"Britain is like an old theme park sliding into the Atlantic compared to modern China." Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating

[beijingwalker]

"Britain is like an old theme park sliding into the Atlantic compared to modern China." Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating

https://twitter.com/x/status/1458264952939057154

 

[beijingwalker]

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[tower9]

What does Britain even produce nowadays except for the same scammy wall street financial products made in the City of London?

Most of Britain's cities nowadays are bleak and run down compared to China's shining metropolises and advanced infrastructure, that's an undeniable fact.

 

[beijingwalker]

What's with "sliding into the Atlantic"? What does it mean?

 

[tower9]

What's with "sliding into the Atlantic"? What does it mean?

It's just a figurative expression, basically Britain is sliding downwards towards irrelevance. Which it is.

 

[Ghessan]

in the nineties i used to visit Hong Kong frequently.

i have been to Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Hangzhou (what a beautiful city) during previous two decade.

they have been changed massively, developed & modernized. i have seen Shanghai skyline rising over two decades.

 

[tower9]

in the nineties i used to visit Hong Kong frequently.

i have been to Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Hangzhou (what a beautiful city) during previous two decade.

they have been changed massively, developed & modernized. i have seen Shanghai skyline rising over two decades.

Mainland Chinese cities nowadays are qualitatively more aesthetically beautiful and better planned than Hong Kong.

 

[Ghessan]

Mainland Chinese cities nowadays are qualitatively more aesthetically beautiful and better planned than Hong Kong.

that is what i was trying to say.

 

[crankthatskunk]

What does Britain even produce nowadays except for the same scammy wall street financial products made in the City of London?

Most of Britain's cities nowadays are bleak and run down compared to China's shining metropolises and advanced infrastructure, that's an undeniable fact.

I even dread living in London, the best Britain has to offer. it is congested, dirty and lack amenities. Driving here is a nightmare, parking is a nightmare. They started tfl to better the infrastructure of the city. They takes billions out of the pockets of Londoners every year. But nothing has changed much. Apart from cosmetic changes by painting cycle lanes and restricting cars where ever is possible they do nothing at all. In my area, they have blocked so many streets with huge flower pots at the entrances to make them on way, thus thwarting the flow of the traffic. They are gradually closing all the streets, which provides any kind of short cuts to avoid jam roads. By putting the whole traffic on already congested roads what you will achieve apart from more pollution!!
The planners here are whacky, I always pinpoint to my wife what streets are on their target next, and voila, within months or a year, those streets are blocked. My wife laughs, and i fume to see my tax sterling spent on shit schemes.
The recent innovation is to put plastic sticks to separate cycle lanes from the main traffic.
What those sticks have done, have blocked all the parking on the road, including delivery parking and access. whole length of roads in suburbia are now economically damage, shop keepers crying m because customer's traffic is dying down, nobody can park the cars, so now they go to bigger store where car parks are available, the small business had it.

Daft idiots.

 

[tower9]

I even dread living in London, the best Britain has to offer. it is congested, dirty and lack amenities. Driving here is a nightmare, parking is a nightmare. The started tfl to better the infrastructure of the city. The takes billions out of the pockets of Londoners every year. But nothing has changed much. Apart from cosmetic changes by painting cycle lanes and restricting cars where ever is possible they do nothing at all. In my area, they have blocked so many streets with huge flower pots at the entrances to make them on way, thus thwarting the flow of the traffic. They are gradually closing all the streets, which provides any kind of short cuts to avoid jam roads. By putting the whole traffic on already congested roads what you will achieve apart from more pollution!!
The planners here are whacky, I always pinpoint to my wife what streets are on their target next, and voila, within months or a year, those streets are blocked. My wife laughs, and i fume to see my tax sterling spent on shit schemes.
The recent innovation is to put plastic sticks to separate cycle lanes from the main traffic.
What those sticks have done, have blocked all the parking on the road, including delivery parking and access. whole length of roads in suburbia are now economically damage, shop keepers crying m because customer's traffic is dying down, nobody can park the cars, so now they go to bigger store where car parks are available, the small business had it.

Daft idiots.

Are you talking about the center of London? Maybe this will reflect poorly on American cities, but when I was in London, I was actually amazed at how much cleaner, safer and more upkept it was compared to big American cities.

The more suburban areas of London looked positively depressing though with the row houses and what not.

 

[crankthatskunk]

Are you talking about the center of London? Maybe this will reflect poorly on American cities, but when I was in London, I was actually amazed at how much cleaner, safer and more upkept it was compared to big American cities.

The more suburban areas of London looked positively depressing though with the row houses and what not.

Every part of London my friend. It may be better than American cities, but it is still not ideal. Compared to other European big cities, it is dirty and less liveable.
I am talking about suburbia, but central London, they have extended the area where ULEZ applies. Meaning they will raise billions more every year. You have to pay close to £22 a day for the privilege of passing through or visiting the area
The congestion charge before was until 7 pm, Monday to Friday, weekends free.
Since Covid-19 on its name they have now changed it to 24 hours a day 7 days in the week. That is not going to change despite Covid-19 is now normalcy in the UK.
They don't miss any chance to squeeze already squeezed people.

 

[Communism]

It's because the UK doesn't have a proper property tax due to it being still somewhat a feudal system.

This makes it have the horrendous properties of the Californian and Chinese property markets.

Pretty much the only economic activity in the U.K. is every form of rent seeking feudal style scheme.

 

[aziqbal]

fake news

meanwhile HMS Queen Elizabeth just spent 6 months in the South China Sea and China could do nothing to stop them even although its right on Chinas door step

and Russia has been crying since Type 45 DDG entered Black Sea

while neither Russia or China combined could get a Carrier Strike Group anywhere near the Mediterranean or Atlantic let alone close to UK

 

[crankthatskunk]

It's because the UK doesn't have a proper property tax due to it being still somewhat a feudal system.

This makes it have the horrendous properties of the Californian and Chinese property markets.

Pretty much the only economic activity in the U.K. is every form of rent seeking feudal style scheme.

Excuse me what u talking about!!
There is property tax in the UK, known as council Tax , you pay for all local amenities through it.
That is for running the local services.

But there is Stamp Duty on purchase of properties up to 8% depending on the purchase price.

 

[jamal18]

He also mentioned the Media. Totally biased with an agenda of their own.