http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/12/20/10-things-i-hate-about-you-england/ The English Appeal, Language and Culture Blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:39:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/12/20/10-things-i-hate-about-you-england/#comment-103 Fun Abroad Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:14:14 +0000 http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/12/20/10-things-i-hate-about-you-england/#comment-103 Skewered by a fork in the teste, hmm? What have you been up to then? T hough I must agree on some notes - born and bred though I was as an Aussie, I too have endured some horrendous public drunkeness - my own - at which point I always feel obliged to point out that my bloodline is pure Mother England - and then people nod sympathetically and understand why I have such an affinity for sleeping in gutters. As for the national health service though - I'd love to see a comparative study on the state of Aus vs Eng hospitals. Have you Brits got preggers women given birth in the dunnies cos there's no beds left? Skewered by a fork in the teste, hmm? What have you been up to then? T
hough I must agree on some notes - born and bred though I was as an Aussie, I too have endured some horrendous public drunkeness - my own - at which point I always feel obliged to point out that my bloodline is pure Mother England - and then people nod sympathetically and understand why I have such an affinity for sleeping in gutters.
As for the national health service though - I’d love to see a comparative study on the state of Aus vs Eng hospitals. Have you Brits got preggers women given birth in the dunnies cos there’s no beds left?

]]> http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/12/20/10-things-i-hate-about-you-england/#comment-98 Almost American Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:19:38 +0000 http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/12/20/10-things-i-hate-about-you-england/#comment-98 I agree with a lot of your comments - but they certainly DON'T do all the road repairs here in the USA during the night. In one city I used to commute through, they were working on the Interstate highway every day from 7 a.m. till 2 p.m. or so. The morning commute was hell! The were working on the same stretch of road for over 2 years - may still be for all I know, but fortunately I haven't had to do that particular drive for a while. They did stop for a few months for the New England winter though. The snow doesn't bring everything to a grinding halt over here as it does in the UK, but it does limit some things. I agree with a lot of your comments - but they certainly DON’T do all the road repairs here in the USA during the night. In one city I used to commute through, they were working on the Interstate highway every day from 7 a.m. till 2 p.m. or so. The morning commute was hell! The were working on the same stretch of road for over 2 years - may still be for all I know, but fortunately I haven’t had to do that particular drive for a while. They did stop for a few months for the New England winter though. The snow doesn’t bring everything to a grinding halt over here as it does in the UK, but it does limit some things.

]]> http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/12/20/10-things-i-hate-about-you-england/#comment-73 Crazy Brits » Doom ‘n’ gloom Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:24:54 +0000 http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/12/20/10-things-i-hate-about-you-england/#comment-73 [...] saw a post entitled 10 Things I Hate About You (England) and I agree with it all, especially the bit about the NHS. I live just outside Eastbourne. Months of [...] […] saw a post entitled 10 Things I Hate About You (England) and I agree with it all, especially the bit about the NHS. I live just outside Eastbourne. Months of […]

]]> http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/12/20/10-things-i-hate-about-you-england/#comment-42 Crazy Brits » Doom ‘n’ gloom Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:04:39 +0000 http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/12/20/10-things-i-hate-about-you-england/#comment-42 [...] saw a post entitled 10 Things I Hate About You, England, and I agree with it all, especially the bit about the NHS. I live just outside Eastbourne. Months [...] […] saw a post entitled 10 Things I Hate About You, England, and I agree with it all, especially the bit about the NHS. I live just outside Eastbourne. Months […]

]]> http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/12/20/10-things-i-hate-about-you-england/#comment-41 Sephe Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:57:54 +0000 http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/12/20/10-things-i-hate-about-you-england/#comment-41 I agree with it all, especially the bit about the NHS. I live just outside Eastbourne. Months of campaigns to stop the reduction of the maternity unit have just failed. Emergency labours will now be rushed to Hastings....half an hour away on a good day. Another for your list....nobody listens anymore. What the majority of the people want does not count. We are turning into a dictatorship. I agree with it all, especially the bit about the NHS. I live just outside Eastbourne. Months of campaigns to stop the reduction of the maternity unit have just failed. Emergency labours will now be rushed to Hastings….half an hour away on a good day.
Another for your list….nobody listens anymore. What the majority of the people want does not count. We are turning into a dictatorship.

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