Soldato
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_homicide_rate
homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants
USA - 7.9
UK - 2.03
Great Britain?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_homicide_rate
homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants
USA - 7.9
UK - 2.03
Like I said nearly 4X the rate. Obviously I took the extra population into account
Excuse my apparently dire reading ability
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Great Britain's a **** hole, scum of the world. 
Great Britain's a **** hole, scum of the world.
Nah, it's OK. Nowhere near as bad as a lot of people claim.
On the jet engine front I think the previous poster should google SIR FRANK WHITTLE
(A bit long winded but we can't have anyone else claiming the jet engine invention can we!!)
a number of sources designate Sir Frank Whittle as the 'co-inventor' of the jet engine (with Hans von Ohain) rather than the sole inventor. This is not correct.
Facts :
The turbo jet was patented in 1930.
The patent details entered the public domain 1931.
The German Embassy in London despatched copies of the patent to Germany 1932.
Copies of the patent to Goettingen, Heinkel, Junkers, Brunswick and elsewhere.
Von Ohain a student at Goettingen (Aerodynamic Research Division) 1934/5.
Von Ohain begins to study the possible application of the internal combustion jet to aeronautics in 1934.
Herbert Wagner at Junkers and Ohain at Heinkel begins turbo jet development April 1936.
The 'popular' belief that von Ohain invented the turbo jet has been generated in America and is unsound history.
Von Ohain invented a unique form of internal combustion turbine. Heinkel employed him to develop this for jet propulsion. After five years, the project was abandonned and Ohain was put to work on turbo jets designed by other engineers.
Von Ohain only claimed to have 'invented' the turbo jet about 25 years after the end of World War II when Wagner et al were safely out of the way. He may have been encouraged in this by his fellow German-Americans and also by Americans who are uncomfortable with the impact of the British invention.
(A bit long winded but we can't have anyone else claiming the jet engine invention can we!!)
a number of sources designate Sir Frank Whittle as the 'co-inventor' of the jet engine (with Hans von Ohain) rather than the sole inventor. This is not correct.
Facts :
The turbo jet was patented in 1930.
The patent details entered the public domain 1931.
The German Embassy in London despatched copies of the patent to Germany 1932.
Copies of the patent to Goettingen, Heinkel, Junkers, Brunswick and elsewhere.
Von Ohain a student at Goettingen (Aerodynamic Research Division) 1934/5.
Von Ohain begins to study the possible application of the internal combustion jet to aeronautics in 1934.
Herbert Wagner at Junkers and Ohain at Heinkel begins turbo jet development April 1936.
The 'popular' belief that von Ohain invented the turbo jet has been generated in America and is unsound history.
Von Ohain invented a unique form of internal combustion turbine. Heinkel employed him to develop this for jet propulsion. After five years, the project was abandonned and Ohain was put to work on turbo jets designed by other engineers.
Von Ohain only claimed to have 'invented' the turbo jet about 25 years after the end of World War II when Wagner et al were safely out of the way. He may have been encouraged in this by his fellow German-Americans and also by Americans who are uncomfortable with the impact of the British invention.
imo patriotism is the product of good P.R. I mean what is it? Feelings of pride/loyalty to your country. When people say country, they don't mean the physical aspect, most of the time they are talking about intangibles, a set of ideals somehow linked to a v.large piece of rock.
People feel proud of what their particular piece of rock stands for, which is strange as i feel that no country has anything to be proud of. Seriously, should we be proud that ONLY 3% of our population is dying because they can't afford to eat, proud that we don't kill each other as often as other places? Our standards are way too fu%%ing low!
To me geography should have nothing to do with pride. It's 2008 for fu**s sake and children are dying all over the world for no reason other than greed, we are killing each other because we think differently about things and a persons colour/class/gender is still somehow relevant. Its okay tho because my rock killed some Nazi's once!
Sorry if that was random and poorly written. But im drunk, my friend has just been beaten up and put in a hospital and i needed to vent
People feel proud of what their particular piece of rock stands for, which is strange as i feel that no country has anything to be proud of. Seriously, should we be proud that ONLY 3% of our population is dying because they can't afford to eat, proud that we don't kill each other as often as other places? Our standards are way too fu%%ing low!
To me geography should have nothing to do with pride. It's 2008 for fu**s sake and children are dying all over the world for no reason other than greed, we are killing each other because we think differently about things and a persons colour/class/gender is still somehow relevant. Its okay tho because my rock killed some Nazi's once!
Sorry if that was random and poorly written. But im drunk, my friend has just been beaten up and put in a hospital and i needed to vent
My only dislike is the lack of pride and patriotism people have in our country. Its very sad.
