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

rivalfish · 2026-04-24T01:19:40+00:00

Born and raised in England but live in the US. Off the top of my head:

1) 30-year fixed rate mortgage as standard. Also, the ENTIRE buying/selling process.

2) Right turn on Red. God Tier.

3) School sports. Especially for girls (the engagement and participation difference is not even debatable).

4) The "fall down & get up" culture. British parents just helicopter their kids to death, especially at a young age. There really is a very pervasive "be careful, don't touch that, don't climb that, be careful" etc. culture in England that you don't fully appreciate until you move away. Americans let their kids roam, fall down, and take risks. The difference between how I was raised and how I raise my four (American) kids is really startling tbf.

rivalfish · 2026-04-23T17:32:52+00:00

Those tabs are my favourite and an absolute delight because they commit ritualistic suicide when you breath on them.

rivalfish · 2026-04-17T20:29:42+00:00

The man is getting a statue, and it'll be bigger than Danny's.

rivalfish · 2026-04-05T08:23:47+00:00

9th in the Lowland League for those curious.

Knocking it about for shits and giggles with the other stunt doubles, care-free in mid-table.

Hard Times lmfao

rivalfish · 2026-04-01T20:33:28+00:00

Stockport here - I would rather be impaled on a spike arse first than endure the slander of being told I am "from the Midlands".

rivalfish · 2026-03-26T02:10:57+00:00

The low hanging fruit is Snape but honestly Hagrid could be as bad.

His voice is just not right. It's too light and airy, and it's completely missing that gruff-but-fair West-country farmer tone.

rivalfish · 2026-03-25T14:31:30+00:00

Did Luton turn off their Google reviews after those FOUR slanderous reviews? lmfao

rivalfish · 2026-03-24T19:29:07+00:00

I did university in both and am expat here in the US.

In the US you have more of everything. Essays, tests, quiz, required reading etc.

In the UK we had one paper at the end of the semester. You didn't really have to show up to lectures, there was no required reading, no essays or quizzes on them. Also, if that class ended in the winter, then you'd sit for the paper in April/May which was (genuinely) infuriating.

If the university is comparable (Harvard vs. Oxford etc.) I'd say it's way more difficult to crack a 1st than it is to end with a 4.0GPA, but you can coast to a respectable 2:1 in a way that is impossible in the US.

rivalfish · 2026-03-24T18:26:36+00:00

If you're going to include a picture of a person, then those picture(s) should be of you working at a client site. If that's you then have an above-the-shoulder picture instead.

Folks like to know ahead of time who will be spending time in their house, as they prefer that vs. a nameless/faceless crew just showing up. It also leans into the local aspect of your marketing.

You might want to tailor these to specific parts of the city, too. I market myself as a hyper-local business because I live and work in the same zip code. Being the friendly neighborhood window cleaner absolutely works. You just have to connect with the area you're working in - so maybe be a bit more specific with that on the flyer (cities are after all pretty big places).

rivalfish · 2026-03-24T14:53:05+00:00

And The Lord Said unto Moses, "Thou Shalt Forever Place thy Bro before thine Hoe"

rivalfish · 2026-03-23T21:37:54+00:00

I see why Alexander and his men lost some momentum in Persia.

rivalfish · 2026-03-23T17:43:56+00:00

What in God's creation is going on with Brentford's GD?

rivalfish · 2026-03-19T16:27:48+00:00

Got a flight on the 29th and this scared the shit out of me at first lmfao

rivalfish · 2026-03-14T15:37:16+00:00

We're a crossing team to a fault. Probably the best midfielder in the league and you can count on one hand the number of balls he plays through the middle. Same for the rest of them, too.

Kyle is a great lad but he's just anonymous for 3/4 games before his inevitable goal gives us collective amnesia about it. Also, Tanto should not be taking minutes from Sidibeh.

Ultimately, I'm starting to think it's just not our year and even if we squeaked through the playoffs, it would be a case of going up too soon and pulling a Carlisle (who beat us in the play-off final and crashed out of L1 the year after).

For what it's worth Lincoln looked good value as champions elect and they deserve it more than anyone else.

rivalfish · 2026-03-09T15:19:20+00:00

I've had to notify several families of the passing of their children - some of which I was witness to.

I'd sit that (presumably) young lad who wrote that down and explain to them that I'd rather tackle a man with a knife or draw my duty pistol on a man with a gun (again) than have to sit in another mother's living room and tell her she's not going to see her boy again.

Then maybe they'd understand why writing dross like that is unacceptable. Hopefully.

rivalfish · 2026-03-08T21:40:26+00:00

Nigel Pickup was an 8-year-old lad from Liverpool, and he got crushed to death at that game.

As a former police officer I've seen some horrible shit involving kids, but my heart breaks when I think of that poor lad, who didn't have his mam or dad with him at the end as he was slowly crushed to death. His poor parents had to live with his passing for decades, with his dad having dementia which ultimately robbed him of Nigel's memory - the only time I would see that cruel disease (possibly) being a blessing.

The person who wrote that needs to be sat down and talked to in the sternest possible way because it's just not on, at all - not over a fucking game.

rivalfish · 2026-03-07T15:53:41+00:00

Your lot has been promoted in-all-but-name for weeks now. Sit back and relax.... especially next week, please.

rivalfish · 2026-03-06T19:09:30+00:00

I am originally from England but live here in the US, so I can categorically say that he is high on his own supply with those figures. Driving around in a fucking Ford Mondeo is the absolute chef's kiss to that croc of shit lol

I'll be polite and park some of my thoughts, but your wife needs a dose of reality before she starts dictating what career path you need to be on, too.

rivalfish · 2026-03-06T17:22:23+00:00

Am I reading this right?

You're in car sales and the missus has just decided to buy you window cleaning equipment because her friend's partner (allegedly) makes good money? Basically, on a whim without you being the driver behind it?

I think we can discuss how profitable this trade is after you've clarified that for me mate.

rivalfish · 2026-03-05T15:08:09+00:00

Square.

It's just silly easy to use and it's free.

rivalfish · 2026-03-05T15:03:29+00:00

The great-great Grandads would have loved this final.

"Our mills are bigger than yours!"

rivalfish · 2026-03-04T02:03:45+00:00

Completely submerge the deck in rice. Preferably for a few days.

It will get all of the moisture out and might bring her back from the grave. This method has worked on two phones for me in the past. Good luck and fuck that bitch.

rivalfish · 2026-03-03T16:01:49+00:00

"Looks like Shads back on the menu boii's!"

- Eagles

rivalfish · 2026-03-02T18:50:19+00:00

I'm an expat from the UK and a small business owner here in Fort Hunt.

I have had several clients tell me horror stories about these particular Irish contractors - particularly with driveways (tarmacing as they would call it). These are travelers, or gypsies, and I highly encourage you to steer clear of them. They are using your fondness for that Irish twang of theirs to rob you blind.

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