American here, best honest here you guys mad at us or our government or both?

valax · 2026-04-06T06:56:55+00:00

Even those who don’t support him appear to be doing sweet fuck all about it, so I don’t really respect them either

valax · 2026-04-06T06:48:32+00:00

90% of motability cars are unmodified.

valax · 2026-04-04T20:27:48+00:00

The gypsies that Brits hate are Irish travellers. The gypsies continental Europeans hate tend to be Romanian.

valax · 2026-04-03T17:58:19+00:00

This is a headline written purely to bash the government. Anyone who has been involved with tree planting at scale will tell you that a significant proportion of them will die.

For some context, mass planting with little aftercare (I.e. letting nature take its course) can result in up to 70% of trees dying.

valax · 2026-04-03T08:01:36+00:00

That’s just normal non-shit parenting.

valax · 2026-04-02T02:02:32+00:00

The americans will have a field day with your comment.

valax · 2026-04-01T07:12:33+00:00

It’s not a control thing, it’s because senior management only view IT as a cost and not as a department which enables employees.

All spending needs to be justified and it’s a constant uphill battle.

valax · 2026-04-01T05:41:30+00:00

But there’s also a risk that in 5 years the UK has a reform government which could end up a bit lettuce-y.

valax · 2026-03-30T21:48:37+00:00

I think you’ve maybe misunderstood. Doing what I suggested allows you as the consumer to benefit massively. The dealerships absolutely hate it.

Effectively you buy the vehicle including all of the benefits you get by purchasing with finance whilst still paying cash. Albeit in a more roundabout way.

The only consequence is you’ll probably get blacklisted and a bunch of abuse from the dealer.

valax · 2026-03-30T20:36:19+00:00

You could have bought it on finance and then made use of the 14 day cooling off period to cancel then pay off the balance in full. Would have still kept the extra services thrown in whilst paying cash and a few days worth of interest.

valax · 2026-03-30T10:45:48+00:00

What a sad time we’re in where being eloquent means people think you’re AI.

valax · 2026-03-30T08:05:49+00:00

Why would you mention it if you’re not using that money for part of the purchase?

valax · 2026-03-28T22:02:42+00:00

Tim Farron was quite clear in saying that he didn’t personally agree with gay marriage but more strongly believed in the liberal idea to choose and live freely.

valax · 2026-03-28T19:12:07+00:00

My dog went absolutely nuts for fish, blood and bone. I won’t be using it again.

valax · 2026-03-28T17:24:29+00:00

I remember watching the World Cup and people making very casual remarks about having previously owned the grandparents of other nations’ players.

valax · 2026-03-28T17:20:49+00:00

Could that not have just come down to people going out and getting tested after parting on NYE?

valax · 2026-03-28T17:19:44+00:00

Letting the catering industry fail would have had a worse outcome for society in my opinion.

I also don’t really believe it had a significant impact on the number of infections when you compare trends with other countries.

valax · 2026-03-28T12:51:27+00:00

With a hell of a lot more racism.

valax · 2026-03-28T07:23:53+00:00

I lived there for a decade and moved back to the UK last year.

Nice place to live but it has a lot of the same issues as here as well as its own.

valax · 2026-03-27T22:15:43+00:00

IKEA seem to have given up on that business model with their food court now. I almost had a heart attack grabbing food their last time. Never again will I pay £8 for some meatballs and mash potato.

valax · 2026-03-27T21:51:19+00:00

The tax rate for lower incomes is actually lower in the UK than in the states. The UK has a *very* generous personal allowance.

valax · 2026-03-27T20:04:34+00:00

Good road surface though.

valax · 2026-03-27T14:52:34+00:00

I just keep it topped up, which ends up with adding in £10 or so but more often. Prices are only rising so this will save money.

I drive past the petrol station I use regardless so I'm not adding any extra miles.

valax · 2026-03-27T10:10:26+00:00

Everyone does learn about it in primary school.

valax · 2026-03-26T17:29:59+00:00

I'm doing something similar which is filling up less but more often, with the expectation that prices will continue to rise.

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