What don't you like about the UK?

[harpodom]

Fifty shades of grey - grey skies, grey houses, grey clothes, grey faces as there is no sun, grey attitudes- apparently the North West of Scotland has the highest rate of depression than anywhere else because of the weather - when it rains it rains for days unlike here where it is a quick downpour.

Packs of Europeans school kids on their learn English courses who think that they can stand in a group taking over the pavement!

Men who think that putting on their football teams jumper is 'dressed' for a night out.

Pigeons

Traffic jams and paying for parking

the heat in all the shops - have to take your coat off and carry it and still boil!

the excessive amount of reality TV.

the amount of people walking down the street smoking

prawn cocktails for starter made with prawns that are one cm long

no pumpkin soup!

4 year old boys with shaved heads and earrings

parking is mentioned a lot on here. Do you have to pay to park your car in your own drive in the UK? Or have driveways not been invented there yet?

[Bob1]

to clarify for those people who take things literally. I've just come back from a three week hol in the UK and went to several shopping centres where I had to pay. In Perth you don't have to pay at any of the out of CBD shopping malls. My local town in the North of Scotland you pay at any of the carparks - Ok it's only about 50p but you still need to pay.
You don't pay at any of the beach car parks in WA - you would at many in the UK. I can go about my daily business in Perth without paying for parking (except the CBD) - I couldn't do that in Inverness, Edinbugh, Glasgow or Fort William in the last three weeks. So on average/in general comparing the two places, you have to pay for parking much more than you do here.
Of course you can always leave your car at home in your FREE driveway in both countries and take the bus. Happy now?

[harpodom]

to clarify for those people who take things literally. I've just come back from a three week hol in the UK and went to several shopping centres where I had to pay. In Perth you don't have to pay at any of the out of CBD shopping malls. My local town in the North of Scotland you pay at any of the carparks - Ok it's only about 50p but you still need to pay.
You don't pay at any of the beach car parks in WA - you would at many in the UK. I can go about my daily business in Perth without paying for parking (except the CBD) - I couldn't do that in Inverness, Edinbugh, Glasgow or Fort William in the last three weeks. So on average/in general comparing the two places, you have to pay for parking much more than you do here.
Of course you can always leave your car at home in your FREE driveway in both countries and take the bus. Happy now?

thanks for clearing that up.

TBH I'm surprised they've got cars in the UK, I thought they'd all been stolen

[snifter]

Well I'm at a hospital in town for a 10 minute blood test sample appointment. I've had to pay £3 for parking as the minimum charge is 2hrs = £3 . I'm only here 20 mins tops. That leapt up 80p since last weeks 2 visits where it was £2.20 for the minimum stay.

I can't use street parking with ease as most of it is permit parking for residents and the few spots for paying on the day were taken. And streets further away are all full or make me late trying to find a park and then have a 10 minute walk up the hill to get to the hospital.

Grrrrr at rip off parking for sure.

[Mad Cow]

I hated the gloominess of the uk! The winters and the dark nights were really depressing for me! I HATED the cold weather. I didn't dislike the uk just certain aspects of the way we lived our lives! Hubby worked long hours 24/7. We spend a lot more time together here!

[Perthbum]

to clarify for those people who take things literally. I've just come back from a three week hol in the UK and went to several shopping centres where I had to pay. In Perth you don't have to pay at any of the out of CBD shopping malls. My local town in the North of Scotland you pay at any of the carparks - Ok it's only about 50p but you still need to pay.
You don't pay at any of the beach car parks in WA - you would at many in the UK. I can go about my daily business in Perth without paying for parking (except the CBD) - I couldn't do that in Inverness, Edinbugh, Glasgow or Fort William in the last three weeks. So on average/in general comparing the two places, you have to pay for parking much more than you do here.
Of course you can always leave your car at home in your FREE driveway in both countries and take the bus. Happy now?

I have never paid to park in a

shopping centre in the uk? What the hell are you on about.

[Perthbum]

I hated the gloominess of the uk! The winters and the dark nights were really depressing for me! I HATED the cold weather. I didn't dislike the uk just certain aspects of the way we lived our lives! Hubby worked long hours 24/7. We spend a lot more time together here!

Really, what gloominess? 3 years of drought and te weather 30c in the uk today....life s good here init.

[Endless Winter]

Bling-obessed Chavs in fake Burberry.

[Perthbum]

Bling-obessed Chavs in fake Burberry.

Yep..loads of hoodies in Perth.

[Perthbum]

Well I'm at a hospital in town for a 10 minute blood test sample appointment. I've had to pay £3 for parking as the minimum charge is 2hrs = £3 . I'm only here 20 mins tops. That leapt up 80p since last weeks 2 visits where it was £2.20 for the minimum stay.

I can't use street parking with ease as most of it is permit parking for residents and the few spots for paying on the day were taken. And streets further away are all full or make me late trying to find a park and then have a 10 minute walk up the hill to get to the hospital.

Grrrrr at rip off parking for sure.

At least your blood test was free.