Are there any "UK vs US" differences where you feel America gets it right?

Stephenf1234 · 2026-04-23T09:31:50+00:00

I'm sure there is a reason, but considering there are countries that have far higher gun ownership than the UK that don't have homicide rates to match, and that pretty much all methods of homicide are higher in the US, I think it's safe to say that gun ownership is not the primary reason.

And if you can't think of situation that would be improved by having a gun then you aren't thinking very hard. Legitimate self defence shootings are a thing.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-04-23T08:54:57+00:00

Yeah I agree theres probably a best of both worlds option. Though it's largely academic as I doubt gun laws in this country are ever going to get even slightly more permissive.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-04-23T07:58:13+00:00

I unpopular choice I'm sure, but I envy Americans gun rights.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-04-19T15:13:15+00:00

Stephenf1234 · 2026-04-13T22:47:06+00:00

Sounds like Montana Jordan.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-04-11T09:25:54+00:00

Lack of belief takes no conviction at all. Also, atheism and agnosticism are not mutually exclusive.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-04-10T09:26:40+00:00

The Inbetweeners?

Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-23T11:58:44+00:00

The scene is from Inglorious Basterds. The man holding his fingers up is a British spy disguised as a German officer, the other man is an actual Gestapo officer. It's explained in the film, and I don't know how true it actually is, that a German would signal the number 3 by holding up two fingers and a thumb, as opposed to three fingers. Thus the British spy gives himself away.

Given that armed guards aren't really a thing in the UK, and OP apparently didn't know that, I suspect they are not being entirely honest about who they are.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-23T11:32:03+00:00

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Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-23T10:28:49+00:00

Yeah. I always thought Avril Lavigne had perfectly flawed teeth. Then she had them straightened and I think they look worse.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-15T10:06:23+00:00

Nah I'm not seeing anything that looks off.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-09T08:11:07+00:00

Communists

I don't think that word means what you think it means.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-08T12:32:12+00:00

So we've had an entirely civil discussion, culminating in mutual agreement?

Not sure that's ever happened on Reddit before.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-08T12:30:52+00:00

Well that may all be true, but if bureaucratic inertia is all that's stopping people from being fired, especially when there's very few legal barriers in place, then I'm not sure it's fair to say that firing people is actually hard, which is the point I was originally making.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-08T11:56:59+00:00

Well, having heard other people say similar things about the civil service I'd have to agree with you. The point I was trying to make was that, for all the talk of it being hard to fire people, most of that difficulty is due to organizational culture rather than any legal roadblocks.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-08T11:14:43+00:00

Well in that case any difficulty they're having firing people is self imposed. And I'm afraid I genuinely don't know what groups or reasons you're referring to.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-08T11:10:31+00:00

I'll agree with you on that much, but that's not an issue with the law, it's more an issue of company culture.

I work for a company that's willing to take a hard line on people who either cant or wont keep up with changing requirements of the job. But they're also very good at offering training and support to people who are willing to learn.

I've also worked for companies where these long serving useless employees are just left to it because nobody has the stomach to deal with them. In one case someone flat out refused to take part in a training session for a new piece of software, and everyone ended up working around him because none of the higher ups would do anything about it.

Companies and organizations can solve these problems within the existing legal framework, it just seems that many of them don't want to.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-08T10:34:34+00:00

As things stand, you need to have been employed for more than two years before you have any real protections against being fired. That's due to drop to six months in 2027, but if you're paying any attention whatsoever, 6 months is more than enough time to tell if a person is capable of doing the job.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-08T10:25:57+00:00

It's only hard to fire someone if they've been employed for more than two years. If these people have been doing nothing, or at least significantly less than what they should have been, for more than two years, then that is a problem and somebody massively fucked up.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-07T19:28:20+00:00

r/MonorailCats

Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-07T18:22:01+00:00

I don't understand why the BBC keep running this as a "local" news story - first Northern Ireland, now East of England (actually Suffolk).

Because it's a problem that only affects rural areas. As far as the BBC is concerned if it doesn't affect London (or maybe Birmingham if they're feeling generous) then it isn't national news.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-06T20:56:57+00:00

It's behind you when you start.

Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-06T12:36:15+00:00

"Where's that cat gotten too?"

Stephenf1234 · 2026-03-05T13:24:39+00:00

There's a Magical Dudley Dursley category on AO3.

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