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browneyedgirl



Joined: 17 Jul 2007

PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:03 pm    Post subject: UK has the worst quality of life in Europe Reply with quote

How can France be better than the UK? Shocked Spain I understand...



http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=219144&in_page_id=34
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blade



Joined: 30 Jun 2007

PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:49 am    Post subject: Re: UK has the worst quality of life in Europe Reply with quote

browneyedgirl wrote:
How can France be better than the UK? Shocked Spain I understand...



http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=219144&in_page_id=34

Easy; both countries never had Margret Thacher or Tony Blair as Prime Minister Laughing
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nautilus



Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:34 am    Post subject: Re: UK has the worst quality of life in Europe Reply with quote

browneyedgirl wrote:
How can France be better than the UK? Shocked Spain I understand...


Better climate? nice beaches?
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Privateer



Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Location: Easy Street.

PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Who didn't know this?

Maybe the next time some right wing economist report comes along criticizing Europe for not making people work stupidly long hours, for giving long vacations and family leave, and for providing good levels of service in health and education - maybe next time that happens people will remember this?
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dirty_scraps83



Joined: 02 Jul 2007

PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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How can France be better than the UK?


I've yet to see a French reality TV programme about a middle-aged, middle-class family from Bordeaux who wish to escape the grinding, soul destroying banality of Southern France to renovate their dream...

"Maison en Angleterre"
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bucheon bum



Joined: 16 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:28 pm    Post subject: Re: UK has the worst quality of life in Europe Reply with quote

nautilus wrote:
browneyedgirl wrote:
How can France be better than the UK? Shocked Spain I understand...


Better climate? nice beaches?


Yes. Better food and wine. Better train system. Better health care.
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Big_Bird



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The legacy of Thatcher.
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bigverne



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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The legacy of Thatcher.


Yeah, she's to blame for everything, including the weather, the exorbitant price of goods and the lack of reasonably priced quality family restaurants. How long have Labour been in power now?
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agentX



Joined: 12 Oct 2007
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

From the article,
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Ann Robinson, director of consumer policy at uSwitch.com, said: "We may earn substantially more than our European neighbours but when it comes to quality of life we remain the sick man of Europe.


Mo' money Mo' problems?
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tiger fancini



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:17 am    Post subject: Re: UK has the worst quality of life in Europe Reply with quote

bucheon bum wrote:
nautilus wrote:
browneyedgirl wrote:
How can France be better than the UK? Shocked Spain I understand...


Better climate? nice beaches?


Yes. Better food and wine. Better train system. Better health care.


I'm confident that Papua New Guinea has a better train system than the UK.
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nautilus



Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:11 am    Post subject: Re: UK has the worst quality of life in Europe Reply with quote

tiger fancini wrote:
bucheon bum wrote:
nautilus wrote:
browneyedgirl wrote:
How can France be better than the UK? Shocked Spain I understand...


Better climate? nice beaches?


Yes. Better food and wine. Better train system. Better health care.


I'm confident that Papua New Guinea has a better train system than the UK.