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People from other countries - they’re just better than us, aren’t they?

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PebbleDashedDoor · 31/05/2026 14:12

I’m on holiday in the Balkans and like everytime I go overseas, it’s difficult not to conclude people from other countries are just better than us.

Immaculately kept, litter free, great service in bars and restaurants by experienced staff, polite well behaved kids eating out in restaurants, not a screen in sight. Everyone generally better looking, better dressed.

Or do I have rose tinted holiday goggles on?

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Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 22:23

Scarlettjune · 01/06/2026 22:19

It's always someone else's fault but " the English people that are nasty 's fault. Of course.

Do better.

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You have issues. You reckon in every interaction that English person is nasty and it couldn't possibly be you that is maybe not the nice one? Luckily I know the majority of English are nice.

LoopyLoo1991 · 01/06/2026 22:22

PebbleDashedDoor · 31/05/2026 14:12

I’m on holiday in the Balkans and like everytime I go overseas, it’s difficult not to conclude people from other countries are just better than us.

Immaculately kept, litter free, great service in bars and restaurants by experienced staff, polite well behaved kids eating out in restaurants, not a screen in sight. Everyone generally better looking, better dressed.

Or do I have rose tinted holiday goggles on?

My boss travels for our company.
China was by far the worst place he has ever had to go. City he went to in 2018 was so polluted he had to wear basically a full gasmask outside and a facemask inside his hotel. Everyone smoked, spat on the pavements and their was human and animal waste left on streets.

Osaka on the other hand was immaculate when he went four years back. We aren't as good as some, but far far better than many other places. Like America where big city infrastructure has been crumbling for decades because no one will pay for it.

Scarlettjune · 01/06/2026 22:19

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 22:16

I suspect you make your disdain of them very obvious. I have plenty of non English friends too. Wonder why they can make friends with English people but you can't?

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It's always someone else's fault but " the English people that are nasty 's fault. Of course.

Do better.

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 22:18

I live in the North. Try saying they are cold up here. Even many Southerners aren't either. Sweeping generalisation.

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 22:17

SquirrelGG · 01/06/2026 22:14

It's a weird culture where you don't attend a funeral simply because you don't know the deceased.

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Well it would be boring if we all had the same culture. I find baby showers odd in America but I don't criticise or make judgements on how their personalities.

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 22:16

Scarlettjune · 01/06/2026 22:12

Are you English? Because you certainly fit the cold, nasty stereotype well.

I made plenty of non English friends in England. No English ones

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I suspect you make your disdain of them very obvious. I have plenty of non English friends too. Wonder why they can make friends with English people but you can't?

SquirrelGG · 01/06/2026 22:14

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 22:09

Cultures are different. Doing something different to you that you don't understand doesn't mean we are all cold. My colleagues father died recently. I don't think it would have occurred to me to go. It just isn't the norm. Doesn't mean it is wrong.

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It's a weird culture where you don't attend a funeral simply because you don't know the deceased.

Scarlettjune · 01/06/2026 22:12

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 22:11

And you wonder why you aren't getting anyone liking you.

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Are you English? Because you certainly fit the cold, nasty stereotype well.

I made plenty of non English friends in England. No English ones

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 22:12

Scarlettjune · 01/06/2026 22:09

Exactly. You show up to support the person suffering, even if you haven't met the deceased.

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Many funerals are family only.

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 22:11

Scarlettjune · 01/06/2026 22:08

Thanks pet. Because you, a random stranger told me to do that, I'll do just that. Lol the arrogance

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And you wonder why you aren't getting anyone liking you.

Scarlettjune · 01/06/2026 22:10

Honestly, I just think a lot of English people are really weird.

I'm moving on soon, I wouldn't live in England again.

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 22:09

SquirrelGG · 01/06/2026 22:06

That comment just highlights what the pp said, and to people from other countries might indeed show just how "cold" Brits are. Attending a funeral to support the bereaved is perfectly common in other countries, not seen as weird at all.

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Cultures are different. Doing something different to you that you don't understand doesn't mean we are all cold. My colleagues father died recently. I don't think it would have occurred to me to go. It just isn't the norm. Doesn't mean it is wrong.

