We need to talk about ... The English

[Pistonbroke]

Being overly aggressive

With now’t to back it up

 

[Pistonbroke]

Littering. People just leaving stuff everywhere. Had a walk around Stanley Park yesterday and the litter is a disgrace especially down by the pond. Those that are good enough to leave their stuff on the floor now seem to hang it in a carrier bag off the railings which is nice of them. Absolute scruffs. It's not just a Liverpool thing. Across the country it happens. I remember a couple getting off the train somewhere between Birmingham and Liverpool, they were sat opposite me at a table and got up leaving sandwich wrappers, drink bottles amongst other stuff all over the table. They weren't young either. I'd have a couple of beers so took a headphone out and asked are they going to take their sh*t? The woman kicked off haha. The fella took the stuff in the end to be fair out of embarrassment or to shut his missus up I don't know.

People just don't seem to give a toss about others or how their actions can cause dis-comfort for others. not everyone of course but a lot have this "As long as I'm alright jack" attitude and it makes me feel sick. This Covid stuff is seriously highlighting the absolute selfishness and narrow mindedness of people. One lad in a whats-app group I'm on from a stand-do a few years back had Covid in the summer, keeps saying it wasn't even that and and brags that he just does what he wants now because he's had it so cant have it again. I've bit my tongue with him as he is a mate of a mate but he is one horrible piece of work. No reasoning with selfish people.

Years ago I was driving down the road with a guy from work, he’d just finished a burger and coke or something similar, he then opened his packet of cigs, opened the window and launched the whole lot out the window at 70 mph. Imagine his surprise when I pulled over, kicked his arse out the door and told him if he didn’t go find it, pick it up and bring it back to the car he’d be walking home. He couldn’t believe I was being serious, he finally went and got most of it, never threw anything else out

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Littering. People just leaving stuff everywhere. Had a walk around Stanley Park yesterday and the litter is a disgrace especially down by the pond. Those that are good enough to leave their stuff on the floor now seem to hang it in a carrier bag off the railings which is nice of them. Absolute scruffs. It's not just a Liverpool thing. Across the country it happens. I remember a couple getting off the train somewhere between Birmingham and Liverpool, they were sat opposite me at a table and got up leaving sandwich wrappers, drink bottles amongst other stuff all over the table. They weren't young either. I'd have a couple of beers so took a headphone out and asked are they going to take their sh*t? The woman kicked off haha. The fella took the stuff in the end to be fair out of embarrassment or to shut his missus up I don't know.

People just don't seem to give a toss about others or how their actions can cause dis-comfort for others. not everyone of course but a lot have this "As long as I'm alright jack" attitude and it makes me feel sick. This Covid stuff is seriously highlighting the absolute selfishness and narrow mindedness of people. One lad in a whats-app group I'm on from a stand-do a few years back had Covid in the summer, keeps saying it wasn't even that and and brags that he just does what he wants now because he's had it so cant have it again. I've bit my tongue with him as he is a mate of a mate but he is one horrible piece of work. No reasoning with selfish people.

Tbh, I’ve generally found England to be one of the better countries regarding litter. I’d imagine Scandinavia and north Europe to no be such scruffs but Southern Europe is piglet central. Also every developing country I’ve been to is strewn with litter. I’ve put this down to them not having the infrastructure there to deal with it and for many places, food packaging is a relatively new concept.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Years ago I was driving down the road with a guy from work, he’d just finished a burger and coke or something similar, he then opened his packet of cigs, opened the window and launched the whole lot out the window at 70 mph. Imagine his surprise when I pulled over, kicked his arse out the door and told him if he didn’t go find it, pick it up and bring it back to the car he’d be walking home. He couldn’t believe I was being serious, he finally went and got most of it, never threw anything else out

Saw a lad I worked with do this once but said nothing as he’d have beaten me to pieces.

 

[PaddyJames]

Tbh, I’ve generally found England to be one of the better countries regarding litter. I’d imagine Scandinavia and north Europe to no be such scruffs but Southern Europe is piglet central. Also every developing country I’ve been to is strewn with litter. I’ve put this down to them not having the infrastructure there to deal with it and for many places, food packaging is a relatively new concept.

I've seen a lot of the world and (aside from 3rd world countries) from experience the UK is easily one of the worst. Any litter you see dropped in southern European countries is obviously an english holidaymakers doing.

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

Tbh, I’ve generally found England to be one of the better countries regarding litter. I’d imagine Scandinavia and north Europe to no be such scruffs but Southern Europe is piglet central. Also every developing country I’ve been to is strewn with litter. I’ve put this down to them not having the infrastructure there to deal with it and for many places, food packaging is a relatively new concept.

Sri Lanka was awful for littering. A paradise of a country, travelling the rails and everyone just throwing their rubbish out of the windows without a care.

Liverpool is one of the worst places in the country for littering though and the absolute worst for not picking up dog poo. Disgusting practice.

 

[Acrobat]

Disrespect of other people's culture abroad.

Ive worked in travel and tourism all my life, and I find the English are the most respectful. The worst travelers/tourists are Americans. No question.

 

[degsy]

Being overly aggressive

When I was in NZ, i played 5 a side with this guy, he was so laid back, laughing joking etc.
Went back for 6weeks to a big northern city...no names etc. Came back for his first game of 5 a side with a really broad accent and was running about tackling everybody like a cross between Vinnie Jones and Atilla the Hun...he was ok by the next week