You can certainly
argue that point, but on the other hand, we could live in Zimbabwe where you elect the party who don't set you on fire and beat you with sticks and then they keep all the money, waste the most fertile land in the whole of the continent and refuse to give it up.

Just saying.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 12:08, 1 reply)

yeah but you could also live in France
or Spain or Italy or any one of the countries your countrymen and mine holiday in or retire to for the good life.

French telly is shit though.
And it's in French.

Point being, the 'it could be worse' theory doesnt hold water for me cos, well, 'it could be better'.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 12:12, closed)

It could be better
and it damn well should be, given that we're a [former] almost-world-dominating power, first world, high-tech (in theory) country.
( uberdeity Wondered why Owen Lars knew of the term "hell" on, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 12:18, closed)

"Doesn't hold water!"
Was that a deliberate pun?
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 12:18, closed)

Im going to say, "yes"
but that mightn't be the truth.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 12:19, closed)

There are lots of good things
about other european countries, but there are lots of problems too. France has very high unemployment, especially amongst the young. Germany in suffering an influx of oompah-bands and large men in lederhosen and they don't know what to do about it.

So yes, in Britain we have a government which isn't providing the greatest service in many areas, but we still have universal health care which that's free at point of service. So you can complain about lots of things quite rightly, but any situation "could be better".

I realise not all these arguments are totally applicable to Ireland, but the two governments are fairly similar in their outlooks.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 12:19, closed)

@al - agreed
That was the most polite argument ever.

We should be running the world.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 12:23, closed)

Oh we could
but I'd be afraid that you'd bugger off and drink Guinness whenever an important decision had to be made!
(Bazongaloid, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 12:33, closed)

and you with your newcy brown...
I have made most of my best decisions down the pub.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 12:37, closed)

But
I would tell everyone I was off to walk the dog. Hence the delightful nickname of newcy brown.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 12:40, closed)

im using that excuse
I cant read this anymore though.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 12:50, closed)