed school children at 1pm. So at around 8pm after arrests were made and all
victims recovering in hospital some locals took to the street to "demonstrate" against immigrants ruining the city by burning up the luas (trams around the city) burning out police cars, smashing up hotels and looting from Footlocker and Schuh and smashing other shops. Dublin has home grown gang issues and the youth are stealing cars and scooters and driving them the wrong way down roads and motorways because there was a fatal accident a while back and police don't chase down people anymore because its dangerous. So now there's loopholes to get away with carjackings etc. Basically dublin is a shithole
No. 1796580
>>1795056>authorities are treating it as a hate incidentBecause they want more terrorism?
>>1795060Who gives a shit? The tools at Westminster can never un-learn their neo-colonial practices, no matter how much they like to preach about 'progressive' values.
I hope it backfires - literally. If you catch my drift.
>>1795076>Basically dublin is a shitholeBut the big tax-evading companies from the States love it!
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It’s very nippy nonnies! Make sure you snuggle with one of these
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It's snowing and it's -5C in November. This doesn't usually happen until January.
No. 1798439
>>1798384I've given up on going anywhere. I can't remember the last time I went to a different town or city cause the transport never works. I just walk everywhere which was fine when it was warmer but now it's a nightmare. Im in the north and don't drive and you just simply can't rely on the buses or the metro ever working. Adding strikes into the mix just increases the issues (though I do support strikes). Then when I finally do get to use the transport I have to share it with some of the worst people in society, last time I used the metro a moid shouted profanities at me whilst I was minding my own business and it was terrifying. He must have been drunk or high.
All I get told by everyone is 'learn to drive' as if I have the money, time or lack of anxiety to do this. I know people only care about issues when it affects them directly but having such a shit travel infrastructure is bound to affect everyone at some point.
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well deserved
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Nonas, I'm thinking of travelling to the Cotswolds and just learned that no new houses have been built in Castle Combe since the 1600s. Does anyone know why? It seems very odd to just decide to not build anything for centuries in a non-abandoned village.
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>>1802253i signed up to the WRN
https://www.womensrights.network/join-wrn - they have local women's groups across the country but they said their checks take a really long time, and it really helps if you have a public social media page attached to verify you. which i don't. i understand the caution though, but it does make finding and joining these groups difficult. which is exactly what men want.
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>>1807572samefag but just came across this place
https://viragowomensworkshop.co.uk/ for any nonnies in Leeds
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sorry to bother you nonnies, but i'm doing this james bond quiz and i'm stuck on this question. i feel like i need some britbong cultural knowledge or smth to answer it. can any of you work it out? is it really obvious?!? cuz i've got NOTHING.
the link in case you can't read the screenshot properly:
https://00qristmas.neocities.org/five No. 1812047
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I fucking hate Americans. No, I was not looking to say “takes the cake” you silly cunt.
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>>1812047kek are they taking the piss? if they were, they wouldn't know it, I guess.
tbh tho i was hoping it was going to be
>this really takes the biscuit No. 1814038
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this evening i went to the chippy right as they were closing and the man gave me large chips for free (because they would have just been thrown out otherwise). merry chipmas, nonnies!
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>>1807561Maybe. Even in the 1700s you had rich people thinking rural villages were cool. Pic related is the one that Marie Antoinette had built for herself.
Maybe the local landlord had similar ideas and eventually so did everyone else.
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>>1818265 >>1810609
My brother and dad have done one on ancestry which gives more of a breakdown between British and Irish. Even gives a further breakdown on where in England.
My brothers is around 47% English, 27% Irish, 20% Scottish 2% Welsh, 2% Sweden/Denmark and 2% Norway. Expected the English to be higher.
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TMI
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How’s everynon coping in this awful weather?
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>>1871441It depends on what you want to do. The cities here are over crowded, dirty shit holes with barely functional public transit. God help you if you intend to travel anywhere by train. That leaves the rural areas of the country. There's stunning rural villages nestled in natural landscapes if you're into that. There's also national parks and there's a fair number of UNESCO world heritage sites considering Britain is only a small Island. It's great if you're into hiking and physical activity. If you're looking for a city holiday, you would be better off going to a city in Eastern Europe.
