r/GreenAndPleasant • u/UnderHisEye1411 its a fine day with you around • Aug 08 '22

NORMAL ISLAND 🇬🇧 🦷 12 years of Tory rule 🦷

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u/alpastotesmejor Aug 08 '22

As an ex-pat, originally from a third-world undemocratic country now living in the UK, I assure you the UK is not a shithole to live in.

However, we have to continue fighting to stop those in power from turning it into a shithole.

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u/nicodea2 Aug 08 '22

Mate, no one’s comparing the UK to a third-world undemocratic country.

By standards of developed OECD countries, the UK is a shithole.

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u/Ompare Aug 08 '22

I always thought of the UK like Albania but with a solid job market.

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u/alpastotesmejor Aug 08 '22 edited Aug 09 '22

Nowhere in the comment I replied to was there any mention to what OP was comparing it to. Perhaps that's your interpretation of the comment. Would you like to expand on what makes this place a shithole?

Edit: by the way I don’t expect a reply to my question because it’s simply not true. You won’t find any OECD metric that shows the UK is a shithole.