I think a few of the problems causing this crap (I spent the last 3 years living in Middlesbrough, at university btw) are 1. Media (footballer players are the awseomnestest! Ivrywun else sukz!! I wanna be a footballer!). There is little encouragement to go for actual useful jobs, the pay relects that too. 2. Education (or…
how come no one has suggested a clockwork orange style of fixing the problem if you replace the russian influence with a african american influence it's basically an exact prediction
[ QUOTE ] bah the UK isnt a shithole, it just HAS a lot of shitholes. Newcastle is pretty charver (local term) heavy, but I haven't had a brush with any since I was 15 or so. [/ QUOTE ] They moved to Middlesbrough. I think that the chav jewerly should be packed differently. Rings etc. come attacked to a grenade. Those who…
The difference between UK violence and US violence is interesting to me. In my city, the fear is black inner-city thugs trying to shoot you; in London, the fear is white kids, pretending to be America's black inner-city thugs, trying to stab you. I'm sure it sucks when you come up against them, but I can't get past the…
Seems like every English person i meet here in Amsterdam doesnt have a favorable impression of England, "Dont go there its shite" is the typical reaction i get and most English folks i know dont even want to return there. Problems like this cant be pinpointed to one source but lack of opportunities and the decay of the…
I agree with hawken on policeforce, I forgot we even had any. I severely disagree with point 2 though, it's the kids themselves that need punishing, making their family poor (or even poorer) won't change anything, these kids make these decisions upon their own free will and DO understand what they're doing but they…
Whilst I would like to agree with Daz about exaggeration and the truth in the english woe is me attitude... I can't, atleast not 100%. I've been mugged 4 times and they've all happened in the past 3 years, always chavs either armed or in a sizable group that even mike tyson couldn't pummel his way through even though…