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Originally posted by hahmike
insane. i for one am planning to move out to the costa blanca, as are a few of my friends.
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Just got back from my $75 2 weeks in the Costa Dorada and we both agreed to give moving there serious consideration. Fuck it's cheap!
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Originally posted by Pathfinder
I posted the above. Do you have similar polls in England and if so what are the results?
What is your considered opinion of the avergage Brit's knowlege of their own history, and their awareness of world events?
Your Prime Ministers always impress me when they face Parliament and respond to the questions thrown at them by members of Parliament.
I cannot imagine George Bush in the same position. I think his ability to think on his feet is limited (an understatement).
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Pathfinder - I dare say the polls do exist but I haven't seen them.
I think the average Brits knowledge of History is perhaps a little better and world events a lot better. However I also agree that the world in general is becoming a dumber place in many respects. The people with a little intelligence - either natural or through good education - continue to grow more intelligent, but the idiots and scumbags of the world continue to breed in far higher numbers than those of the not so ignorant. I'd imagine that the dumb in the UK are at least as dumb as those in the US about most things, although not so insular i.e. they have a basic grasp of some world events.
Tony is a very intelligent man I think and has some of the best spin doctors about. However he often scares me almost as much as Bush. There's a lot of shit he gets made law that people aren't even aware of and it's mostly real scary 'Big Brother is watching' type crap. Bush scares me because he seems to be a power hungry meglomaniac who's not as bright as he could be. Blair scares me because he seems also power hungry but far more devious and intelligent (a bad thing because he usually gets away with it due to this). Mind you I distrust most politicians by default...
