Horrid English Things.
 

We are having a debate in our household regarding what horrid things are in England that are considered the norm in Australia. For example, does England have cockroaches, mosquitoes, poisonous spiders, bindis (of the horrid lawn growing type), termites, sea lice, poisonous jelly fish etc? (Any other suggestions of horrible things England has that Australia doesn't would also be appreciated!)

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England have most of that...what we've got that they don't have....Blackpool? :lol:

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Bob. Best just go wash your mouth out with soap and water there my lad - very popular with the over 60's, especially when the lights go on. Oh! you forgot to mention, loads of Aussies who have left Aussie for good! Got a problem have we?

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over run with chavs ( a close relative to the cockroach), scrounging benefit seeking monkeys, vermine off the boats (illegal immigrants involved in crime) and plenty invertebrates (spineless politicians).

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Bob's in the USA mate

We got the cockroaches , jellyfish & sandflies here in NZ. Oh and silver fish in some houses.All considered the norm where we live.

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Well I have never seen a poisonous spinder I so do not miss the red back or huntsman, stepped on bind which is very painful but we do have nettles, I have never even seen a Cockroach (although they are everywhere in the world) mosquitoes...not in our part of the world but I know they have midges in Scotland....and I quite like dipping in the sea without having a thought deep in my mind...sharks.....lol....we have Wasps and thats about all that bothers me in regards to horrible things in the U.K...that and Man Utd fans....lol...only joking my OH is one....

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Your sure your not talking about WA....according to my friend who works in immigration in Aus and my other friend at Centrelink...its just the same there...lol

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I thought the OP asked for things that Australia (or other countries) does not have:confused:

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UK has about 200 types of venemous spiders.

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Did someone mention the lovely little seaside town that I am from? ;)

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One horrible thing England has: People who talk like this about other human beings.

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Ok sorry....you're a better person than I am. I'll send a few of these human beings round to live in your neighbourhood and see how that works for you.

You have your opinion and I have mine...fair enough

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Does Australia have any newspapers like the Daily Mail and the Daily Express?

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I grew up in the south of England and only met with any of those things when I moved to the States. (I did encounter a few mosquitoes in Holland when I stayed in the country by a canal...) The wonderful thing about England is the lack of bothersome creatures (no bears, ticks, coyote, skunk, only one poisonous snake that you'll likely never see, and it's too cold for dangerous jelly fish... although I did find this: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-sto...5875-20695374/) I suspect cockroaches are over the entire world, but in England they don't just wander about outside.

In general you can walk and swim with ease! At least, I did.

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Agree. I hate the place....... with a vengeance