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01 Oct 2011, 2:06 pm

...is the land of stately palaces, tea and cucumber sandwiches, royalty, bowler hats, Union Jacks and Routemasters:

A more realistic look at the state of the UK today may be found here (http://www.flickriver.com/groups/32972300@N00/pool/).

That is all.

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01 Oct 2011, 2:11 pm

Aww, it's not all like that, but yes, quite a bit of it is!
Made me laugh anyway

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01 Oct 2011, 2:13 pm

What? It's not like the movies say it is? Bloody hell.

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01 Oct 2011, 2:18 pm

As much as I like it, I know that Britain isn't perfect - no country is. It's no different than people from other countries who think America is like the movies, where everyone is filthy rich and looks like a porn star.

Those pictures of Britain actually remind me of where I live, what with all the run-down old buildings. I laughed at the women's fiction picture.

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01 Oct 2011, 2:28 pm

I'll just stay where I am.

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01 Oct 2011, 2:31 pm

IdahoRose wrote:

its not a problem with england, its a problem with any city area. It happens all over the world. I actually found london rather clean for having no trashcans anywhere in plain sight.

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01 Oct 2011, 2:40 pm

Britain is real? I thought it was like Narnia or something.

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01 Oct 2011, 2:46 pm

IdahoRose wrote:

It's no different than people from other countries who think America is like the movies, where everyone is filthy rich and looks like a porn star.

I'm really glad that Americans aren't like that. Anyway, I thought the US was full of fat people who eat ten Maccy D's a day?

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01 Oct 2011, 2:47 pm

MXH wrote:

its not a problem with england, its a problem with any city area. It happens all over the world. I actually found london rather clean for having no trashcans anywhere in plain sight.

A lot of these places aren't cities though but run-down towns. There are a lot of run-down towns these days because there's no money anywhere. Legend has it that it used to grow on trees.

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01 Oct 2011, 2:51 pm

Tequila wrote:

IdahoRose wrote:

It's no different than people from other countries who think America is like the movies, where everyone is filthy rich and looks like a porn star.

I'm really glad that Americans aren't like that. Anyway, I thought the US was full of fat people who eat ten Maccy D's a day?

*looks at pile of mcdonalds bags in trash bin*

no deffinetly wrong. its soo not like that

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01 Oct 2011, 3:34 pm

I'm pretty sure that it would only take me an hour to take ten pictures of fat people and ten McD's bags on the ground.

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01 Oct 2011, 3:39 pm

Tequila wrote:

IdahoRose wrote:

It's no different than people from other countries who think America is like the movies, where everyone is filthy rich and looks like a porn star.

I'm really glad that Americans aren't like that. Anyway, I thought the US was full of fat people who eat ten Maccy D's a day?

Yep, I'm totally fat and eat constantly.

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01 Oct 2011, 3:44 pm

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

Yep, I'm totally fat and eat constantly.

Well, here's a salad for you to look at...

Now don't you feel better, hon?

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01 Oct 2011, 3:44 pm

im definetly not helping the stereotype am i?

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01 Oct 2011, 3:45 pm

Are you a real American MXH? And don't you have any better pig-out joints where you hail from?

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01 Oct 2011, 3:49 pm

Tequila wrote:

Are you a real American MXH? And don't you have any better pig-out joints where you hail from?

lol yes i am a real american (though not fat). And its the nly place in this country that i know what the menu is like and is nearby and cheap. The other places involve me figuring things out and arent take out. I dont feel like sitting in a restaurant by myself.

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