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steraw04 On December 12, 2007




Toronto, Canada
#1New Post! Sep 09, 2005 @ 08:57:50
The novelist, Zadie Smith, thought to be on a shortlist for the Booker Prize this year has slandered the English culture saying
"It's the way people look at each other on the train; just general stupidity, madness, vulgarity, stupid TV shows, aspirational arseholes, money everywhere.

"It's just a disgusting place, it's terrifying. Maybe I'm just getting old."

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/4228840.stm

okay...now in my opinion that is hugely out of proportion but I can see her point tho! We are turning into an american-ilised country everyday. Could this be what she hates?

Whats peoples opinions? Are our cultures like this?
biskit On January 06, 2006




Bradford, United Kingdom
#2New Post! Sep 09, 2005 @ 09:00:10
In big cities the culture is like that! Especially London!
but if you come out of the cities you will find more beautifull culture then you shake a stick at!
garfunkel On December 29, 2008
my beautiful rescue


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Sydney, Australia
#3New Post! Sep 09, 2005 @ 09:01:01
well i've never been to England so i wouldn't know, lol
forscythe On July 10, 2007

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, United Kingdom
#4New Post! Sep 09, 2005 @ 09:06:34
i believe egland is like that, im 16 i no how bad its getting i dunno weather its where i live but its crime rate went up 3% within the first 2months, now i dunno if this really goes on n e thing but where i live ie seen 3year olds swearing at passer bys i dont understand y it is but kids these day are just gonna make this country worse, i live in a plae where u actually have to watch ur bk whenever u go out
steraw04 On December 12, 2007




Toronto, Canada
#5New Post! Sep 09, 2005 @ 09:12:32
hmmm...the problem with younger kids nowadays is that you get parents saying you want to give their kids everything they didnt have but then they forget that THEN the kids will want everything!
my opinion on the topic is PARENTING! there just doesnt seem to be enough love and caring for the kids.
there are other problems such as drugs and violence but tha vast majority of the problem is that there are problems but people are just too f***ing lazy to do a thing about it!!!
and there's no good saying the government should do this and that when the general public dont trust the policies of its own government.
soz...bit of a rant there!
biskit On January 06, 2006




Bradford, United Kingdom
#6New Post! Sep 09, 2005 @ 09:23:51
I agree!
it is all down to the parents! If my Mum found out I'd told a stranger in the street to F' off, she would have killed me. Instead parents now just laugh!
forscythe On July 10, 2007

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, United Kingdom
#7New Post! Sep 09, 2005 @ 09:25:57
i no ive been brught up kinda rough with my bakrupt and alcholic parents, ive lived on what i want i need to earn it has made me realise that i cant just hang around streets and beat up ppl, its annoying i cant walk up to the shops with out getting "you f***ing t**t go home and cut urself" wow look what i get for wearin a pair of jeans and a polo shirt and havin long hair so what, i hate the disrimination there is nowadays, i must admit i do use drugs only weed, but i use that in a my friends house, and i make sure to look after myself,and i cause no problems(to be honest im to scared to do n e thing like vandalism lol or beatin ppl up and im glad im liek taht) wow i do 1 thing wrong and im getting branded by adults as a yob. i dunno if thats relevent at all just u no it annoys me as im a so called yob.
steraw04 On December 12, 2007




Toronto, Canada
#8New Post! Sep 09, 2005 @ 09:28:08
maybe...they should wash their mouths out with soap??
WAIT...thats child abuse now!!!
i got it done when i swore at my mum! taught me never to say it in front of her again!

and another thing...THE MEDIA! people assume thats why we're all dumb and stupid! its sort of right but sort of not! we're stupid enough to go along with there daft publishing schemes so therefore its our own faults!
and another...why can people never use their brains??? are people so lazy they wont actually think for themselves or are they scared that if they think they might actually become someone good????

AHHH!!! i need to break something now...ME VERY WORKED UP!!!
garfunkel On December 29, 2008
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Sydney, Australia
#9New Post! Sep 09, 2005 @ 09:31:09
@steraw04 Said
maybe...they should wash their mouths out with soap??
WAIT...thats child abuse now!!!
i got it done when i swore at my mum! taught me never to say it in front of her again!



i agree, thats so true. parents have a lot of their rights taken away in disciplining their children . i mean, yeah some parents do abuse that right but bloody hell, you're not even allowed to give a simple smack on the arse these days
forscythe On July 10, 2007

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, United Kingdom
#10New Post! Sep 09, 2005 @ 09:33:26
i no its stupid i got a gd old smack everytime i did summing after they realised i liek the taste of washing up liquid, i think a simple smack is all thats needed it straighted me out
biskit On January 06, 2006




Bradford, United Kingdom
#11New Post! Sep 09, 2005 @ 09:36:55
Bring back corporal punishment in shools is what I say!
That'll teach them brats some respect!!!
forscythe On July 10, 2007

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, United Kingdom
#12New Post! Sep 09, 2005 @ 09:40:22
gd idea(thank god i aint in school an u aint the head teacher )
biskit On January 06, 2006




Bradford, United Kingdom
#13New Post! Sep 09, 2005 @ 09:45:32
hehehe, if I was headteacher, now that would be a fun and interesting school!
No little d***heads tho!
misswonderful On July 03, 2006




Hampshire, United Kingdom
#14New Post! Sep 09, 2005 @ 10:09:43
I live in Bordon and its a horrible place to live in, but in Farnham which is down the road, it is beautiful and people are so friendly, we get the odd stupid people and thats it. I love Farnham!!!
forscythe On July 10, 2007

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, United Kingdom
#15New Post! Sep 09, 2005 @ 10:14:12
i hate where i live its that whole grunger vs chavs
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