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Old 28 Sep 2008
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Being a Boring British Wanker (at least twice a day...good for the constitution, dear boy), and having spent the summer trolling around Europe i've developed a healthy new-found respect for this beautiful island and (whisper it) the people here - more exploration required. Shocking, eh!
Oh, and as long as this Nanny-state has great Hooters and a penchant for leather then all the better!
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Just a side note the UK aint all that bad I certainly dont wish that your parents stay cold. My farther in law just died and I think he was well looked after in his final year. Now if my taxes paid a small part in that it can only be a good thing.
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Still boring
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Well, I'm sorry if a political topic for "debate" like this...



....was not immediately evident from remarks like....



Put simply, comments like your first post just look like a troll or a chip on the shoulder, rather than trying to promote a discussion of reasoned arguements, if that is indeed what you hoped to do.

If all that still labels me as "boring", so be it... but don't now be surprised if you're not taken seriously...
Yep still boring!
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What a load of old tosh dear boy !

Maybe some sharia law could sort the old place out but lets be fair if you can name a country without dodgy politics then you must be a politician.

Nowhere is perfect and you aint seen the last of us yet the revolution is near my friend.

and if all else fails Ive still got my bike (even if theres hardly anywhere to ride over here !)

sorry forgot this is a response to the crack smoking original, but then it would be a shame to stereotype a nation.
So if you say Britain is full of boring wankers you must be smoking crack eh!
interesting theory!!
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Ah ha, another one dependent on the "Nanny State" ? Eh, Al
Why are you complaining? You, of all people should know you can't trust govt. to solve YOUR problems, right?

Jesus man, in this country the frickin govt. has Nothing to do with heating your house or apt. You are on your own round here mate.

Hey, since you deplore the Nanny State, what are you waiting for? Why don't you do it the American way and HIRE a skilled tradesman to FIX the heating problem? NOW! :confused1: Or go home and fix it yourself. Self reliance? Isn't that what the Neo-Cons preach?

I feel for your parents and hope YOU, or someone comes to their aid soon.
It's 90f here today .... can't imagine cold quite yet.
I did indeed come to their assistance,but they are convinced that after a lifetime of paying taxes and when the state actually said that they would do the work,they,d rather hold on and not waste money.The trouble being is that the state hires the skilled workmen to do the job,then send their guy round to check the work done,he says the jobs so poorly done that it,s unsafe and 9 months later they still ain,t been back to fix it.
So there you go,the worst of both worlds.Yours and the Brits
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Despisement of a nation and it's peoples is ugly, I thought that was the whole reason for this website; to be open minded, travel and understand the world we live in, not to judge others and condemn governments, we can leave that to the politicians and warmongers of this world.
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Hmmm
Where does it say anything about despising anyone.I,ve had the misfortune of meeting boring wankers who happen to be from Britain and wondered if everything was now,as it would appear!! be turning to shit!
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I'm guessing if your parents expect the state to fix their heating and have indeed experienced this that they must be in some form of social housing (after all no home owning individual would expect the govt to send a bloke round) In which case I think maybe they've not done badly out of the taxes they've been paying, after all ir's given them heavily subsidised housing.

Mind you, what do I know I moved to France 10 years ago, but that was mainly because I fancied someone over here.

Oh, and if your masturbation is boring, you're doing it wrong.
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Poor Albert. Travelled all that way to get away from 'boring English wankers' and ends up propping up a foreign bar, complaining about home and putting the world to rights. Rumour has it he tried Spain, but couldn't get a word in.

I'm guessing he had to buy his own bar because it's the only place left that lets him in.
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This is the most intelligent and thought provoking thread I have ever seen on the HUBB. No really; it's even better than the "Should I carry a handgun on my holiday to Tijuana?" thread...

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He didnt say "English" - he said "British". If you don't know the difference then go and find out.
You his lawyer? He's a troll - which makes him fair game.
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