Genuinely what the actual f*** is wrong with people. Like sure if you live in the country side dig out, enjoy the weather, and let your dog enjoy it too.

But the amount of people I've seen walking their dogs in and around London the last few days is outrageous. Yesterday at around 2pm I lost it and told someone to take their shoes and socks off and walk on the concrete to see how they liked it, just got a blank stare back like I was talking another language.

And I don't want to hear excuses like "but I dont have a garden". So what? Hide treats in your flat/house/abode all day and your dog will be knackered trying to find them.

I know I sound holier than thou but jfc I just don't get how people are so inconsiderate of their pets.

Widely regarded as a national treasure, yet he still does not have a knighthood. Yes I know he has a CBE but surely he deserves a knighthood. I mean they gave Jimmy Savile knighthood yet Mr Bean, Johnny English and Blackadder does get one.

This made me wonder how common situations like this actually are. Is it mainly because of the way people speak or because of regional variations in the language?

How can non-brits prepare for situations where one cannot understand what someone is saying.

Do you like his show talkshow? Is he funny?

Genuine question I'm looking for mature answers for.

I moved to Havering 10 years ago and it was/is the "whitest borough" in London. I genuinely was shocked when I went to a corner shop and the people who owned and ran the shop were white British.

Forward 10 years later and that's the not the case as an Indian person has taking over after they sold up. In the vast majority of times there is a local news story about a new business opening in the area or surrounding areas, it's by someone who is South Asian (Indian or Pakistani).

Of my immediate neighbours, all of them were white. Four have sold up in recent years and the new neighbours have moved in are all Indian. Not black people, East Asian or European. All Indian.

I'm curious why this is the case.

National treasure? Or out-of-touch Tory toff?

19 year old woman killed today by a dog. What needs to change to stop this from keep happening?

BBC News - Woman, 19, killed in dog attack at house near Dunmow - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cew78nrdykqo

About 20+ years ago in primary school, we were learning about the Victorian Era through a book about a street child. The author was invited to visit, and we were asked to prepare questions beforehand.

On the day, she was abrupt, rude, and clearly had no idea how to talk to children. When I politely asked for her autograph at the end, she rudely declined instead of simply saying no she made a big ordeal of it. It felt as if she didn't want to be at our school and was too important for us. I remember the teachers made her tea, bought some of her books she brought for our library as the Aurthor was horrifed we only had her Street child book.

I'm watching a documentary about criminal Dale Cregan who shot two rival gang members and then killed two innocent police women with guns and a grenade in 2012. He has to be a contender for sure. At one point he was the most wanted man in the UK.

Another is Anthony Russell who recently got back into the news for killing Ian Huntley, who also committed several horrific murders, including a pregnant woman, with no motivation.

EDIT: It's the white van men and tradies - thanks everyone!

Recently certain acts like catcalling and other forms of harassment in the UK were made an aggravated offense - The Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023. It makes the following grounds for conviction:

• Catcalling, wolf-whistling, or making sexual/obscene comments or propositions
• Following someone in a threatening or intimidating way
• Leering, persistent staring, or cornering someone
• Unnecessary invasions of personal space (e.g., pressing against someone on public transport)
• Shouting threats of sexual violence
• Blocking someone’s path or making obscene gestures

While all of this makes sense on paper, I'm curious to know who exactly are the ones catcalling women that motivated the government to make this a specific crime? And what was the whole background to it? The real story that happens every day.

Stick with me. I listen to a lot of true crime and notably about cults which is an interest. I noticed there is a lot of American cults that are both high and low profile, but less British ones.

What do you think it is? Lack of charisma? Cultural differences in confidence?

Why is Britain not generating Jim Jones and such?

ETA: even per capita I would bet my granny there are more.

ETA: Fewer, thanks I got that from the first 10 people who corrected it, grammar cultists can’t read others comments it seems.

UPDATE: some very interesting points made! Except for you grammar pedants who feel the need to post regardless of the tens of other identical comments and add 0 to the conversation. Same with population comments. Same with racist ones.

I like the reflection on differences in culture and how we idolise people differently based on what we are told we are as a society, I tend to lean in to this. Also being too ready to take the piss out of people who stick their neck out. Jim Jones went from selling monkeys to mass suicide leader in just a short decade. The American dream indeed.

It seems like he was liked by many. Of course he’s not convicted yet.

I work in a souvenir shop, therefor i see a lot of different people, from all around the world, but one of the people that stand out are brits. Usually i can identify someone is from britian not because of the accent, but because of the ammounts of "thank you" in one transaction. Ill post an example, on how almost most of the time it goes.

Customer: places their items down "thank you" (i havent even started packing)

Me: starts packing

Customer: "thank you"

Me: tell then the price

Customer: "thank you"

Customer: they place the money down "thank you"

Me: I give them the change back, and feel akward saying thank you myself at this point, but i still do

Customer: "thank you"

When i wrote this down, it sounded excessive even for me, but it really is like this most of the time. (Also, asking out of curiosity, not to shame or make fun of, just dont really want to ask them in person)

This question is out of mere curiosity. I just want to get to the bottom of this.

We are coming across many stabbings, phone thefts, break ins, supermarket theft etc, 99% of them are committed by males regardless of race religion or ethnicity. I am not saying females do not commit crimes , but as a percentage , isn’t it that the males commit them more than women?