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>>1871457yes I would love to visit the countryside. outlander is my guilty pleasure show and the scottish highlands are really beautiful. but since my friend lives in the city, I would probably have to rent a car? driving on the other side of the road scares me. taking one of those old trains like in narnia or harry potter to the countryside would be really nice though kek
>>1871472I also love museums so I would definitely go if I did spend time in the city. the other thing I imagine being fun in british cities are pubs. we don’t really have pubs like you do. bars and clubs, sure. but it seems different?
No. 1871525
>>1871478depends on the pub you go to some are nice and cozy and some are shite (like what you would call 'dive bars') and it might be best to avoid those ones
also avoid going to one if a big football game is on, rugby is fine though
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>>1871441There are many beautiful places here. Like Bath, Rye, Cotswolds Villages, The Lake District. Like other nonnies said, it depends what kind of thing you are looking for. Also there are lots of articles/blogs that could give you some inspo just by googling "Pretty places to visit in the UK".
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>>1877450kek this is literally an american I went to uni with. he even wore a beanie like picrel almost every day to classes
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NTA but the point is, Americans who call themselves Irish/Scottish, who are literally born and raised in America, along with their family, shouldn’t call themselves anything but American just because a distant relation from the 17th century was born in Ireland/Scotland. You are American. Most also have a shock when they realise Ireland isn’t a green, mythical paradise kek
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>>1881433>>1881433>actually grew up there and is immersed in the culture kek. If you, a White Irishwoman, were born and raised in Pakistan in the horrid Pakistani culture, you would still not be Pakistani and Pakistanis would still not consider you as a Pakistani. So why should non-White people be considered as belonging to White countries just because those non-White people were born and raised in those White countries?
>they think Ireland is the same as it is when their ancestors got off the boat, get their knowledge of it from movies, blame their alcoholism on being Irish, and conflate it with ScotlandThat's an elaborate strawman you've built for yourself but it's not actually true. There are Irish Americans who are knowledgeable about Ireland and Irish culture.
>the Ulster Scots aren't ethnically Irish like they think and are actually descendants of colonisers from BritainUlter Scots intermarried with the Irish, you yourself most likely have Anglo-Saxon and Norman ancestors just like how many English people and Scottish people and Welsh people have Irish ancestors. White Britons and White Irish are the same ethnicity.
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>>1871441Fellow burger with bong family- I've had a great time in the UK, especially Wales, especially the St. David's area. There are some gorgeous coastal hikes if you're an outdoorsy person. The food is cheaper than the US, and if you plan it right and maybe go at a non peak time of year it can make for a pretty cheap vacation, other than the airfare. I love setting out on the footpaths and just walking through random villages until I get hungry and stop in a pub.
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I'm baking home-made shortbread right now nonnies
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>>1881542But the Americans who talk about their heritage also call themselves Americans, so your point is meaningless. In America everyone is an immigrant or descended from immigrants, and people typically immigrated to specific areas with other people from their countries, which led to different regions of the US having culture that comes directly from the immigrants there.
Some examples are that the Great Lakes region is filled with scandinavian immigrants (if you’ve seen Fargo you’ll know) and Louisiana had a lot of French and Irish immigrants.
Different American accent’s literally came from immigrants in that area. Even in cities with a lot of immigrants from different countries, they used to separate themselves and live in distinct neighborhoods. If everyone has a parent or grandparents who came from Italy, and all your neighbors who you grow up with and socialize with have the same (or immigrated themselves) then there’s automatically a strong link, which is why Italian Americans have a strong and distinct culture and community, despite of course having many differences to Italians.
No. 1881578
>>1881545Shortbread is delicious, enjoy it
nonny!
No. 1881819
>>1881612Based and true anon!
>>1881578It was delicious! My mum loved it too
No. 1885025
>>1881549Because a lot of it is made up, the largest white american ancestry by percentage is german but it was covered up by families due to the world wars, it became an embarrassment
same for the english ancestry it became embarrassment after independence
(its weird how you never see americans celebrating being german american or english american the same way as they do for ireland or now scotland)
also it's because ‘irish’ americans follow very different non irish traditions that they claim are 100% very irish such as eating corned beef and cabbage, wearing kilts, and having thor’s hammer amulets, these are things irish people would never do as they are not irish. they are called plastic paddies for a reason
look I am half northern irish, I have a republic of ireland passport as well as a british one, I grew up in mainland britain being raised by my northern irish mother and grandmother, I have a faint northern irish accent when I talk because of it, yes I support Ireland at the rugby, yes I speak some irish, yes I am actually drinking guiness right now (this one is more of a joke but i thought it was funny that i was drinking a can of guinness when i entered the thread). but I am not truly irish, I will never be truly irish, I call myself ‘half irish’ yes but never 'fully irish' because I did not grow up there and have never lived on the island of Irelandso as someone who is 50% irish with an irish passport I find it very strange how americans who are 10% irish with a great great grandad who took a piss in cork once call themselves irish when I myself would not
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You know what girls, they’ve pissed me right off with this one. I’m going to buy a job lot of the old style tins before they disappear forever. Feyewmin’ I am.
