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Originally Posted by James3214
Daily Mail eh? 
Don't get too depressed. Most of us who have lived in different countries know that there are good and bad things in every country. We put up with the bad things to enjoy the good things. It just happens that one of the bad things about the UK is the deeply ingrained social problems. Saying that, it wouldn't stop me from going back to live in the UK again though.
I just surprised that all the 'Daily Mail' readers aren't locked in their bomb proof cellars with shot guns at the ready! |
Hi James --- I agree that the Daily Mail isnt the most fair and balanced newspaper on the market! It isnt my daily read of choice! lol .... I read most of the papers online each day when Im researching etc ... so I just regularly come across articles on different subjects ... this one caught my eye today.
I thought about SA (another poster mentioned SA) when I read this actually, given some of the news that comes out of SA Im sure they have a point with the severity of certain violent crimes. However, a violent crime is violent crime and from a statistical point of view Im assuming some perameters were put in place to obtain the figures .... although even these may not be strictly correct!
At the end of the day it is just another indication as to how the UK is perceived - and the reality of life for a lot of people living there .... which is the real shame.