J_L, I quoted the BBC as it is probably the only one that you can understand, you should see, and hear, what foreign stations have to say about the UK, but then you can't receive or understand them. So I would look at bit silly quoting NOS, ARD, VTM, VRT, RTL, RAI, VT4, CANVAS...ETC wouldn't I? If you had any understanding you would have realized this.
Lighten up, please, Graham. I was being light-hearted (as shown by smiley faces) - If you had any understanding you would have realized this!
As I have said before, long before internet came into being a Flemish bloke invented modern day plastic, and an Italian the Volt, a German the Ohm, Edison gave us the light, Marconi the radio, need I go on? Otherwise you would still be using stone slabs and a chisel to get your futile messages across.
Fine, good, nothing wrong in that (but what has it got to do with things?). But what happened to your 'hugs and kisses campaign'?
Most people love London, why not??? I do.
Good. Then there can't be much wrong with Britain then, can there since a sixth of the population lives here?
As for me being out-of-touch, I have been to Birmingham dozens of times in the past few years, where as you have only been once in 40 years. So I wonder who is the better judge of present day life in Brum? You also quoted on the way of life in Leicester, have you been there lately to investigate your claims? I think not, you only see life through that little monitor in front of you.
In point of fact, I have a good friend who is a councillor in Leicestershire - I used to live there and know the places well.
And I note that you fail to read what I write. I said I'd been to Brum twice in 8 years, not 40 years!
What's up, Graham? And I mean that kindly.