tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15465827.post4324190287763738849..comments2023-12-27T23:26:34.737+00:00Comments on Reinhold's Musings: What is wrong with Britain?Reinhold Behringerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053473926847833000noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15465827.post-75476594929065492372007-08-23T15:32:00.000+01:002007-08-23T15:32:00.000+01:00Hi Michael,thanks for your well-written and consid...Hi Michael,<BR/>thanks for your well-written and considerate reply, with a few additional items that you pointed out! <BR/><BR/>You are right, one cannot have everything perfect, and each country / region has its advantages and disadvantages. <BR/><BR/>Some of the "bad" things could be changed, if there would be a sufficient determination, as some of these things are man-made. I think it is important to create a public awareness, then there might be some hope for improvement.<BR/><BR/>Greetings to "down-under" from Leeds!Reinhold Behringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053473926847833000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15465827.post-68414137132435381092007-08-23T11:22:00.000+01:002007-08-23T11:22:00.000+01:00Interesting to read your outsider's view of Britai...Interesting to read your outsider's view of Britain. As a former Drighlington resident I would say there are several reasons why I left Britain:<BR/>1. Class system and regional/parochial attitudes make for less social mobility. If I wanted to do my journalist work in the UK I would need to live in London - no thanks. I also don't like feeling as if I am a second class citizen to other people.<BR/><BR/>2. Crime and security: The amount of petty crime and the number of louts/chavs or whatever they are called really amazes me.<BR/><BR/>3. Cost of living - horrendous, I don't know how people survive.<BR/><BR/>4. General negative feelings towards success.<BR/><BR/>5. A government system that only seems to support bureaucracy and vested interests regardless of whether it is Conservative (monopolies) or New Labour.<BR/><BR/>6. Dumbed down tabloid/celebrity culture.<BR/><BR/>7. Terrible education system: I'm glad my kids are growing up in Australia where they are encouraged to play fair, play sport and take an interest in things outside TV.<BR/><BR/>Having said all that, there are many things I miss about the UK: the countryside, the pubs and the history. You can't have everything.mutikonkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013127024190330396noreply@blogger.com