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>>1893898RIP to the rotting Lyle lion covered in bees, 1885 - 2024.
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>>1893928… and fuck this flowery cunt. </syrup sperge>
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Absolute long shot nonners but I’m attempting to start a psychedelic rock band heavily 60s influenced and I’m struggling to find members considering I only want women. If ur interested lmk but as I said this is an absolute long shot kek. North west btw
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>>1893898that design wwas so cool and now it's fucking soulless. fuck this minimalist shit
No. 1894748
>>1894236as a student it does feel almost impossible to get a job. its obvious that the government prefer immigrants who work for cheaper than acutally supporting the young people of our country.
the government would rather import immigrants over encouraging people to have more children or increasing the quality of life in the UK
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Can’t say anything about ‘jeets without being banned. Admin is very protective of them.
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>>1895127I need a fembong discord server rn
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is british infrastructure failing?
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Bath is sooo lovely. I visited today and I actually felt like I was in England. Some places are swarmed with south Asians and I forget where I am.
No. 1904142
>>1904104>part of the reason i leftleft for where?
it's somewhat relatable. a few years ago i left britain without looking back, but i was lucky, and had a place to go. perks of being an uwu global citizen~ i guess.
if i didn't have family outside of britain, i know i could not feasibly move out of the city and escape to the countryside. industrial cities in britain are essentially containment ghettos for the working class. and countryside brits are so detached from reality. they don't even realize how bad it is. at least the ones i met, ignorant bourgeois.
only after moving out of britain (where i grew up and lived most of my life) did i realize how much of a third world experience it really was! that, mixed with a dystopian police state at the same time.
il be frank- i do miss the green rolling hills, stone cottages, grand cathedrals, guiness and pub grub,
wotsits… but i do not miss filthy streets, shit housing options, lack of safety (especially for young women), incompetent police and legal system, nor Political Correctness Gone WildTM. it feels good being able to walk alone at night and talk shit about trannies in public kek.
No. 1904946
>>1904142I was lucky too, I moved to study and live with my partner and his parents were able to help us out with money. I'm in eastern Europe now, it's very different but it feels much safer to me. I know there's crappy people everywhere but I can walk on the street without being yelled at now which is not something you can do in Bradford. Services are actually usable here too. I can get a bus anywhere within ten minutes and I can go and see a doctor whenever I like, I don't have to wait six months or do battle with a receptionist to even talk to one.
>>1904244 when I complain about immigration I'm complaining about people walking across every country in Europe, jumping on a dinghy in France and getting to the UK where they never pay into the system. Yeah legal immigration is high too and it should probably be better controlled, but you can't tell me that thousands of people coming in every year, being put up for free in hotels and getting under the table jobs without paying taxes isn't going to collapse and already stressed system. People who have been paying in for sixty years shouldn't have to wait six months for cancer treatment. At least when I moved I did it properly, applied for a visa and paid all the fees.
No. 1904987
>>1904946>BradfordThat explains everything. Good job on leaving that rat-infested shithole nonna, living in a festival portapotty would be safer and more hygienic. Inshallah that place gets razed to the ground along with every retarded moid and moid simp who lives there.
>>1904977Banning anyone who abuses the staff should be par for the course. Assholes like him also always attack the other homeless people, it's not only the ~uwu privileged whities~ that get harassed. Maybe that would be a better angle to approach it from? If you frame it as a way to prevent further harm from coming to the already vulnerable people who use those services.
No. 1905037
>>1905005honest to god yes
why is it popular for every restaurant/cafe/bar to now suddenly be "dog friendly"? I don't care what dog owners say, their dogs fucking stink and I do not want to have to smell them while I eat/drink.
