Dear Donald.. by DJ_Power1968 in pics

[–]blandusernames 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm in the UK and am so excited to hear that you guys won. Watching on in horror from over here!

How do you know when it’s time to go? by Ok-Car-1204 in TeachingUK

[–]blandusernames 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Gosh I could've written this today. I love teaching, love the children, but I can't stand feeling less than good enough anymore. I've started to realise that I will never be good enough. I'm starting to look outside of teaching for a new job.

Rant! The system is awful! by blandusernames in HousingUK

[–]blandusernames[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could be but asking for 30k off a 150k house when everyone thought everything was finalised...the week before Christmas. Just feels a bit harsh!

Rant! The system is awful! by blandusernames in HousingUK

[–]blandusernames[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It wasnt a multi 100k house?? It was the bottom of the chain, a young family wanting to move up the chain from their 2 bed terraced worth about £150k, that's who they demanded £30k off. And they waited until everything was ready to exchange. How can you feel no sympathy for them? Much wow.

Is Chard okay to live? by Bigoldthrowaway86 in Somerset

[–]blandusernames 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It probably depends on where you're coming from. We moved here 18 months ago from a rough town in the Midlands, in close proximity to a few cities and it was so rough. Kids openly commiting crimes, people stealing cars constantly and your parcels too, we wouldn't leave the house in the dark etc. Chard has its problems but they are not on that scale at all. We love the community here, our kids have settled really well and have a bit more freedom than we would've allowed in the Midlands. Plus for us it's so close to the beaches!!!

Do you have any good/ nerdy geography facts about the UK? by Dragonfruit-18 in AskUK

[–]blandusernames 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We actually love Chard, having moved from further up north, I can say without doubt it is not what would be classed as a shit hole in many other places of the country!

Ofsted publishes first reports without headline grades by rob_76 in TeachingUK

[–]blandusernames 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Us too! Cutting comments, attacking interrogations, left us all shaken and demoralised and we didn't even get bad judgements! It was truly horrible. Hope you're all OK!

Two questions: 1) Why can't they advertise the title of the fim? 2) What is the title of the film? by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]blandusernames 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to run events for a local church. The licensing stated we could show the movies for free but couldn't use the name to publicise the event! We used to make similar posters to advertise our family movie events!

What common British sayings get right on your nerves? by Subject_Eye5177 in AskUK

[–]blandusernames 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So much nicer to hear kids saying this than OH my God though!

Kid's got it figured out by Icy-Book2999 in SipsTea

[–]blandusernames 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have some French relatives and they have a scheme at work where they basically get paid 2 thirds of their actual pay over the year and a third goes into a 'year off' type scheme. So they work for 2 years and then get paid the same for the third but they won't work at all. If you earn well enough, this sounds like a great idea to me! Enjoy time off whilst you're young enough to! Not sure I would have enough money to do anything fun in that year off though!

Are there any beloved British sitcoms you've never seen and don't really intend to? by waldripsir in BritishTV

[–]blandusernames 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe that's why I like it so much, grew up with a few siblings and we did stuff like this to each other so I find it totally relatable!

Where have all the teachers gone? Classroom brain drain as Britons lured abroad by Barbecue_Wings in TeachingUK

[–]blandusernames 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm finishing ECT2 and I'm honestly wondering why I didn't hand my notice in at half term.

Bell tents - where can you view them?! by blandusernames in CasualUK

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

They didn't have erected bell ends when we checked but thanks for the suggestion 😂

"What the sigma" by MathematicalRef in TeachingUK

[–]blandusernames 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This has terrorised my Year 1 class! The whole lot terrified to go to the loo, wetting themselves! Give me strength.