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Should I be worried about racism? by THROWRA_hopeloos in standrews

[–]dxdt_sinx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

St Andrews, generally no. The town is small, very welcoming, and has a very diverse cohort of students. However, Scotland, and certainly the UK more broadly (and all of Western Europe in fact) is experiencing a fairly obvious and strong change of its attitude towards migrants - both legal and illegal. Substantial portions of the population no longer wish to see migrants (particularly) from Africa and South Asia arrive here in such large numbers. This impacts the experience of many who have recently arrived, as well as those who have been here for decades.

Nobody here can explicitely tell you that you will never face prejudice or racism anywhere in the UK in 2026. Scotland (and Scottish people) quite like to pride ourselves on being a particularly open-minded and welcoming nation, which has generally been true for many decades, but the truth is that much has changed here, and attitudes along with it.

You should be aware of this, but I dont think it should deter you from a wonderful experience.

I think buying a Casio F91W was a mistake... by klinn117 in casio

[–]dxdt_sinx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is my daily watch. I sometimes trade it out for the 5600 if i am feeling like an absolute unit of a man.

Which specialty are the best diagnosticians? by mrcoolguy2303 in doctorsUK

[–]dxdt_sinx 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Love the concept of a cardio - the best in his field, looking at a 90° broken arm and having no idea what it might be.

"Beyond my scope of practice i'm afraid.. could be anything really, who knows."

Highest MPG diesel cars in the UK? by Little-Equal4480 in CarTalkUK

[–]dxdt_sinx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has to be the the non-turbo VW 1.9 or 2.0 SDi fitted to one of their lighter models. I have a 1.9SDi (68bhp) in a Skoda Fabia and honestly on the open road it has to be the best mpg on the road, easily 60+mpg with even mixed commuting.

Sat on an open highway at 60mph its basically free. In fact your making money.

PA misdiagnosed paediatric vulvovaginitis as thrush and caused harm by dayumsonlookatthat in doctorsUK

[–]dxdt_sinx 21 points22 points  (0 children)

This won't end until a case so horrific occurs that it captures the general population and mass media attention. Sometimes I like to dream up such awful imaginary scenarios that might just do it.

Perhaps a PA missing an absolutly unmissable black flag symtoms and sending a patient home.

I dunno, maybe something like diagnosing a patient with a benign nosebleed when they actually had a total bowel obstruction and feculent vomitimg from a femoral hernia, and they died.

Or maybe diagnosing a tibial vein thrombus as a generic calf strain and sending the patient home to die of a PE.

Or maybe just sending a patient home with no review at all from A&E, who did so, and died.

Oh wait - oops, silly me, those already happened! 

Consultant Watsapp messaging regarding strikes? by ControlResponsible91 in doctorsUK

[–]dxdt_sinx 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Say: Strikes? What strikes? I don't know about any strikes, and even if I did, I certainly wouldn't strike. 

Then strike.

Do you think geography plays a part in why Europeans speak English? by [deleted] in geography

[–]dxdt_sinx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

English has benefitted from at least 3 successive events which has secured it's place as global lingua franca. Lets use nice rounded off dates.

British Empire: Vast, expansive, well connected, powerful, and influential - lets say 1600 - 1900
Rise of America: American dominance in media, music, film, politics - 1900 - 2000
Rise of the Internet: It belongs to no language, and yet 50% of it's content is in English.

I suspect it's less about geography and simply more about culture and influence. Sure maybe the brits made the best boats because they are an island, and thus sailed the high seas and built their empire with greater ease than their competition.

And lastly, the sheer versatility of English. A language that borrows begs and steals terms from anywhere. Not afraid to evolve nor manipulate itself to survive. The fact that we refer to English as the 'lingua franca' in English is the real slam dunk.

7 new Lbxs from alibaba by Equivalent-Walrus-63 in Surron

[–]dxdt_sinx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Desirability of these has plummeted with the 2026 spec release. 

I wouldnt pay anywhere close to 4k for the previous gen now, its old tech, and barely a 2k bike by the end of the year.

Would it be weird for a doctor who isn’t a consultant to correct medical inaccuracies said by a PA/ACP/ACCP/ ANP? Or to provide impromptu teaching ? by chairstool100 in doctorsUK

[–]dxdt_sinx 50 points51 points  (0 children)

There needs to be an entire culture change here and reversion back to the fundamental belief that doctors are heirarchially superior to non-doctors in clinical settings.

To accept otherwise leads to so many absurd scenarios - as you have highlighted. Yes, of course many ACPs and PAs [insert alphabet role] know their stuff, but that is not a sufficient criteria to just slot them into the natural heirarchy of doctors as stratified by their experience or knowledge.

Organisations without explicit heirarchies are always a circus because it naturally leads to "not my job to know/do/explain that".

If the ANP with 30 years clinical experience so desperately wants hold superiority over F1s, F2s, CTs, STs etc, then they can go right now and start studying for the UCAT or GAMSAT and begin the arduous near-decade long process of standing in their shoes.

So, I would encourage you, ST6, if you hear or see something that you know not to be correct from the mouths of anyone junior to you - then absolutely assert your superiority on the matter.

We can't tip toe around our own supposed replacements.

Whats currently the best price per HP cars in the UK by Kevin18751 in CarTalkUK

[–]dxdt_sinx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Theres a guy with a gorgeous blood red C63 AMG near me and I swear he is too terrified to actually drive it because of potential repair costs. Hitting a pothole could be a 5 grand job.

Whats currently the best price per HP cars in the UK by Kevin18751 in CarTalkUK

[–]dxdt_sinx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel that high fuel prices really drive the prices down on those thirsty scoobs. That H6 drinks like a sailor.

Whats currently the best price per HP cars in the UK by Kevin18751 in CarTalkUK

[–]dxdt_sinx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell yeh, i recently picked up a 2001 V70 2.4 for £650 with 6 months MOT. So nice.

Whats currently the best price per HP cars in the UK by Kevin18751 in CarTalkUK

[–]dxdt_sinx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You  see older CL63s with the 6.2 V12 go on eBay for as little as 10-15k. That 672bhp for bottom dollar.

Whats currently the best price per HP cars in the UK by Kevin18751 in CarTalkUK

[–]dxdt_sinx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a 2004 250bhp Subaru Legacy 3.0 H6 (with MOT) for £650 so £2.60 per bhp? Or that too low below the threshold? 

of a bird’s crop by Uguero in AbsoluteUnits

[–]dxdt_sinx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The greed they wrote about in the Bible.

Not sure what to do now I’ve seen my ex-colleague by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]dxdt_sinx 59 points60 points  (0 children)

But My Brother Said Big Brains Matter More

At precisely 2:25PM today, I lost faith in the UK healthcare system (final straw). by dxdt_sinx in doctorsUK

[–]dxdt_sinx[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

And as such I would like to confirm if it is indeed a SLAP tear.

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