No. 1905087
>>1904946>bradfordoh god
nonnie i am so glad you are in a better place now. peterborough (where i miraculously escaped from) or scumthorpe is one thing, but bradford is like a dark comedy skit that isnt funny anymore because its actually real.
>>1905019lmfao yes. i absolutely love it when people put natural animal waste into plastic bags just to hang it up on a tree. now, aside of the dirty shit still being there, we also have plastic pollution. might as well just leave the shit under the bush at this point.
No. 1905123
>>1904058An analyst
Not sure how much they pay. I’d prefer a full time job but I’ll take what I can, I need the experience
No. 1905675
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>>1893898It’s been a week and I’m still deeply
triggered about the Lyle’s rebrand.
>mincing lanealso lol
No. 1905683
>>1905179Where I live has filled up with dog turds lately and it made me think, it only takes one person with a dog in a neighbourhood not picking up and that’s 700+ turds a year assuming they walk them morning and evening.
>>1905019This also winds me up: even though I can’t stand folk not picking up after their dog it’s actually worse to bag it up and leave the bags lying around.
I admittedly have two dogs and bag their shites up but don’t like carrying them with me as bins are few and far between where I live, so I tie the turd bags to their harnesses and make them carry them til we get to a bin kek it’s really the least they can do
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Was bored this afternoon so decided to trawl through LinkedIn to stalk people from high school. I’m only 20 and Jesus Christ, why do British people and normies in particular age so shite? The stacies look like 30 year old women and are stuck in dead-end marketing jobs Kek. Makes me feel so much better about myself
No. 1911241
>>1911225I'm not saying I agree with it, I'm saying your country deserves it.
>>1911227you'll never learn and that's why you deserve having your country shat on by the people you colonized. good riddance.
No. 1912171
>>1905005The number of dogs doubled over lockdown and the majority did not receive proper training. I find it absurd that dogs are given free meat in pubs but parents must pay for infant meals. The whole 'Brits prefer dogs' is nonsense but I can see why outsiders think it so. I know they want to capitalise off the increase of dog-walkers but it's downright insensitive during a COL crisis to feed a dog and not a child. I don't know why more people don't protest. Personally, I actively avoid establishments that offer this 'perk'.
>>1911347If that were true you wouldn't be stalking old schoolmates Linkedin profiles to feel good about yourself. Your own words nona.
No. 1912184
>>1911347If true, I hope you got paid and didn't just let them use your image because you were flattered. You need a longer term career plan than 3 modeling jobs, that's probably why you're on linkedin stalking old classmates to feel better… Just guessing.
Honestly you're only 20 so I'm not sure why you're stressing and looking for ways to feel better about yourself. You have time to do something.
No. 1912310
>>1911340As a mixed race person, Irish people have always been kind to me. I would much rather be here then in the UK or many other parts of Europe. Hilarious to see Brits getting
triggered whenever I scroll past this thread at their karma for invading wherever they could though (migrants) and then turning around and pretending like they're sooo accepting of other nationalities when they were having crybaby bitch fits about the foreigners a minute ago. Keep it coming kek
No. 1912416
>>1912310English people should be a lot less tolerant. You treat us with contempt whether we are tolerant or not, so we should show you what real intolerance is.
>>1911325I hope you understand that you’re not English and you never will be. You don’t belong here and neither does your family.
No. 1921577
>>1911340>gave up centuries agoNonna you guys were literally inflicting violence on Irish people until the early 90s. You can watch footage of this, interviews with
victims, and read multiple articles, books, historic text documenting it. Little children shot at because they "looked suspicious"
(taking the bait) No. 1921600
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>>1921570If you liked Cornwall, then you will like Devon, Somerset and Dorset. There's two national parks and three UNESCO world heritage sites in the area. If you're traveling in the summer the South Devon coast AONB has some of the best beaches in the country.
No. 1921648
>>1921597which ones did you go to? I always see them when I'm in the city but never know if it is worth going.
>>1921611>>1921618KEKK
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What do nonnies think about the royal photo scandal? Honestly, I couldn't give a shit about the royals and was mostly ignoring all the news speculating about Kate Middleton's disappearance… until this photo. My interest has now been piqued kek. I can't help it, I love a good mystery and scandal. I can't help but find the whole thing creepy.