Scarlettjune · 01/06/2026 22:09

SquirrelGG · 01/06/2026 22:06

That comment just highlights what the pp said, and to people from other countries might indeed show just how "cold" Brits are. Attending a funeral to support the bereaved is perfectly common in other countries, not seen as weird at all.

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Exactly. You show up to support the person suffering, even if you haven't met the deceased.

Scarlettjune · 01/06/2026 22:08

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 22:02

Most other posters are talking about Brits but you seem to talk about England a lot. I recommend you leaving England. Better for you and better for the people you work with.

Thanks pet. Because you, a random stranger told me to do that, I'll do just that. Lol the arrogance

Puzzledandpissedoff · 01/06/2026 22:06

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 21:55

Not sure about freedom of thought right now.

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Thankfully it's still there, due to the First Amendment

Better still there's another - I think it's the 14th - which forbids government agencies to restrict expression, with the usual caveats around downright illegal activity of course

Oh and I should have included the absolute separation of church and state ...
I love that one

SquirrelGG · 01/06/2026 22:06

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 15:28

It would be seen as weird by the family if you turned up a funeral and you didn't know the dead person.

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That comment just highlights what the pp said, and to people from other countries might indeed show just how "cold" Brits are. Attending a funeral to support the bereaved is perfectly common in other countries, not seen as weird at all.

Scarlettjune · 01/06/2026 22:06

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 22:01

Didn't realise the UK is just England?

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No one said it is? I think the Op is english?.there are differences between the countries. Scottish people are in my opinion much friendlier than many English people

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 22:02

Most other posters are talking about Brits but you seem to talk about England a lot. I recommend you leaving England. Better for you and better for the people you work with.

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 22:01

Scarlettjune · 01/06/2026 22:00

Do you know what thread you're on ? The thread is about how people from other countries are better than English people

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Didn't realise the UK is just England?

Scarlettjune · 01/06/2026 22:00

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 21:55

Not just England. Why do you pick on England so much?

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Do you know what thread you're on ? The thread is about how people from other countries are better than English people

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 21:55

Puzzledandpissedoff · 01/06/2026 21:50

Will this do for now? Smile

Welcomiing culture
Positive and entrepreneurial attitudes
Cultural diversity
Opportunity - economic and otherwise
Freedom of thought and expression
Quality of life
Higher education at its best
Accessible public facilities
Space and housing
Volunteerism and "giving something back"
Convenience and choice
Arts and entertainment
Public lands/natural beauty
Excellent food
Interstate system

And no, I'm not a tourist visiting just the "nice bits" - I spend half my life there

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Not sure about freedom of thought right now.

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 21:55

Scarlettjune · 01/06/2026 21:49

In England.

not in other countries

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Not just England. Why do you pick on England so much?

Puzzledandpissedoff · 01/06/2026 21:50

MrsHeathcliff26 · 31/05/2026 17:01

Waiting for someone to point out something good about the US 🫢

Will this do for now? Smile

Welcomiing culture
Positive and entrepreneurial attitudes
Cultural diversity
Opportunity - economic and otherwise
Freedom of thought and expression
Quality of life
Higher education at its best
Accessible public facilities
Space and housing
Volunteerism and "giving something back"
Convenience and choice
Arts and entertainment
Public lands/natural beauty
Excellent food
Interstate system

And no, I'm not a tourist visiting just the "nice bits" - I spend half my life there

Scarlettjune · 01/06/2026 21:49

Coffeeandbooks88 · 01/06/2026 15:28

It would be seen as weird by the family if you turned up a funeral and you didn't know the dead person.

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In England.

not in other countries

WhatcakeshalIbaketoday · 01/06/2026 21:26

catspyjamas1 · 31/05/2026 14:47

I'm in Stevenage. The high street is far from grotty. Did you mean to say the town centre because that's actually a shit hole!?

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Yes I was about to say that the High Street is one of Stevenage’s better areas. I lived Stevenage for 42 years and the town centre used to be worth visiting. There’s naff all there now.

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