Is the UK a country of whiners ?

[oscar]

We've had a few threads lately about bankers, welfare reforms etc etc and It got me thinking.

Coupled with having to listen to people whining today that British Gas have dared to make a profit.

Seriously... what ever happened to the old saying " There's always someone worse off than you".

When I look around the world at other countries poverty and economic climes It makes me think we're just all whiners and don't know a good thing when we see It.

[Bruv]

British Gas made profits after raising prices yet again.....................importing energy.
Bankers Bonuses are to be limited EU wide to a mere one years salary, meanwhile anybody with a spare bedroom will have meagre benefits cut.
The rich are becoming richer, luxury sales are up up up.
The poor are unremitingly getting poorer, low cost food stores sales are up up up.


I don't whine.............I whinge

[oscar]

British Gas made profits after raising prices yet again.....................importing energy.
Bankers Bonuses are to be limited EU wide to a mere one years salary, meanwhile anybody with a spare bedroom will have meagre benefits cut.


I don't whine.............I whinge

But... you don't go cold.
You can get some form of welfare and not starve If you're out of work.
You at least have a roof over your head.

Better than some countries.

[Bruv]

But... you don't go cold.
You can get some form of welfare and not starve If you're out of work.
You at least have a roof over your head.

Better than some countries.

By the same argument.............I am a hell of a lot less well off than the citizens of some other countries.

[oscar]

I just hope I'm never stuck at a bus stop with you

[tude dog]

My country is the same, a nation of whiners.

The really old crap about

"The rich get richer, the poor get poorer."

After a century of that makes me wonder how anybody manages with things my parents couldn't dream of , like TV, microwave ovens.

[Scrat]

Better than some countries.

The point being missed is the progress we are making towards becoming one of those countries. We're well on our way.

[Lady J]

We've had a few threads lately about bankers, welfare reforms etc etc and It got me thinking.

Coupled with having to listen to people whining today that British Gas have dared to make a profit.

Seriously... what ever happened to the old saying " There's always someone worse off than you".

When I look around the world at other countries poverty and economic climes It makes me think we're just all whiners and don't know a good thing when we see It.

We all want the ultimate, we want the good life. I agree. We have so much to be grateful about. No one promised you a bed of roses....
Time to smile!!

[oscar]

Typical example...

British people whine and complain about the government and when there's an election as was the Eastleigh By-Election last night, only 52% bothered to go and vote but you can bet the 48% who didn't bother to vote will be whining In the morning about the welfare reforms or something else.

[gmc]

We've had a few threads lately about bankers, welfare reforms etc etc and It got me thinking.

Coupled with having to listen to people whining today that British Gas have dared to make a profit.

Seriously... what ever happened to the old saying " There's always someone worse off than you".

When I look around the world at other countries poverty and economic climes It makes me think we're just all whiners and don't know a good thing when we see It.

You mean the British gas that used to be publicly owned that was sold off under the nonsensical premise that we could all have shares in something we already owned and is now owned by a foreign company that is taking those profits abroad having made their pile at the expense of the british public you can hear them laughing can't you. Some things are too important to be in private hands energy supply is one of the imo. We di know a giood thing when we see it that's why so many people hate thatcher - at least those who understand the damage she did despise her..