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>>1922195I beg royal chat be contained in
>>1333281 thank u
No. 1922275
>>1921648I had Krispy Kream which I used to love so much, it was so good. I love that it's available in the supermarket. Also had the macdonalds pancakes, I hadn't had those in over 10 years they were just like I remembered. Then I had Domino's and I was so happy. The country I live in has fake Domino's and it made me so sad when I tried it and it tasted like shit.
I only went for 1.5 days but I wanna try more UK junk food next time. I had some Cadbury eggs and loved them. Also the Terry oranges are probably my favorite chocolate.
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Series 3 is the dullest one. Why is it so popular online?
No. 1931018
>>1930609thanks! i'll check it out if i am ever in the area
>>1930611>>1930978i'm so sorry nona, the nhs has become such a pathetic excuse for a healthcare system
No. 1931042
>>1929792Where do you think is better?
Every European country is either:
>Fucked because there is no work>Fucked because everything is insanely expensive>Fucked because of communism No. 1931078
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>>1931063>Uk has the worst wages Source? It seems like the UK isn't the highest but around the level of the Netherlands or Finland.
No. 1931209
>>1931063Just be careful about picking a place to settle because a country that looks better on paper may not necessarily be the right one for you to live in.
At this point you either have to pick a place whose glaring problems are more tolerable than the ones back home or be able to tolerate a place that's ultra-boring and cold towards expats.
No. 1933754
>>1931333They gave me nothing. They felt around my boob basically. But theres so much more to this. I've ran out of sick days waiting for this appointment.
I've had to borrow money from family members to go private for this, because I am so drained and sickly and I have no idea why. I went to A&E at the beginning of this whole ordeal because I collapsed and lost all feeling in both of my hands, I got an ecg and a blood test, they said it was low blood sugar because it was slightly low. I'm forking out now to actually get seen, and if I'd have just done that in the first place, I wouldn't have to return to work sick. This has happened to me so many times. Took me 8 years of harassing my GP to finally get an ultrasound and find out my uterus is deformed and I am basically infertile. I just can't trust my own doctors, because they don't test me they just make an assumption. Part of me hopes something comes of this private consultation because I'd have tangible evidence of medical malpractice and could build a case against the NHS for how bad they've fucked me over on this.
No. 1935307
>>1934175I've heard of St Paul's and it's definitely on my list. I can't wait to see it!
>>1934684Thanks nona! I just googled Camden and it looks awesome. I absolutely need to go there.
>>1934741I love vintage and antique stuff, so I'll check those out for sure, thank you!
No. 1935374
>>1935307Is Truro worth visiting if the goal is to get away from home and dick around for a few days?
If not, any recommendations for a destination that's easily reachable by train from London?
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>>1935374Truro is a nice looking but bland Cornish town. It's alright if you just want to walk around, look at old buildings and enjoy the atmosphere or spend time in pubs and restaurants eating local food and drinking ale from local breweries. There's some nice beaches and hiking trails nearby.
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Ah, more good news.
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I've been signed off from work with stress and depression and I've never had a sick line before so I'm unsure how it works here. I'm in Scotland but I'm guessing it's the same UK-wide. does my employer have the right to deny my sick leave if a doctor has recommended it?
No. 1938943
>>1938939In my experience you're not asking them if you can have sick leave, you're telling them by handing the note in. Hope you feel better soon
nonny.
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Those poor girls have their father's mug. Peak.
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No. 1950148
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How true is this?
No. 1951457
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>>1948722Damn that sucks. Their mum is quite pretty. Rishi looks like an Indian Wallace.
Never breed with an ugly moid. You are cursing your bloodline.
No. 1957129
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>>1957058It's stuck in my head now. Curse you!
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Why is the weather always shit when I have a day off?
No. 1957921
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I’m going Glasgow with a pal for a long weekend this Summer. Any Scottanon recommendations would be warmly received, thank you!
No. 1958127
>>1957960So because they have ONE bad policy but all other parties want to fuck over women in every other way?
Nonnie do better.
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It's mostly men so IDC. My heart breaks a little on the off chance a woman delivers it.
No. 1958206
>>1958183>largely a racist dogwhistleFactual events are not racist dog whistles. The people that warned me about muslim men were Indians and Pakistanis themselves. They knew because it happens in South Asia and they couldn't believe that the authorities allowed it to happen here.
