You don't complain enough in this country by far
What is this stupid ban on hose pipping in the North, when it's raining here every day? The only reason why there's not enough water is because the pipes are crap. I can't believe nobody has said a word and demand United Utilities (or whoever) to fix the pipes and stop making the public to pay for their problems. Grrr
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:28, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

The British, and the English in particular
are a strange breed. For the most part they keep to themselves, don't like to make a scene and generally behave in an insular manner (as Labia has pointed out, quite often to an extremely selfish extent). But push them too far and suddenly they're invading you.
( Kroney, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:31, Reply)

I think your invasion time is long, long time ago dead
How can you explain that you're the only country not complaining about the stupid meassures taken by the goverment, and the fact that bankers fucked up but it's us paying for it?
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:35, Reply)

People complain
But nobody does anything about it. I wish we could have had the Athens riots here, but knowing the fucktarded population of England they'd probably kick the windows of the local Lloyds bank in, rather than marching on Canary Wharf.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:37, Reply)

That's what the Argentinians thought :P
No, I'm only kidding around, third rate countries don't rock boats.

We are complaining, but being English it's a low muttering rather than a yell. Most people here just aren't confrontational until they're pushed beyond tolerance, then we snap.
( Kroney, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:39, Reply)

I don't know if I'm looking forward or scared to see the snapping
As Labia just said, we'd probably get a lot of mad chavs breaking into banks and rioting.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:42, Reply)

Pretty much, yeah

( Kroney, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:43, Reply)

"Don't like making a scene" "insular manner"
Give me a fucking break. The anount of vile pikeys in replica shirts shouting their way through playgrounds/pubs/shopping centres etc of England, far surpasses that of any other Euro nation.
This mild mannered England populated by reserved and polite folk was a myth put out to increase the sales of Enid Blyton books, and is now only believed by xenophobic Mail readers.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:39, Reply)

I think you'll find
that "most people" are the middle English Tory types, not chavs. You can't disagree with a sweeping generalisation of an entire nation by pointing out one sub-culture. That's like saying "the English don't wear green, look at the Goths!"
( Kroney, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:42, Reply)

There are no goths to look at.
The sun is shining and they are all inside pretending to read Camus.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 12:18, Reply)

I don't like goths
They refer to themselves as "beautiful people", thus flying in the face of all the evidence to the contrary. I just can't get along with people who're capable of that amount of self-delusion.
( Kroney, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 12:22, Reply)

I have to say
that I was quite dissapointed when I came here. I was expecting a lot of gentlemen and ladys walking around, being polite and offering tea at 5 o'clock. I discovered a new England in Stockport.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:43, Reply)

I would be delighted to offer to take you for some afternoon tea

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:45, Reply)

You live in an ideal town for 'tea-taking'.

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 12:19, Reply)

Your discovered old England
in Stockport. The Victorians invented the other one.
( Kroney, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:46, Reply)