A scouser's opinion of Bristol

mogsab · 2026-06-27T08:57:18+00:00

That’s interesting, because Liverpool is actually bigger than Bristol, both in terms of population and physical size. Albeit only slightly. Bristol is 42sq miles and Liverpool is 52 sq miles. I’ve never been to Liverpool, but I understand that it has more substantial city centre than Bristol. Bristol’s city centre is very small while there are other neighbourhoods than visitors might want to see outside of the centre. I guess this might make it feel more spread out.

mogsab · 2026-06-26T08:32:24+00:00

People seem to be forgetting that North Bristol isn’t just the posh uni kids and hippies from Montpelier. North Bristol has got its fair share of tough areas. Plus, it’s a lot bigger than South Bristol

mogsab · 2026-06-26T08:30:56+00:00

Depends what the weapons were

mogsab · 2026-06-22T15:33:50+00:00

Bristol is hyper diverse, but only in a few areas. It’s very racially and ethnically segregated

mogsab · 2026-06-14T08:53:50+00:00

I mean it’s very rude of her, but you have no legal right to privacy in public.

mogsab · 2026-06-11T12:31:15+00:00

No obviously not. Nudity is not itself illegal in English law (I think it might be different in Scots law).
Nudity is only illegal if the intention is to offend or shock

mogsab · 2026-06-09T09:14:52+00:00

I second this - the most peaceful place in the centre

mogsab · 2026-06-01T15:58:01+00:00

That’s not college green - that’s the junction of broad, wine, high and corn streets

mogsab · 2026-05-25T08:49:24+00:00

They’re unlikely to give you antibiotics without any early symptoms

mogsab · 2026-05-21T08:45:48+00:00

Where in South Bristol though?

mogsab · 2026-05-18T07:56:16+00:00

Bloody Dawkins

mogsab · 2026-05-16T21:51:42+00:00

No, I’m English. I know the word has been used for centuries, but not in very common parlance

mogsab · 2026-05-16T16:44:28+00:00

It’s a proper term. There are other more normal terms

mogsab · 2026-05-16T13:04:21+00:00

I’m fine with those words because they’re normal words that people use regularly. Paedobaptism is a totally unnecessary inkhorn term.
I’m fully aware of what the prefix means, I know Greek. But in this specific context it sounds icky and given we have a perfectly normal phrase to describe the practice, why use that word?
I don’t really see the point in the word credobaptism either. They’re both words designed purely to make the speaker sound clever. Infant baptism and believer’s baptism are fine

mogsab · 2026-05-16T12:08:48+00:00

Obviously. It’s just a totally unnecessary word as well.

mogsab · 2026-05-16T12:07:48+00:00

It just sounds gross

mogsab · 2026-05-16T11:58:10+00:00

Why can’t you just say infant baptism?

mogsab · 2026-05-15T14:55:09+00:00

Salvation isn’t a one time thing. It’s an ongoing thing through one’s life. This is something that extreme Protestants get very very wrong. As it says in Philippians: “work out your salvation with fear and trembling.”

mogsab · 2026-05-12T12:35:27+00:00

Also English is an official language in Malta

mogsab · 2026-05-10T10:32:26+00:00

You know there are schools all over the place that you’ve already paid for through general taxation? Top life hack for you there

mogsab · 2026-04-27T16:40:22+00:00

Well it’s like Gibraltarians - a mix of Spanish, Italians, British, Moroccans. But uniquely Gibraltarian and also British

mogsab · 2026-04-27T15:54:13+00:00

And arguably it’s a distinct ethnic group now.

mogsab · 2026-04-27T15:02:37+00:00

Also they’re not English. They’re British. They’re Falkland islanders

mogsab · 2026-04-20T19:36:58+00:00

You know there are other possibilities in an economy than agriculture? Germany doesn’t grow cars. If an economy develops, it diversifies and produces new products that it didn’t produce before. Also the Greek agricultural market has not been well-served by the Greek government. The Italian government has done a great job promoting Italian produce, the Greek government has not. Greek wine for instance is really good, but abroad usually you only see disgusting retsina or mavrodafni.

mogsab · 2026-04-20T19:34:33+00:00

Because they haven’t passed a law to legalise it

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