Would you do it again?
Sep 20th 2006, 10:33 pm
#241
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Re: Would you do it again?
Originally Posted by TouristTrap
Pathetic. I can't believe how the standards have dropped.
Sep 20th 2006, 10:57 pm
#242
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Re: Would you do it again?
Originally Posted by anotherlimey
I've heard they've been letting commoners with baseball caps into my old local moving picture theatre!
Sep 20th 2006, 11:03 pm
#243
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Re: Would you do it again?
Originally Posted by Sallyanne
They'll be letting them vote next!
Sep 20th 2006, 11:04 pm
#244
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Re: Would you do it again?
Originally Posted by Sallyanne
They'll be letting them vote next!
Sep 20th 2006, 11:06 pm
#245
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Re: Would you do it again?
Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
I don't mind, I don't see them in the cinema, and they can vote too, but I don't want them in the restaurants that I go to.
Why shouldnt they go to McDonalds
Sep 20th 2006, 11:11 pm
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Re: Would you do it again?
Originally Posted by Kate2112
Why shouldnt they go to McDonalds
Sep 20th 2006, 11:13 pm
#247
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Re: Would you do it again?
Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
They can. That's too upscale for me.
I'm interested to know what sort of music you people like to listen to.
Sep 20th 2006, 11:17 pm
#248
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Re: Would you do it again?
Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
They can. That's too upscale for me.
Sep 20th 2006, 11:19 pm
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Re: Would you do it again?
Originally Posted by britvic
I hope your not one of them all you can eat kinda Guy's
Country Kitchen - trough
Sep 20th 2006, 11:29 pm
#250
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Re: Would you do it again?
Originally Posted by Elvira
Are you saying you are sub-working class??
I'm interested to know what sort of music you people like to listen to.
I'm interested to know what sort of music you people like to listen to.
The working class can kiss my ass
I got the foreman's job at last.
Perhaps you should start a thread on musical tastes.
It would be easier for me to say what I don't like.
Sep 20th 2006, 11:36 pm
#251
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Re: Would you do it again?
Originally Posted by britvic
I hope your not one of them all you can eat kinda Guy's
Sep 20th 2006, 11:36 pm
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Re: Would you do it again?
Originally Posted by Kate2112
Country Kitchen - trough
Sep 20th 2006, 11:39 pm
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Re: Would you do it again?
Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
Otherwise, if one of the girls visits I'll take them to John Harvard's. They make a good India Pale Ale, and fish and chips and malt vinegar.
Sep 20th 2006, 11:43 pm
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Re: Would you do it again?
Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
No, I was kidding. Since I retired, I have had to cut back on food, I don't burn the calories anymore. Sometimes though I get the need for a bacon double cheeseburger. Otherwise, if one of the girls visits I'll take them to John Harvard's. They make a good India Pale Ale, and fish and chips and malt vinegar.
Sep 20th 2006, 11:43 pm
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Re: Would you do it again?
Originally Posted by Hiro11
I always see this posted here and taken as fact every day, but is it really true?
I get that it might be true on an aggregate level, but surely an individual's experience will be largely determined by where they live (and possibly what they can afford)?
I look at the Elementary, Jr. High and High schools in my town and I'm amazed at how nice the facilities are (really quite mind-blowingly nice actually), how well the graduates do on college admissions and test scores etc. My kid's teachers have been very talented and attentive and my kids do seem to be learning well. Yes, I live in a relatively pricey town, but it's certainly not uniquely expensive and the surrounding towns have equally nice and as well- performing schools.
Maybe the schools in the UK are uniformly unbelievably wonderful, I wouldn't know. But surely some of the negetive depictions of US schooling here is oversimplifying the case. Just look up the school district before you move.
I get that it might be true on an aggregate level, but surely an individual's experience will be largely determined by where they live (and possibly what they can afford)?
I look at the Elementary, Jr. High and High schools in my town and I'm amazed at how nice the facilities are (really quite mind-blowingly nice actually), how well the graduates do on college admissions and test scores etc. My kid's teachers have been very talented and attentive and my kids do seem to be learning well. Yes, I live in a relatively pricey town, but it's certainly not uniquely expensive and the surrounding towns have equally nice and as well- performing schools.
Maybe the schools in the UK are uniformly unbelievably wonderful, I wouldn't know. But surely some of the negetive depictions of US schooling here is oversimplifying the case. Just look up the school district before you move.
Otoh, I do agree with the rest of your post. The schools my children attended were also generally excellent, with good facilities and competent teachers. But, the reality is that not eveyone is in the economic position to live in a "wealthy" area with a good school district. Those that can't get a poorer standard of education than their counterparts in the UK, imo. Just another example of where money is more important in determining outcomes in the US.