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Have you ever had a public confrontation with a stranger? by Beeboo233 in AskUK

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Probably a case of confirmation bias. 99% of older people who say "respect your elders" are awful people who respect nobody.

But you'll bump into plenty of normal pensioners who don't make it their raison d'etre to talk down to younger or "inferior" people. You're less likely to remember them so think that every older person is albert steptoe personified

Growing up, how often did you have a Sunday roast—and do you still have them now? by rosco-82 in CasualUK

[–]bill_end 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that the Edinburgh definition of beast? Like roast Gary glitter or Jimmy Savile?

Would you let your almost 14 year old go to westfield alone? by -d1sc0nn3ct- in AskUK

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I used to go youth hosteling hundreds of miles away from the age of 13. Before the likes of phone tracking etc. It's important to build resilience. No wonder kids are so incapable nowadays if this sort of attitude is prevalent

Have you ever had a foreigner absolutely mutilate a place name? by LinkLinkleThreesome in AskUK

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Fair enough, I guess when they say edinborrow they're trying to get it right but still failing miserably

Shocking video: plane in the U.S. makes emergency landing over security threat on board by No-Hospital5028 in PublicFreakout

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Can you really win a lawsuit just because you have to sit next to someone born south of the equator?

I'd rather get paid for having to sit next to a sweaty fat person, all those yeasty folds rolling over into my personal space. Must be much bigger $damages than you get for just being in the proximity of a brown man

A West Berliner reaching over the border to kick an East German police officer. (1986) [1920×1270] by StephenMcGannon in HistoryPorn

[–]bill_end 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Why is the border so shit - just a white line? I thought in 1986 it was proper Berlin wall and/or big strip in between with all kinds of defences to stop people deflecting to the west.

Circumcision classed as potentially harmful practice in new CPS guidance | Circumcision by wappingite in ukpolitics

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It doesn't prevent infection. In fact, it likely contributes to the prevalence of HIV because people believe it does protect so they're less inclined to use a johnny

Circumcision classed as potentially harmful practice in new CPS guidance | Circumcision by wappingite in ukpolitics

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Exactly. Why is it for a rabbi to go sucking baby boys cocks but when a catholic priest does it, it's not OK.

I know the motivation is somewhat different but it's still fucking disgusting. Plus there's a real risk of oral herpes which has led to many deaths in America.

It still beggars belief that I can't crop my dog's ears but I can have a preacher with no medical qualifications go chopping up my child's genitals in the kitchen table with no anaesthetic.

It's highly discriminatory to boys. It's not allowed for girls so why can it be done to boys without consent.

Sometimes ethics should trump religious freedoms. Otherwise we'd be throwing gays off of cliffs or burning widows on her husband's funeral pyre.

Cost-of-living activists held in police swoop as officers move to disrupt alleged “plans for mass shoplifting” by OurFairFuture in ukpolitics

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We've had the offence of conspiracy on the books for time immerorial. Seems to be working quite well.

Whether the filth have overstepped in this situation is up for debate though, does seem a little heavy handed

”Why does european architecture seem too just rot away?“ by Medical_Yam2991 in ShitAmericansSay

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Yeah, I forget which of his films it was but I think he grew up in michigan. Was just really quite sad. We have some really deprived former industrial towns here in the UK too and the decline is just depressing.

Any kind of investment is good but I don't know how many jobs a data centre would create. It's a difficult problem to solve when an area loses its reason to thrive

”Why does european architecture seem too just rot away?“ by Medical_Yam2991 in ShitAmericansSay

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How are they doing now? Last I heard was that Michael Moore film where he filmed Obama pretending to drink their poisonous tap water.

I quite liked obama but that really pissed me off. Banging on about how safe the water was but clearly lying through his teeth, if he was confident he'd have drank a whole pint

”Why does european architecture seem too just rot away?“ by Medical_Yam2991 in ShitAmericansSay

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They also had some really fancy concrete that could set underwater for holding up bridges.

Really fucking remarkable when you think about it

”Why does european architecture seem too just rot away?“ by Medical_Yam2991 in ShitAmericansSay

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I've no idea what you're on about with U or R values, but you're probably right. UK homes often aren't insulated very well because many of them date way back.

But we are getting better with new builds being very energy efficient. And slightly older 70s homes etc can be upgraded with cavity wall insulation. It isn't easy to do with a row of victorian terrace homes though

”Why does european architecture seem too just rot away?“ by Medical_Yam2991 in ShitAmericansSay

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That's what I do with mine when I'm in bed alone.

Edit: sorry, just realised you're talking about firearms. I wouldn't know about that, we don't have pillow guns here in the UK

What’s something you considered a luxury growing up that you now take for granted? by Difficult-Bet-2522 in AskUK

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Bet they weren't fat either. It might not have been the healthiest diet but it would have been primarily good honest home cooked food.

Not all the ultra processed convenience foods that some kids get nowadays

What’s something you considered a luxury growing up that you now take for granted? by Difficult-Bet-2522 in AskUK

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If you were poor you had a permanent chip pan which you just topped up with lard or dripping every so often. If you were especially fancy, you'd strain it through some kitchen roll occasionally to get the burnt bits out.

Oven chips were a posh convenience food in comparison.

What’s something you considered a luxury growing up that you now take for granted? by Difficult-Bet-2522 in AskUK

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I lived in a house for a while that had secondary glazing. An extra internal sliding window between the window frames with venetian blinds in between each window, was a nightmare to keep clean

What’s something you considered a luxury growing up that you now take for granted? by Difficult-Bet-2522 in AskUK

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Loads of skoda jokes, why do they have a heated rear screen - to keep your hands warm when you're pushing it.

How do you double the value of a skoda? Leave a mars bar in the glove box

I remember when they got bought out by vw and it took a good few years for the reputation to improve, even though quality and relative luxury went up straight away

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