29 things the uk does that the usa should be doing !

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  • SteveJWatson
    SteveJWatson Posts: 1,225 Member
    I always thought the whole 'drinking age' thing was fairly arbitary anyway since it has always been 18, and in the village I grew up in, at least - it was common knowledge that the pub would sell you beer at 16, and the coppers turned a blind eye, mostly because it kept you out of the churchyard and mixing with adults, so you had to behave like one or youd get your *kitten* kicked in the carpark.

    Maybe thats just a country thing though, I hear they are pretty strict in the towns these days.
  • sedwards9999
    sedwards9999 Posts: 160 Member
    19 looks gross.
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    I agree with a few things on this list.

    Herein lies the problem with making University "more affordable" or "free"... 1) the US of A would have to get it's act together and take the State schools out of State control (to place them under federal control) AND they would have to raise taxes... Pretty sure there would be at least 50% the country and the majority of our congress that wouldn't be down with that... not to mention the banks that issue student loans and make a crap ton of money on college graduates.

    However, I am down for the bank holidays and 4 weeks paid vacation... Cursing on TV (it made me laugh when I was watching PramFace on Hulu) and boobs in ads, but then I grew up in the Netherlands.... And I definitely could do with more real castles... but because of the History of the UK (not just England) I'm kinda an Anglophile.
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member

    Herein lies the problem with making University "more affordable" or "free"... 1) the US of A would have to get it's act together and take the State schools out of State control (to place them under federal control) AND they would have to raise taxes... Pretty sure there would be at least 50% the country and the majority of our congress that wouldn't be down with that... not to mention the banks that issue student loans and make a crap ton of money on college graduates.

    Based on this, I'm going to make a wild guess that you don't have a good grasp of student loans finances.

    This year the US government ( not private lenders) will make close to 60 billion in profits ( not revenue, profit) from the interest of student loans.

    Every year around 1.7 million students graduate school with a Bachelor degree.

    So to make school affordable without federal government takeover or raising taxes, you can just hand them a 50k check that goes only towards student loans with their bachelor degree.

    Problem solved and will be an incentive for students to actually graduate and contribute.

    Sadly, nothing as simple as that in the US anymore, cause lobbying and special interest feed on making sure the country stay divided to prevent common sense solutions. Cause they led most people to believe if you don't agree with one side, you must supporting the other.
  • anemoneprose
    anemoneprose Posts: 1,805 Member
    As a British citizen I fully support this! HAHAHHA :laugh:

    ^^ add this. A sense of humour and humility about the self. (don't know if the link mentions that, didn't check it out). Seriously lacking in Americans.
  • mak061
    mak061 Posts: 19
    This is funny stuff. My husband made the best triffle I ever had. Yummm
    Personally, I love it. Though I'm not from the US and we know how pernickety and cranky they get with someone putting down their cobeuntry, even in jest...LOL

    Specially, when it's a former prisoners' colony!

    It is actually shocking that some of us Yanks do not know there were British penal colonies here before the American Revolution. I got into a disagreement with a teacher and an Aussie over it with them failing to believe that there were British penal colonies here at one time.

    awh yeahh, I am an Auzzie and I knew that there were British penal colonies before the American Revolution..
    Aust beats both places just quietly
  • mcfc4tony
    mcfc4tony Posts: 107 Member
    And that makes me SOOOOOOOOOOO proud to be English! :drinker:

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