Originally Posted by EnglishTeaDuck (Post 8282343)

Just because its home. It might have its problems, but more than anything else in the world, I want to go home, and I want to get out of this horrible, horrible country that I was stupid enough to think would be ok because I loved my husband.

I have no chance of going home, though. I would have to leave my husband.
But I have considered, at times, killing myself to get out of here! If the American health system doesn't kill me first.

Originally Posted by thepeacock (Post 8291505)

yeah it's disgusting in the UK. The whole culture is to let your dog run into a park where dozens of kids are playing and let it sh*** all over then simply walk away. I feel like grabbing hold of these w***ers and shoving their noses in it. You can't walk on afield any more without steppnig in tons of the stuff. Hardly anyone picks it up.

3 weeks ago when we had our mini ice age we went sledging in the park....it was covered in dog sh**. Must have counted about 30+ in my site and again one guy watches us sledge as his dog craps in the park....he didn't bat an eyelid and walked off.
:frown:

Originally Posted by Neil52 (Post 8291512)

And you do not think it goes on in Australia :blink:

Originally Posted by bizzymum (Post 8291568)

It goes on everywhere. I was at a dog park where they provided bags near the bins and you will see poop right by where you can get the bags. People are just lazy and it is not unique to the UK.

Originally Posted by knconsulting (Post 8278801)

Family, The countryside, gastropubs, fish and chips, great curries, trains with bars, decent chocolate, farmer’s markets, country fairs, Brighton Pier, the BBC in its entirety, the NHS, politicians that are not actually retarded, sense of humour, black cabs driven by people with The Knowledge, The Times, the architecture, having sunlight at 10pm in the summer, Boots, Markies, Waitrose, London theatre, the Edinburgh festival, Guy Fawkes Night, Hogmanay, St. George’s Day, CAMRA, more than four flavours of crisps, The National Trust, the Tube, The Cotswolds, The Dales, castles, The Queen’s speech, Christmas crackers & hats, Sunday Roasts, cricket, Morris Men, canal boats, flowers and green grass in the winter, seaside piers, roundabouts, the Eurostar, Poppy Day, British music, pints after work, and everything else except chavs and council estates.

Originally Posted by Neil52 (Post 8291583)

People think only bad things only go on in the Country they live in....it is quite funny and quite sad at the same time.

Originally Posted by killerhales (Post 8291604)

Are you my twin brother? I can only add Last Night of the Proms to this amazing list, which is making me homesick as I write. We will be returning!

Originally Posted by thepeacock (Post 8291505)

yeah it's disgusting in the UK. The whole culture is to let your dog run into a park where dozens of kids are playing and let it sh*** all over then simply walk away. I feel like grabbing hold of these w***ers and shoving their noses in it. You can't walk on afield any more without steppnig in tons of the stuff. Hardly anyone picks it up.

3 weeks ago when we had our mini ice age we went sledging in the park....it was covered in dog sh**. Must have counted about 30+ in my site and again one guy watches us sledge as his dog craps in the park....he didn't bat an eyelid and walked off.
:frown:

Originally Posted by brits1 (Post 8291800)

Not sure whats worse...having dog bins and bags and people not using them or just not having any of those things and still letting your pet do whatever...the parks we have lived oposite here in Aus are the same...dog s--- everywhere...and the other thing that gets me here is that at the traffic lights...by the side of the road, the many empty beer bottles just thrown out of the window....again don't know whats worse again....the bottles thrown outside or the beer drinking while driving...and we live in a "nice" area.....does not matter where you live in the world...you are not going to get away from "things" like that.....

Originally Posted by thepeacock (Post 8291505)

yeah it's disgusting in the UK. The whole culture is to let your dog run into a park where dozens of kids are playing and let it sh*** all over then simply walk away. I feel like grabbing hold of these w***ers and shoving their noses in it. You can't walk on afield any more without steppnig in tons of the stuff. Hardly anyone picks it up.

3 weeks ago when we had our mini ice age we went sledging in the park....it was covered in dog sh**. Must have counted about 30+ in my site and again one guy watches us sledge as his dog craps in the park....he didn't bat an eyelid and walked off.
:frown:

Originally Posted by Nu-Shooz (Post 8292834)

You live in a really shitty area:rofl: glad i don't live near you. My area is wonderful, not a turd in sight:p

Originally Posted by Elvira (Post 8292945)

It continues to amaze me that people would rather up sticks and move to the other side of the planet rather than a few miles away to a better area in the UK...

Originally Posted by Nu-Shooz (Post 8292954)

Also if the weather was crap in OZ would they still move there!! doubt it.

Plenty of turds where i lived in OZ..along with loads of other disgusting stuff, but hey...it's SUNNY so who cares;)

Originally Posted by Elvira (Post 8292966)

It's amazing how soon the nice weather looses its attraction. I live in Northern California - probably one of the best climates on the planet - but for me it's just not part of the Quality of Life equation anymore.