George Farmer
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I think it's faded a bit now, under Sadiq Khan, who's a pretty terrible mayor.
I think it's faded a bit now, under Sadiq Khan, who's a pretty terrible mayor.
I think it's faded a bit now, under Sadiq Khan, who's a pretty terrible mayor.
We've had a kind of peak age, but it is beautiful. It's a great city. It's a nice city. But it's also, it's changed a lot. But England as a whole is a very beautiful country. I mean, it's filled with beautiful history, tradition, churches, culture.
We've had a kind of peak age, but it is beautiful. It's a great city. It's a nice city. But it's also, it's changed a lot. But England as a whole is a very beautiful country. I mean, it's filled with beautiful history, tradition, churches, culture.
We've had a kind of peak age, but it is beautiful. It's a great city. It's a nice city. But it's also, it's changed a lot. But England as a whole is a very beautiful country. I mean, it's filled with beautiful history, tradition, churches, culture.
The universities, the ancient universities like Oxbridge, Durham, you know, they're wonderful places to visit, but it is in danger of kind of slipping into that like European psychosis of just becoming a beautiful museum, you know, and there's no like, there's nothing invigorating about it. It needs to be revitalized.
The universities, the ancient universities like Oxbridge, Durham, you know, they're wonderful places to visit, but it is in danger of kind of slipping into that like European psychosis of just becoming a beautiful museum, you know, and there's no like, there's nothing invigorating about it. It needs to be revitalized.
The universities, the ancient universities like Oxbridge, Durham, you know, they're wonderful places to visit, but it is in danger of kind of slipping into that like European psychosis of just becoming a beautiful museum, you know, and there's no like, there's nothing invigorating about it. It needs to be revitalized.
Like you actually need to have something which is growing and producing goods and making society work, you know, and kind of it's slipping.
Like you actually need to have something which is growing and producing goods and making society work, you know, and kind of it's slipping.
Like you actually need to have something which is growing and producing goods and making society work, you know, and kind of it's slipping.
The bacon. Obviously the bacon, which is infinitely superior in America, I would say that. I think it's really important to be honest about your own country and culture. American bacon is just much better than English bacon.
The bacon. Obviously the bacon, which is infinitely superior in America, I would say that. I think it's really important to be honest about your own country and culture. American bacon is just much better than English bacon.
The bacon. Obviously the bacon, which is infinitely superior in America, I would say that. I think it's really important to be honest about your own country and culture. American bacon is just much better than English bacon.
Yep, the burgers too. Driving on the right-hand side of the road is the right side of the road to drive on. Definitely having now driven a lot of miles on both sides of the road. But there are other things like, you know, people dress better in England. There's just no doubt about it. They dress better. What would I say is the biggest culture shock in general, though?
Yep, the burgers too. Driving on the right-hand side of the road is the right side of the road to drive on. Definitely having now driven a lot of miles on both sides of the road. But there are other things like, you know, people dress better in England. There's just no doubt about it. They dress better. What would I say is the biggest culture shock in general, though?
Yep, the burgers too. Driving on the right-hand side of the road is the right side of the road to drive on. Definitely having now driven a lot of miles on both sides of the road. But there are other things like, you know, people dress better in England. There's just no doubt about it. They dress better. What would I say is the biggest culture shock in general, though?
I would say that there is definitely an aspect of what I just mentioned, which is kind of that willingness to get up and change things and do things, which is really powerful in America. That is one of the biggest culture shocks. And there are other people who have said the same thing.
I would say that there is definitely an aspect of what I just mentioned, which is kind of that willingness to get up and change things and do things, which is really powerful in America. That is one of the biggest culture shocks. And there are other people who have said the same thing.