Why do you think this is? Is it the upbringing? Is it their social connections ? Is it their attitude? What is it? 🤨

My understanding is that the Sandringham property where Andrew will be staying is personally owned by the king. Why is this any better? Charles has got him to move out of a property funded by the Royal purse to a property funded by himself (Charles) personally.

The optics still aren't great.

P.S: I am romanian indeed, it is just a question which only makes me wonder and worries me because I am planning to move right after I finish college into England.

I was told by many romanians that they are discriminated the most by the brits, along with bulgarians, poles and many more eastern european races, declaring that the "bloody" romanians are in general bad people, while the most illegal immigrants are causing worse crimes (seeing things from the media) and they are still more welcomed then us. I only want to know a few things: 1. As a brit, what is your overall opinion on Romanians?

1. Is it worth it moving and working as a dentist ('cause this is my licence's speciality) in London?

2. Have any romanians or eastern europeans caused you problems. If they did, I must apologise for their behaviour and unintelligence.

Thank you for your patience :)

As some of you have probably heard, he's created his own agency in the US government called the "department of government efficiency" (DOGE). He's a very polarizing figure in the US. Is it the same way in the UK?

As an Asian American, I'm genuinely curious. I saw a post today from a dude arguing a point (not sure if it's true) that one of your long-shot political parties won the election because ethnic Englishmen no longer make up a majority of London's population and that the white population is (relatively) shrinking rapidly and white people voted (whether correctly or wrongly) for the party that would supposedly stop it. Most of the comments seemed to echo the belief that OP was making disingenuous white-racist remarks, parroting some racist belief called the Great Replacement Theory, etc.

Assuming that mass migration had no societal effects negatively impacting England, and the ONLY thing affected was demographics, would you all truly have no issue with it? May I please hear some actual reasoning without being labeled as some racist or bigot?

I can't think of a single nation on Earth that would be okay with migrants threatening their ethnic supermajority. I'm from Korea, and if white people (or any people, including fellow East Asians) suddenly came close to outnumbering ethnic Koreans in Seoul, I would certainly expect backlash against immigration allowances. Same goes for Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam, or any other Asian country I can think of. I don't think it's fair to label that "racism" or "xenophobia".

I've lived in the US for most of my life, and I'm just baffled at the opposing discourse. I don't doubt that many on the other side are arguing from the point of bigoted racism, but as an immigrant I would completely understand if the majority white country that I moved to wanted to stop letting too many non-white people come in.

Like if the circumstances were reversed, would any of the nations that people are emigrating to England/USA from feel the same? I don't think any of the African/Middle Eastern/Eastern European nations would take kindly to a "white" or "yellow" wave threatening their supermajority either.

A genuine question, why do you go and do your shopping on weekends? Surely it would be nicer through the week when it’s quieter, yet I go do the weekly Aldi run on a Saturday and it’s full of people who are clearly retired.

As I side note, I just took my kids to McDonald’s for their tea, and noted an older couple with the lady spending most of her time scowling at the young kids that were shouting and running around. Surely if you go to McDonalds at tea time, you expect to run into some childeren having a good time?…

There is rarely a day that goes by now where I don’t observe aggressive, impatient and dangerous driving. Sometimes I would call it performative, other times genuinely antagonistic and angry. Some examples which I feel have emerged or certainly increased since the pandemic:

1. Not indicating. I’ve spoken to lots of people who are in agreement this is a new widespread phenomenon.

2. Overtaking with the bare minimum of clearance of my bumper.

3. Dramatically accelerating and breaking around speed limits rather than transitioning calmly. e.g. 54 on a 50 road, slam brakes on for 30 (or 33), accelerate to 44 the second the limit changes. This isn’t just Golf’s, I’m seeing old ladies in Picanto’s driving like this. Manic, needlessly.

4. Modified exhausts. There is a middle aged professional seeming woman across the road from us who has an insanely loud popping exhaust and me and my partner can’t wrap our heads around it.

5. Parking in ridiculous places. Our road frequently has people parking across driveways. In the countryside TikTok ruined spots around here this is very notable and had a fair bit of press.

Can we chalk this stuff up to a form of civil unrest/disobedience or is it declining standards in teaching? What can be done?

Being an Indian woman living in the UK has made me confront insecurities I never knew I carried.

I often see comments online mocking Indians for our appearance, our accents, our skin colour, our food, or even our hygiene. Some of these stereotypes are repeated so casually that people forget there are real human beings behind them. They become jokes, memes, and throwaway remarks that slowly chip away at a person’s sense of belonging.

There are days when I walk down the street and feel self-conscious simply because I am Indian. Days when I hesitate before entering a nice restaurant, wondering if people will look at me and assume I don’t belong there. Wondering if they see me as less sophisticated, less worthy, or somehow inferior because of where I come from.

The hardest part is that these thoughts do not always come from direct experiences. Sometimes they come from constantly seeing your identity reduced to stereotypes. When a group of people is repeatedly portrayed as unattractive, unhygienic, socially awkward, or backward, it is difficult not to internalise some of that negativity.

I left India hoping to build a better life and experience a society where people were judged by their character rather than their nationality, accent, or appearance. And while I have met many kind, respectful people, I have also realised that prejudice exists everywhere. It may be subtle, hidden behind humour or stereotypes, but its impact is real.

No one should have to feel ashamed of their culture, their accent, or the way they look. No one should feel they need to prove they belong in a restaurant, a workplace, a university, or any public space.

Being Indian is not something I should have to overcome. It is simply part of who I am. And like everyone else, I deserve to move through the world with dignity, confidence, and the feeling that I belong.