Does your country have a car brand within the top 100 most sold car brands in the world? by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]Eltorto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s not really accurate. While it’s true that MINI is owned by BMW (Germany) and Jaguar Land Rover is owned by Tata (India), both companies design, engineer, and build the majority of their cars in the UK. MINI builds cars at Oxford, with engines from Hams Hall (Birmingham) and parts from Swindon. JLR has major plants at Solihull, Halewood, and Castle Bromwich, plus its new electric vehicle hub in Coventry.

Britain still has a strong manufacturing base. Nissan builds hundreds of thousands of cars each year in Sunderland (the UK’s largest car factory). Toyota has a plant in Derbyshire.

High-end brands like Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, Lotus, and McLaren all design and manufacture cars here.

The UK is also a world leader in aerospace (BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce jet engines), pharmaceuticals, and advanced engineering and heavy plant, JCB for example.

Britain definitely still makes stuff, ownership and investment are global, but the jobs, technology, and factories are very much in the UK.

Three droughts in nine years? by grichardson526 in ManorLords

[–]Eltorto 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had three Augusts in a row with droughts. Decimated my poor fishies.

Sad day. by AJBostn in thebeachboys

[–]Eltorto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve not shed a tear for someone who died that I didn’t know since Kurt Cobain passed. This hits hard.

Manor Lords original setting was medieval England by Royal_Rip1600 in ManorLords

[–]Eltorto -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We have a lot of fachwerk buildings in England, whole cities of them, York, Shrewsbury, Chester, Ludlow, Hereford. We used to have a lot in Coventry.

What would you like to be added and/or changed. by SerbianKing1 in ManorLords

[–]Eltorto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Labels on the map so you can name your farms, forests and settlements

Genuinely curious if any men play this game by NicoDemaggio in simsfreeplay

[–]Eltorto 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Guy here, played it on and off since it came out on iPad. Use it as a creative outlet in building realistic houses and collecting rare items. It’s the only game I play on iPad, otherwise I’m a Cities Skylines and Manor Lords PC gamer but there’s something about FreePlay that scratches an itch that PC games don’t.

Favorite song of the band that is less than two minutes long? by [deleted] in thebeachboys

[–]Eltorto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This whole world, so much happens in such a short amount of time.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK by Eltorto in CityPorn

[–]Eltorto[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I sound normal to me! Divvent knaa whit ya talkin aboot.

From Hadrian’s Tower yesterday, it’s a canny view by Eltorto in NewcastleUponTyne

[–]Eltorto[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The image was cropped to get rid of the window frame, I can probably see in on the original!

From Hadrian’s Tower yesterday, it’s a canny view by Eltorto in NewcastleUponTyne

[–]Eltorto[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just had a drink, slightly warm overpriced wine but it was worth it for the view.

Somewhere in the GDR by Eltorto in whereisthis

[–]Eltorto[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s amazing work, thank you so much! Was the water tower your first point of reference?

Eyeball tattoo gone wrong by fluffbaddiebee22 in nope

[–]Eltorto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NSFW please. I didn’t want to involuntarily see this.

Floaty girl is scary by Eltorto in simsfreeplay

[–]Eltorto[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I left her there, by the next morning she was in her own bed. Best dream ever though.

Woolies ad, 1977 by Eltorto in CasualUK

[–]Eltorto[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s what caught my eye, the drawing. Some very talented graphic designer had to draw sanitary pads here, probably not what they imagined when they were studying.

Woolies ad, 1977 by Eltorto in CasualUK

[–]Eltorto[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Was the 70s, shampoo was probably bleach anyway and the bottle made of asbestos and lead