UK on brink of Civil War

Originally posted by @biffo-konker
Try it without the shades,man.
In January I visited 3 towns in the Midlands.All 3 were looking dirty and run down.There were a lot of shops that were closed down or run by charities.I know these towns for years and they ALL are looking very shabby compared to ,say,20years ago.
Sorry to be a nuisance. 😀

When I visited Milton Keynes in the 1980s, it was already looking shabby. I wonder what it looks like now.

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Brexit, of course, didn't happen 20 years ago.

Who's talking about Brexit? It's bad enough already.

Originally posted by @moonbus
When I visited Milton Keynes in the 1980s, it was already looking shabby. I wonder what it looks like now.

Milton Keynes has built in designer shabbiness.

Originally posted by @biffo-konker
Who's talking about Brexit? It's bad enough already.

I thought Brexit was to blame for everything (including lumpy cushions and ingrowing toenails).

Originally posted by @biffo-konker
Milton Keynes has built in designer shabbiness.

Yeah, it showed even when it was new.

A particular dialect was spoken there, known as slob-speak. Is that still current or has it gone the way of the Sloans?

Originally posted by @biffo-konker
You visited Northern Ireland and somewhere in London.Both places looked fine to you so you conclude that the whole is looking fine.🙄
You will make a very good tory politician if your plan works out.

Northern Ireland is a poor area compared to practically anywhere in England. It was fine.

The UK is not as rich as Germany. We do have shabby areas. Just go to Slough or Paisley or Ferguslie Park.

The longer ago something was in time, you look at it through rosy coloured glasses.

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
I thought Brexit was to blame for everything (including lumpy cushions and ingrowing toenails).

Come on ghost -no need to start telling fibs.
You think the EU is to blame for everything (including lumpy cushions and ingrowing toenails).

Originally posted by @ashiitaka
Northern Ireland is a poor area compared to practically anywhere in England. It was fine.

The UK is not as rich as Germany. We do have shabby areas. Just go to Slough or Paisley or Ferguslie Park.

The longer ago something was in time, you look at it through rosy coloured glasses.

Yes,you are right.It's the rose tinted glasses.You win - I give in.

Originally posted by @biffo-konker
Come on ghost -no need to start telling fibs.
You think the EU is to blame for everything (including lumpy cushions and ingrowing toenails).

Yes.

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