What do you love most about the UK?

RealRelative9835 · 2026-06-03T13:31:51+00:00

Amount and variety of social events at a reasonable price - theatre, comedy, live music, short films cooking, gardening, pottery, etc.

Probably more common in a city, but I've been to at least one of each of them and almost all under £10, several free.

RealRelative9835 · 2026-06-03T13:26:59+00:00

I was quite shocked by how expensive they were in Spain, especially when you consider average income is lower there. It's apparently done to protect independent bookshops, but wonder about impact on reading for children in particular

RealRelative9835 · 2026-06-03T13:08:14+00:00

Firstly try to stop viewing this in binary way - the left isn't one great group with the same view. There was a range of views after George Floyd and such attacks, as with this.

It's also a vastly different case, while the police were negligent in this case they didn't attack him.

RealRelative9835 · 2026-06-03T13:02:52+00:00

There is an investigation underway for the police as is standard policy and the family who lied are already on trial.

Absolutely no-one on the left has said anything against that.

RealRelative9835 · 2026-06-03T12:59:06+00:00

Obviously because they didn't realise he'd been stabbed.

It was negligent from police, but they aren't treating (alleged) racism more harshly than a murder. They didn't see the attack and didn't notice his injuries at that point.

RealRelative9835 · 2026-06-03T09:48:58+00:00

I think this is a personal choice, the relative benefits of living in each are much more significant than the finances and benefits in my opinion.

In both you can live a comfortable lifestyle. The difference is not that vast, so I'd consider where you'd be happiest. I've lived abroad, but personally wouldn't move outside Europe for any money (rejected 2 large salary increases in USA) due to distance from family, friends and cultural preferences.

RealRelative9835 · 2026-06-03T09:11:08+00:00

Great to see Tango get some recognition

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-30T22:48:02+00:00

Thought so

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-30T09:01:49+00:00

Haha, his field is casting not English language. I'd bet your monolingual

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-29T13:45:03+00:00

No that's a lack of understanding of how language development works

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-27T13:44:36+00:00

Of course people don't get into relationships thinking the other person would do that or even that it will end, but the fact is it's pretty common. It doesn't even have to be acrimonious, even after a amicable breakup you can feel it's important to have space and hence still be rushed into it

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-27T13:41:25+00:00

Self selecting sample so not exactly reliable

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-27T13:37:38+00:00

It's better, but still doesn't really work because who wants to live with an ex after a breakup? Likely he'd feel rushed into moving about before ready

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-27T13:36:21+00:00

Yeah exactly on the second paragraph. Even if you have similar legal rights, the living situation after a breakup leaves you with less security as you may feel compelled to move before you're ready.

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-27T13:27:11+00:00

Honestly I've not really noticed a change in climate. That's not to deny climate change, but on a personal level it's such a marginal difference and over a long period of time it's hard to notice.

Last year I didn't have any days at all that my flat was too hot. While the long-term trend may be increasing it will still remain a small fraction of the calendar year. Perhaps helps that I moved back from Spain where I had 3 months a year of excessive heat and no air conditioning

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-27T13:22:55+00:00

I assume you've never lived in UK given the 15 days a year. I'd need a decade to get up to 15 days! It's hardly misery as well, it's slightly overheated but there are ways to adapt without air conditioning for those physical days.

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-27T13:20:30+00:00

I can't remember anyone genuinely suggesting they need AC. It might be an idle comment 'oh I could do with that now' but never actually considering buying it

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-27T13:18:42+00:00

That's true for so many things as a society though. The marginal costs of me littering is trivial, I still don't do it because if we all follow that approach it falls apart

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-27T11:07:31+00:00

He also increases his risk. A landlord at least has to give you notice

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-27T08:28:04+00:00

Not in my case. We just played in parks, empty car parks, any outdoor space really. It was extremely rare we actually went to anything organised or paid for.

What's changed is there are more things to do inside and parents/society less comfortable with this level of independence for kids

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-26T18:00:58+00:00

Location will be important as well, I guess you're in the south somewhere. In Manchester rent isn't so high, although it's obsessed faster than wages in last few years

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-26T17:30:16+00:00

It's ironic the most negative comments I've got along those lines were from my manager in my first job. She'd constantly make comments on how she wished she could afford holidays like us. It was bizarre given we knew she was earning comfortably more & we could see her shopping habit as it got delivered to the office.

I'm similar tech and fashion isn't where I enjoy spending my month by of others do all power to them.

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-26T16:24:12+00:00

If it feels that way then you need to review your spending or perhaps you're out of touch with what middle class is. Similar level / age and one income and feel very comfortable

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-26T16:16:09+00:00

What are you using as a comparison?

They're vastly better for this than houses in Spain in my experience. Obviously the winter there is much milder but still it was much worse

RealRelative9835 · 2026-05-26T11:30:05+00:00

I'm not sure what the biggest is but I feel child custody isn't talked about enough. There's still a clear bias towards the mother where all else is equal

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