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Likes:
Neutral weather. Neither too hot nor cold
No diseases such as malaria and the like
British stiff upper lip
Sensible cars
British sense of humour
The history of Britain
Dislikes:
Weak, hand-wringing government
Far too many progress-hindering "regulatory bodies" that suck any enjoyment out of anything
Scruffs/chavs/townies
Justice system
Too many useless government "inititives" and "measures"
Too many useless laws/legislation
Too many silly "green" taxes (Don't tell me it's the same everywhere because it isn't)
Too much crime
Everything is too expensive
Open door immigration policy
Police too busy filling out paperwork that they shouldn't have to
Crap TV
Crap music (nowadays)
Seemingly nothing but bad news nowadays
Too much surveillance / erosion of our freedoms
Crap football team
Cheap crappy flats everywhere nowadays instead of proper houses
Of course people will argue their faces blue over these, but they are my truly and only my opinion.
Neutral weather. Neither too hot nor cold
No diseases such as malaria and the like
British stiff upper lip
Sensible cars
British sense of humour
The history of Britain
Dislikes:
Weak, hand-wringing government
Far too many progress-hindering "regulatory bodies" that suck any enjoyment out of anything
Scruffs/chavs/townies
Justice system
Too many useless government "inititives" and "measures"
Too many useless laws/legislation
Too many silly "green" taxes (Don't tell me it's the same everywhere because it isn't)
Too much crime
Everything is too expensive
Open door immigration policy
Police too busy filling out paperwork that they shouldn't have to
Crap TV
Crap music (nowadays)
Seemingly nothing but bad news nowadays
Too much surveillance / erosion of our freedoms
Crap football team
Cheap crappy flats everywhere nowadays instead of proper houses
Of course people will argue their faces blue over these, but they are my truly and only my opinion.
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Likes:
Military
Education system (Especially Scotland)
Landscape and scenery
History (To some extent)
Traditional country/small town pubs
NHS
Dislikes:
Lack of respect for the military
The people (As a whole, not individual people - they're fine)
The Government
Public transport
Crap British comedy (Anything after the mid 90's)
Pub chains (Wetherspoons)
The state of immigration, and the political correctness that ensues.
The lack of snow at Christmas
Countries I'd much prefer to live in:
Japan
Switzerland
Canada
New Zealand
Military
Education system (Especially Scotland)
Landscape and scenery
History (To some extent)
Traditional country/small town pubs
NHS
Dislikes:
Lack of respect for the military
The people (As a whole, not individual people - they're fine)
The Government
Public transport
Crap British comedy (Anything after the mid 90's)
Pub chains (Wetherspoons)
The state of immigration, and the political correctness that ensues.
The lack of snow at Christmas
Countries I'd much prefer to live in:
Japan
Switzerland
Canada
New Zealand
Soldato
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You dislike the Channel Tunnel?
Why?
We've willingly been penetrated by the french whats to like about that
Likes:
Not full of ourselves as a nation - we accept that our sports teams will lose and we aren't the biggest and most powerful.
Wisdom - as a country we've been there and done that for almost everything.
Dark humour - even if everything is stacked against us we can still crack a joke about it.
Financial hub of the world.
History.
No (very little) bureaucracy - until you've lived in another country you may not realise this.
Passport that allows you to go almost anywhere.
Easy to understand tax system.
Military.
NHS - can't stress this enough!
Language
High wages
Selection in supermarkets
Capitalism
Dislike:
Gangs of kids
Cost of owning a car
Finding a NHS dentist
Government that wants to take away freedoms in the name of security.
Binge drinking.
Manners and courtesy seem to have all but vanished in public.
Countries I'd like to live in:
Canada
Austrailia
If you've ever spent any time living abroad you really start to realise the things we take for granted in the UK, yes it has it's problems but as countries go it's far better than a large proportion of the rest. There's no place like home!
Not full of ourselves as a nation - we accept that our sports teams will lose and we aren't the biggest and most powerful.
Wisdom - as a country we've been there and done that for almost everything.
Dark humour - even if everything is stacked against us we can still crack a joke about it.
Financial hub of the world.
History.
No (very little) bureaucracy - until you've lived in another country you may not realise this.
Passport that allows you to go almost anywhere.
Easy to understand tax system.
Military.
NHS - can't stress this enough!
Language
High wages
Selection in supermarkets
Capitalism
Dislike:
Gangs of kids
Cost of owning a car
Finding a NHS dentist
Government that wants to take away freedoms in the name of security.
Binge drinking.
Manners and courtesy seem to have all but vanished in public.
Countries I'd like to live in:
Canada
Austrailia
If you've ever spent any time living abroad you really start to realise the things we take for granted in the UK, yes it has it's problems but as countries go it's far better than a large proportion of the rest. There's no place like home!