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Tired of the UK NOT tired of life
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostYeah. Switzerland is off if the yanks like it...
Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy work culture - Vox
We ruined him for the Philippines.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostReminds me of when I was in the UK, and we got a guy from the Philippines over on secondment. When he started, it was 12 hour days... by the end of the year, he was joining in the two hour Friday beer swilling lunches, fifty minute coffee breaks, seven hour days...
We ruined him for the Philippines.Comment
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Originally posted by hairymouse View PostSame for my wife, she literally is making less than she was 10 years ago. Barely minimum wage as a lecturer at a big name school. Even worse, she is on a 3 day week and they give her so much work (and she actually cares about her work) that she works at least one extra day a week for free. It's disgusting.Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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Originally posted by Shackattack View Postsources that use simple wording for simple people. ."Don't part with your illusions; when they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live" Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by Cirrus View PostI share your exasperation. Having said that, less than half of the population are simple Homo Brexitis. I agree that leaves a truly shocking number of idiots floating about the place causing trouble wherever they intellectually stumble but you can still carve out a half decent life protected to a degree. Also this is a human disorder, not something unique to the UK. I have no reason to suppose any other country is any better. In fact almost certainly they are noticeably worse.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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The perspective from abroad is that the UK is most certainly declining from a 2nd rate country to a 3rd rate one.
Herd immunity U-turn, shambolic testing, not enough PPE, the Health minister blaming medics for overusing PPE (WTF!!), the daily propaganda that avoids saying anything of substance.
Covid will be the coup-de-grace for the Uk economy.Hard Brexit now!
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In fairness similar results can be seen wherever Murdoch's populist media spreads, like a cancer.
If anything good comes out of the next downturn it's an end to his empire. I'm all for free speech... but when it becomes populist propaganda.. as it Joseph Goebbels that once said, tell a lie often enough and it becomes the truth."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostWhat's that saying about when everyone around you is an idiot...Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by Zigenare View PostReally? My sister-in-law makes ~£50k as a University Lecturer. That's nowhere near minimum wage. What's your Mrs doing wrong?Comment
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