>children being raped isn't a pressing issueNot the average Labour voter I guess
>People are killing themselves because the NHS isn't offering mental health treatment and no one can afford to send their children to nursery unless they're on bennies kek.It was Tony Blair's Labour government that started the privatisation of the NHS by securing investment through private partnerships and loans. The Tories have increased NHS funding to levels not seen in 20 years. Neither party can fix the NHS because the issues are systemic and have been allowed to happen for decades. Both parties are at fault for the chronic mismanagement of the NHS. It won't get better under the Tories and it won't get better under Labour either.
No. 1958238
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>>1958183Imagine caping for any man, especially men from highly repressive religious communities
On another note, I'm sick of contracting private entities to help run government institutions, it just invites cronyism and wasting of taxpayer funds. So much mismanagement. The last private company I worked for was given a government contract and the lack of thought with which we wasted resources was amazing.
No. 1958262
>>1958181Ugh this is so true
nonnie, I don't wanna give my location away too much but where I live the Labour councillors were involved in covering it up since the 70s! I'm so conflicted because I'm so fed up with austerity as a poorfag but Labour have betrayed women so much for not only that, but also the embarrassing events when they couldn't even define what a woman was.
>>1958183No. Bad
nonnie!
No. 1959054
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>>1956825Reminder to vote conservative nonnies. You may whine all you want about how tory scum doesn’t give a fuck about us, but ANYTHING is infinitely better than the disaster that will occur if labour gets in and meddles with the tranny shit. It will be an absolute disaster. At least the majority of tories see through the tranny bullshit. A party which can’t even recognise sex will not be getting my vote, ever. As long as the tranny epidemic is still going on, conservative will be getting my vote. At least as women we will be safer for it. Don’t give your trust to labour, they’ll rip it up right in front of your face in order to appease some agp.
No. 1959063
>>1959054Wow the
terf to trad pipeline is real…this is sad.
No. 1959073
>>1959054Making the troon threads was a mistake because now we have ovarit boomer posters like this. And they have basically infiltrated this site because almost every discussion in the offtopic gets derailed about trannies, weird purity obsession with how women dress, facebook-tier conspiracy theories etc. I hate you bitches and i know you are the same ones who rage whenever there are weeb, kpop or fujo discussions. This site should basically be renamed to ovarit 2.0. Not surprised that you are a idiot that will vote for a party that plummeted your economy down and wants to take womens rights away.
See what brexit did to your country lol.
>>1959067There is a reason why JK Rowling who has all the time of the fucking day to argue with trannies stayed silent and didn't say a single word when Roe Wade got overturned (well she is close friends with a anti-abortion right-winger so maybe she holds those same values).
No. 1959098
>>1959088Weird excuse considering she tweets about tranny issues that have nothing have to do with the UK either…but couldnt be bothered to even utter one word about something that was worldwide news.
Also why ignoring that part about her being friendly with anti-abortion people hmmm…
>JK talks about womens issues in the UK.And majority of those posts have been about trannies or into a segway about talking about trannies.
No. 1959116
>>1959100Trans women are far more likely to be
victims of violent crime (like rape) than cis women so I can see why they'd be disappointed that support groups shut them out. Are they supposed to run into the arms of the men who seek to kill them?
(bait) No. 1959123
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>>1959116Report and ignore that tranny, nonnas
No. 1959139
>>1959058Labour politicians are no different. Almost everything said about the Tories being the elites that don't care about ordinary people equally applies to Labour. Labour is not a socialist party, the Tories aren't a conservative party, their both the same corrupt centrist shit with minor differences.
>>1959067Reminder that Labour allowed over 1400 girls, some as young as 9, to be repeatedly raped in Rotherham and elsewhere. Really sounds like the party that cares about women's rights.
No. 1959260
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>>1959149Labour knew it was happening and went as far as perpetuate it by blocking investigations. Labour continue to endorse the same councillors who were responsible while anyone that spoke out about was deselected.
https://www.gbnews.com/news/revealed-senior-rotherham-councillors-knew-and-stayed-silent-about-towns-grooming-gangs-scandal-exclusive-in-depth-investigation/439769>Senior Rotherham councillors ‘knew and stayed silent’ about town’s grooming gangs scandal>On April 5, 2005, local youth project Risky Business delivered a seminar on the child sexual exploitation crisis in the town. It invited all serving RMBC councillors to attend.They knew it was happening in 2005 and yet it wasn't until the 2014 Jay report that anything was done.
