I'd have to agree with you on this one
I'm filipino, my parents came to london around 30 years ago and i was born here, so technically i'm british.
the time of grown up here, all 26 years of my life, i've seen a massive change in the uk.
growing up, i was kind of the odd one out, you had white kids, black kids, but not many from anywhere else. i felt no racism growing up, as we were brought up in a kind of golden period, no one new of terrorism, the world was finally opening up to each other, and it seemed as though everyone was getting along.
but over the last 10 years, i''ve seen a direct influx of immigration, from africa, asia, eastern europe and this has led to alot of things going down.
they tend to get benefits like moving to the front of the queue for council houses etc, which mean the tax payer has to fork out more and more.
but this isn't solely the problem of immigration, you've just got some downright lazy people here too, look at that family in liverpool who said their daughter was missing so they could get reward money, things like this are shocking.
dont get me started on those freeloading mp's, they could be the worst of the bunch!
its something that cannot just be rectified over night, how to you address a problem like this?
the taxes we pay are ridiculous, i cannot see where my honest money is going.
the only thing that i appreciate is the nhs, i've been lucky enough to not need to go often, by i appreciate free health care.
the amount of money the goverment has from taxes is incredible, why can't they build more prisons, i for one think the nation will benefit as a whole if we lock up all the crap on the street. that enables people to go about their lives and achieve their goals instead of worrying about a bunch of shady kids hanging on the street corner.
the one thing that baffles me is how can one sweet innocent child, grow up to be a complete retard? the parents need a slap, and this all stems from education, we need better schools, if they are educated well enough and taught family values, then their kid is going to grow up and live a prosperous life, instead they get neglected and end up doing some crazy @#$%&, this then leads their children to do the same.
we need to focus on the rough areas, try to promote growth, encourage them to turn things around and lead them away from a path of destruction.
and what about the war in iraq and afgansistan?
how many billions are being pumped each year into that? what a waste of time.
the income tax is retarded, what's the point of trying to make better of yourself, reach the top so when you start earning serious money, you get taxed 40% on it
how are people able to afford anything in this country, housing is too expensive, when i was growing up, when you were like 22 or 23, it was expected of you to move out and live on your own, if you plan to do that now, you would have to be making around £35,000 a year to do so.
from all the guys i grew up with, only a handful have moved out. rent is over the top, you can't get a mortgage, and we're living in a life of debt.
why spend money that's not yours?
if you've been brought up well, you'll understand the value of money and to be responsible with it, now people are in so much debt, they live for superficial things, because of they are being brainwashed to think that they need them by the media.
this country is a joke now, i'm happy that my parents will retire soon and will return to the philippines where they invested their money well and can live off their hard work here.
i for one can't wait for the opportunity to jump ship and make a proper life for my own, there are no opportunities here anymore, there are no jobs.
everyone is competing for the same thing why?
because you can get an A grade for getting just over half of the answers correct in an exam.
what happened to the days when an A was 90% and above?
you can now get a B for 50%, they all say grades are increasing, and year in year out beating new records, but set them a @#$%& goal, make the grade percentage properly and the businesses and universities can distinguish the best and help contribute to the economy better.
and what the @#$%& is london doing with the olympics?
it's great for the capital, but the transport service sucks, there is traffic everywhere, you've got these stupid unions that go on strike every year and disrupt everyones lives.
i can't see it being a success, it'll be so expensive to get a hotel room for tourists, if you think the cost of living here is bad think about the people coming over for the olympics.
rant over.
i know this is just a bundle on non coherent mess, but i just had to say what i've got to say about the governess of this country.
oh and the bbc?
if you've heard on the radio, you need a tv licence to watch iplayer, @#$%& that @#$%&.
everyone is trying to squeeze just that little extra from you, no wonder you get all these benefits frauds, people just simply can't afford it.
car insurance, price of fuel, food, bills, everything is so expensive.
i'm making £20,000 a year, live at home with my parents, and it isn't enough if you want to lead a healthy and active life.
I'm upping sticks and moving to Korea on the 9th January for 4 months, hopefully i can find some opportunities there cos this place has lost its way.
i'm a londoner and proud, but enough is enough, its slowly going down the shitter.