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12 Oct 2021, 1:33 pm

You can get Britbox here for about $7.99 a month.



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12 Oct 2021, 1:54 pm

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Hey we got some stupid laws over here in UK. we got a Television tax. A Freakin Television Tax. I been dreamin of the idea of livin in america for many years, the fact there's no" tv license "is just 1 out of a 100 various reasons i would move. Not that i'm blind to USA bad points.

Aren't streaming services making a BBC tv tax obsolete?

I am an American, and I pay $10/month for ACORN TV, which streams BBC shows.


I have Disney plus for Star Wars and Marvel, HBO Max for Doctor Who, and Paramount for Star Trek ( I love all the recent Trek series, and the Jodie Doctor, and the Star Wars Sequels. If you hate them I don't wish to debate you at all).



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12 Oct 2021, 5:30 pm

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If Scandanavia is that good, are a lot of Americans trying to immigrate there then?


Too Kold?
Better to go to Kanada.
Erm, bad example. :mrgreen:



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12 Oct 2021, 5:34 pm

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I like where I’m at just fine.It would be grand to have some extra money,other than that I’m well pleased.


It pleases me that you are "pleased". :mrgreen:

With the dark cloud of a jingoistic China over Australia's head, I'd feel safer in America, in some ways. 8O



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12 Oct 2021, 5:36 pm

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You're allowed to have a TV, but not allowed to watch any BBC channels. The TV license is for watching the BBC.


I'm confused.
If you watch TV but don't watch the BBC, how do they know? :scratch:



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12 Oct 2021, 5:38 pm

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I have Acorn and Britbox.
Less than a 20 a month and great shows.


I will have to emigrate to America just for that. :mrgreen:



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12 Oct 2021, 5:41 pm

Pepe wrote:
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You're allowed to have a TV, but not allowed to watch any BBC channels. The TV license is for watching the BBC.


I'm confused.
If you watch TV but don't watch the BBC, how do they know? :scratch:



They don't truly know. There's BBC 1 and 2, then there's the other channels like ITV (3rd channel), Channel 4 etc. that have adverts. Those are therefore free, whereas the BBC doesn't have any adverts, hence the license fee.

The above is excluding the rest of the channels, like BBC 4, ITV2 etc. though the same rules apply.


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12 Oct 2021, 5:47 pm

smudge wrote:
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You're allowed to have a TV, but not allowed to watch any BBC channels. The TV license is for watching the BBC.


I'm confused.
If you watch TV but don't watch the BBC, how do they know? :scratch:



They don't truly know. There's BBC 1 and 2, then there's the other channels like ITV (3rd channel), Channel 4 etc. that have adverts. Those are therefore free, whereas the BBC doesn't have any adverts, hence the license fee.

The above is excluding the rest of the channels, like BBC 4, ITV2 etc. though the same rules apply.


There used to be a "Sunshine Tax" in the UK.
Some people bricked up their windows as a result.
Perhaps you should consider something like that? :scratch:



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12 Oct 2021, 5:47 pm

Pepe wrote:
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I like where I’m at just fine.It would be grand to have some extra money,other than that I’m well pleased.


It pleases me that you are "pleased". :mrgreen:

With the dark cloud of a jingoistic China over Australia's head, I'd feel safer in America, in some ways. 8O

I’m snug as a bug in a rug.


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12 Oct 2021, 5:48 pm

Misslizard wrote:
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I like where I’m at just fine.It would be grand to have some extra money,other than that I’m well pleased.


It pleases me that you are "pleased". :mrgreen:

With the dark cloud of a jingoistic China over Australia's head, I'd feel safer in America, in some ways. 8O

I’m snug as a bug in a rug.

Would you mind if a skunk bedbug joins you? :mrgreen:



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12 Oct 2021, 5:49 pm

scandinavia or canada would be a humongous "upgrade" for me but the cost is prohibitive, just as it is for just about any nice thing in life.



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12 Oct 2021, 5:57 pm

I'm glad CBC just runs commercials occasionally. :nerdy:


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12 Oct 2021, 6:40 pm

^^^i wish our PBS was more like your CBC.



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12 Oct 2021, 7:52 pm

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^^^i wish our PBS was more like your CBC.


There's elements I like about each of them. I used to really like TVO as a kid as well. Me at 8 was older than I am now. :nerdy:


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12 Oct 2021, 7:52 pm

Pepe wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
Pepe wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
I like where I’m at just fine.It would be grand to have some extra money,other than that I’m well pleased.


It pleases me that you are "pleased". :mrgreen:

With the dark cloud of a jingoistic China over Australia's head, I'd feel safer in America, in some ways. 8O

I’m snug as a bug in a rug.

Would you mind if a skunk bedbug joins you? :mrgreen:

I snore and my Catahoula dog doesn’t like small animals.


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24 Oct 2021, 3:04 am

Well according to online media anyway, a lot of America is in chaos because shelves are empty in stores in many places. Is this true, or is it exagerated?