>Of the 30 councillors, four still remain in office for the Labour Party in RMBC. They are: Ken Wyatt, Rose McNeely, Sue Ellis and Alan Atkin. All hold positions of responsibility in the council.https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/councillor-who-stifled-talks-on-rotherham-sex-grooming-dvc527xpv6m>A Labour councillor in Rotherham is under investigation by the party for his alleged use of bullying and intimidation to stifle discussion of the town’s sex-grooming scandal.Labour = pro-paedophile political party.
>jeets didI've never heard of a Hindu or Sikh grooming gang.
No. 1960305
>>1959284I'd rather that the abuse didn't happen at all. The UK already has laws to prevent the abuse of girls and women and to punish men that do it. All it takes is for the authorities not to be disgusting perverts themselves and do their jobs.
>>1959286This.
No. 1961759
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Despite being 6.3 % of the population…(racebaiting)
No. 1964307
>>1961759I'm so curious about you Daily Mail
nonnie. How did you discover LC in the first place? I can't say I agree with any of your posts though
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I will never vote Tory but this is unbelievably based.
No. 1977460
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I hate when the US copies our shows. I've been binging Ghosts on BBC for a while and absolutely love it, and saw that the US version was recently added there, so I had to check it out to see how bad it was, and of course it's as terrible as I imagined. The gorgeous scenery of the dilapidated stately home has been replaced with a cheap set and glaring lights. The caveman character, who ironically was one of the most insightful characters, has been replaced with a viking who is retarded, because that's totally the same thing, right? The closeted gay, strict and prudish captain has been replaced with an overly camp colonial soldier that has a forced gay joke every 10 seconds. The iconic character Mary, who was burned at the stake so has a cloud of smoke appear in front of people who are alive if they walk through her, has been replaced by the colonial's death, who died of dysentery, so when people walk through him, they smell shit. Honestly, fart jokes? God, I hate cheap, American, manufactured sitcoms. Some American TV shows I watch are good, but whenever they've taken a UK show it's always the most asinine, immature, slapstick comedy I've ever seen. The only exception I can think of was when they redid Shameless, but even then, that was only good for a few seasons. Sorry for venting but I need to vent to my britbong nonnies who will understand.
No. 1977543
>>1977460Ok but what about the office? Checkmate
t. amerifag
No. 1980580
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He’s literally so pathetic I want to see him flayed alive and then rolled in a pit of salt.
No. 1980608
>>1973613>>1973614There's no way. Brits like to bitch about how US culture wars have been adopted in the UK, but the reality when you compare the two countries is that culture war rhetoric barely makes a ripple in the UK, while it dominates American minds and day-to-day discussion.
Issues that likely do have some form of American influence/money pouring into them, like trans children and brexit, are still of distinctly british flavour, i.e. the former is tied to public safety as a cultural value and the latter was driven by rhetoric tied exclusively to longstanding domestic issues and anxieties.
Almost every time UK politicians try to adopt raw American rhetoric it falls flat, and there's no native cause that abortion restrictions can be tied to. It's just not going to happen. Everyone can breathe a sigh of relief.
No. 1980748
>>1980608I feel the same and hopefully we are correct, I just don't see that kinda stuff dominating public opinion, they're even looking to put down early culture war spots like GBNews, which annoyingly has a grasp on my grandmother.
I've only ever seen one nutter protest and that was during Covid, holding up shitty signs on a mini roundabout yeah really doing something there folks. Only heartache is that Brexit did happen due to scaremongering propaganda, but the conservatives put so much effort into that, that they just simply aren't putting into any other of their culture war things. Brexit propaganda was a huge effort, anyone going through/living in a working class area during Brexit could see that, they aren't replicating it. Hopefully the whole political ads on tv shit won't go through.
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Now deport him and his entire family.
No. 1984284
>>1984274NTA
Pro-tranny men need to be deported.
No. 1984370
>>1984367It was a joke. Pro-troons should leave
Terf island and go to man island.
No. 1984989
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Fuck why do PLT insist on modelling their clothes on a male. How is this supposed to help me see how this item would look on me? Fuck off with this nonsense already, he doesn't even make a pretty woman. If he was a biological woman, he would never be a model looking like that. The bar is so low for troons.
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I have literally never seen this insult used other then three times on twitter.