What a load of tripe. The sheer level of hand-waving in their calculations makes their bias pretty clear.
Britain Is Poorer Than Any US State (2014)
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#52Quite a lot friends went to Europe travelling this summer for whatever reason. They share the common impression: 1. You don't realize how great USA is until you travel elsewhere, e.g. Europe. 2. Europe will become a mix between the old Europe population and people from Africa based on the faces they saw on the street and the birth rate among different races these days. Soon, white will become minorities there. Yes I…
It is also fascinating how some US people cannot even _think_ about a different society than theirs. Take this simple example: > No Air conditioning in many hotels/airbnb and they had to switch places last minute. Why do you absolutely need air conditioning in Europe? I have been multiple times in Southern France, Spain, and Italy, where the temperatures are comparable or even higher than many US regions (say, Aix-en…
it's not the major point here, looks like this summer is hot and the travelers are surprised, as most of them are with kids and can not sleep at night in London etc, they have to switch to expensive hotels and cancel the airbnb whatever.
no need to be that emotional, just a fact this summer, no more than that.
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#53and Brexit hasn't arrived yet...
Switzerland isn't in the EU and is doing fine. Switzerland poverty rate - 6.6% Germany poverty rate - 16.7% Source: https://www.indexmundi.com/factbook/compare/switzerland.germ...
> Switzerland isn't in the EU is doing just fine.
That's a bit like saying getting divorced is easy because other people enjoy single life.
Switzerland, having never been in the EU, has long-standing trade/customs/etc. deals in place.
The UK, having been in the EU, now exits without extant trade/etc. deals with anyone, as setting them up on an individual basis while part of the EU wasn't permitted - the EU negotiates them as a single entity.
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#54Off topic: What is this form of title when they add stuff like "Yes, Even Mississippi" which doesn't add any value? Is there a term for it?
In this case, it kinda does add something. The post is a reaction to a magazine article which states the UK is poorer than all states except Mississippi..
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#55There's a documentary on Netflix about physicians setting up shop on a race track to offer treatment to the poor and indigent in Bristol, TN: https://www.newsweek.com/remote-area-medical-shows-what-amer... You wouldn't see these scenes in even the most deprived corners of Newcastle-upon-Tyne or the Rhondda Valley. The crowds the event attracts! This is what a developing country looks like.
Ahh, HN, where someone doing a good deed is an illustration of how the United States is secretly a third-world hellhole.
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#56Quite a lot friends went to Europe travelling this summer for whatever reason. They share the common impression: 1. You don't realize how great USA is until you travel elsewhere, e.g. Europe. 2. Europe will become a mix between the old Europe population and people from Africa based on the faces they saw on the street and the birth rate among different races these days. Soon, white will become minorities there. Yes I…
It is also fascinating how some US people cannot even _think_ about a different society than theirs. Take this simple example: > No Air conditioning in many hotels/airbnb and they had to switch places last minute. Why do you absolutely need air conditioning in Europe? I have been multiple times in Southern France, Spain, and Italy, where the temperatures are comparable or even higher than many US regions (say, Aix-en…
Why do you absolutely need air conditioning in Europe?
In general you probably don't, but to be fair this summer has been a bit special.
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#58What this shows me is how misleading comparisons like this can be. I think the UK has been brought into US politics over the last few years, and living in the UK it's funny how far from the truth some of the claims made can be. I'm sure the same goes in reverse though.
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#60Off topic: What is this form of title when they add stuff like "Yes, Even Mississippi" which doesn't add any value? Is there a term for it?
If you read the article, the author was commenting on another article that made a claim that the UK compared unfavorably to every state except Mississippi. So, it does add value, it's stressing that by some particular metric the UK compares unfavorably "Even [to] Mississippi."