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Let's take a moment to put aside the gloom and doom and appreciate the good bits of life in the UK. There must be some...right?

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

From an outsider's perspective:

  • Intercity Rail Transit that actually works unlike North America.
  • A deep history where an "early 19th century" building is considered 'recent'.
  • A political system that has at least some humourful moments, and elections aren't between underwear that smells like shit and a diaper full of shit.
[–] Tweak@feddit.uk 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Rail in the UK is crap when compared to the rest of Europe.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

It really should not have been privatised. Same as all infrastructure really

[–] assplode@kbin.social 7 points 8 months ago

As an American, the public health care system