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It is easy to loathe somewhere but a bit harder to find what it is you like. The grass always seems to be greener on t'other side of the fence to some.

So, dig deep, be positive and find the good stuff about where you live.

Here's mine, although it might seem stereotypical to some, the fields and views around the lake District is bloomin marvelous no matter what time of year it is :
and

I like that most of the time, people in ireland are pretty friendly and helpful to strangers. I like that we have free education (at the moment) and I like the pace of life in the countryside. I also love the countryside itself.

It's cozy.

Free University, free health care and some god damn beautiful views. I am talking of course about Scotland.

syanticraven wrote:Free University, free health care and some god damn beautiful views. I am talking of course about Scotland.

Its not free, its paid for by the people down the road you all irrationally loathe.


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On topic..

I love..er.. Middlesbrough!

What I love about Canada/Kamloops:

1. I love the snow especially sledding, snow fights, snow men, snow forts, snow angels, etc, etc...
2. The hot, dry summers of Kamloops (it isn't humid here).
3. All the attractive ladies in skimpy clothes, that dot the city during summer.
4. The cowboy theme to Kamloops and it's desert-like geography.
5. The beach.
6. Maple syrup and tourtiere pie (have yet to try poutines).
7. The diverse range of geography/people throughout the country.

The multi-cultural society that (aside from a few fethwits determined to prove otherwise) does actually work. Some cultures do need to learn to integrate more but this will come with future generations.

I love what my country stands for. Freedom, equality, justice, and hope. I'm always saddened when we fail to live up to our ideals. America feth yeah!

sexiest_hero wrote:I love what my country stands for. Freedom, equality, justice, and hope. I'm always saddened when we fail to live up to our ideals. America feth yeah!

Pretty much this. Sometimes I think America could do better at you know, being America.

The lake district, and some of the cheeses. Also the ales, pubs and most of the people. I've met some really nice people on my travails, and I'm sure glad I had the chance to.
Finally, the wonderful eccentricity of some of the British. Oh, sure, you might think nowadays that it's all but gone, but it's still there.
Where else would the sport of Cheese-Rolling be considered valid?

Being out and about in London at dusk:



And being able to get pretty much any type of food from anywhere on earth within 45 minutes or so.

Yorkshire Tea.

First Night

San Fransisco skyline at night is utterly breathtaking.








Oakland has an appeal all to its own.



This place shines white all night...can see it from anywhere in the east bay.



View of Oakland downtown across Lake Merrit.

All those lights... and then the letter from the local council about how turning off the standby buttons around the house will save the world because it's all our fault that electricity is being used in such vast quantities...

Avatar 720 wrote:All those lights... and then the letter from the local council about how turning off the standby buttons around the house will save the world because it's all our fault that electricity is being used in such vast quantities...

haha, ain't it the truth.

There is little to love in Swindon bar my friends however England as a whole has way too much countryside to not love

Ah the flipside of that other thread I see. It's important to keep in mind the grass always seems greener on the other side.

My corner of Canada is very beautiful and very multicultural.

(Okay, so we haven't being doing too great as of late)




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Oh! And the widespread indifference to religion!

Real Ale and Arsenal

I love that my Country isn't like America with all its Oprah loving and movie stars on televis...

Ahhh Bugger!

Well, at least we're winning the crick...

Ahh Bugger!

I like it simply because it's mine. ALL MINE!

I love the ocean which is a few hundred metres away. I love the fact that I can buy a beer out of vending machine on the street and drink it in front of said vending machine. I love that I am the largest land mammal in every direction for about 10 km. I love the woman around here. I love freaking people out by speaking to them in their native language. I love the stars and the milky way you can see crisply on clear nights. I love the fact that I can see Venus in the mornings now before sunrise from my kitchen.

Then there was Canada...Snow, BS and crappy dead-end $9/hr jobs.

Tim the Biovore wrote:I like it simply because it's mine. ALL MINE!

Basically this. Britain's just Britain, and I will love it forever, for all it's faults.

BUT!

A few places/things which I am particularly fond of:

The Boro!


And the Parmo!


And slags!


Also, Manchester:


And quaffing pints of ale. All good things.

WHAT DO I LOVE ABOUT CANADA? THIS COUNTRY CANADA THIS GREAT COUNTRY OF OURS.

Actually now that I mention it my thermostat is actually literally not working for some reason I just noticed yesterday, and it is literally quite fething cold in here.

But BESIDES THAT.

Actually I can't stand it when they salt the roads tbh it just seems so "Gotham City" if you noe what I am saying. Like it is not fething cold enough we have to put toxic gak on our roads we walk on for five months of the year.

BUT BESIDES THAT WHAT IS THERE NOT TO LOVE ABOUT THIS GREAT COUNTRY, THIS COUNTRY CANADA OF HOURS.

Not fething much.

I'm going to bed.

Happy Cataclysm! to those who celebrate.

Albatross has very similiar likes as I do,

The Boro, may be a hell hole to look at sometimes, and you may get stabbed in the face by a disgruntled chavling, but it has it's charms in there

And Parmo's are definate yes, shame the southerners have no idea what one is !

And one more thing I love, the Lake district, one of the best damn parts of the UK

I also like the British Museum, simply because it shows how the UK would just take things from other countries. (I'm sure we still do that)

I'd forgotten all about the Parmo. Well, most of my trips to The Boro I had forgotten about purely because I was always hammered and was then couped up during the daylight hours studying.

Ah, the smell of the parmos, stale alcohol and the whiff of cordite in the air. Ambulance training was never so much fun.

What do I love about America?

- That it covers such a vast swath of land that I can experience any climate, any kind of geography I want, and never have to leave the country.
- People are (from my own personal experience) friendlier than in most other countries. Well Europe, at least. I've never been to South America, Africa, Australia, etc.
- It is a generally speaking a pretty safe place to live when compared with other places in the world.
- Stuff is cheaper here.
- IT'S MOTHER FETHING AMERICA. EVRY1 LUVS AMURCA!!11! UUUEEEE USSSSS AYYYYY

Our food, our whine our beer, our women.... friendly people that they're not tainted by "fashion trends".... well that awesome and apreciated good things of Spanish culture that still struggle to survive, and youngsters like me and my friends agreed to keep it alive..

The British Museum, and the Lake District are both excellent shouts.

Also, The Beatles, The Smiths, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, The Stone Roses, The Happy Mondays, Free, The Rolling Stones, The Specials, The Clash, The Human League, The Sex Pistols, The Small Faces, The Faces, The Jam, Yes, Genesis (yeah, I said it!), Van Der Graaf Generator, Soft Machine, Radiohead, Elbow, Amy Winehouse, Tom Mutha fething Jones, Slade, Oasis (same band, really...), T-Rex, David Bowie (obviously), Kasabian, Eric Clapton, Blur, Suede, Pulp, Black Sabbath, Motorhead....

...and The Housemartins.

Just off the top of my head.