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............... and by the way I quite like your shirt.
You have bloody good taste.
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You have bloody good taste.
I know tell me about it. Do I know your brother?
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PETES WORLD

A Country where the language is English , not the Northern dialect but proper queens English .
A Country which has 10 months warm sunshine a year , only broken by light rains between the hours of 3am to 6am .
A Country which has a varied Terrain with a few Mountains in the North and Glorious beaches and clear seas and harbours in the South.
A Country which is run by the people for the people , with Telephone voting on ALL Major issues as Immigration , Court Sentances and suchlike .
A Country where ALL Services ie; Water , Electric, Gas , Trains , etc are State owned offering cheap but safe services .
A Country which has 1 priority that is look after its own Citizens, does not give Billions to 3rd worlds but any surplus is used and put back into its own people.
A Country which has a mix of 2 women to every man (sneaked that in )
A Country which does not allow anyone to be drunk in public places .
A Country which allows Smoking in segragated areas . ( return to the old days )
A Country which Ensures Car Road tax is solely used for just that Roads ! , any surplus is refunded on next years charge.
A Country which provides safe and no cost housing for its old aged pensioners and gives them a comfortable pension to spend on whatever .
A Country which offers No rates charges to Industry ,and offers high Tax Breaks on Export Sales.
A Country which is tough on Crime , ie; Rapists have there bits chopped off . Paedophiles are left to 50 women to do what they want to them for 3 days . etc,.
A Country that charges all Foreign vehicles huge entry fees to use the roads .
A Country which encourages inventors - entrepeunors to invest by way of Interest free loans free Workshops etc etc.
A Country whose females are not allowed to have children unless in a stable and financial position to do so .
A Country which only allows Immigrants to stay if they have the financial means to support or be supported with NO aid available until paid for 3 years into the system.
A free health service paid for by way of NI contributions , ONLY available to those with paid up NI contributions , unless a visitor is dying then and only then will they patched up and sent on there way.
A Country with a ban on ALL aggressive dogs ie; Pitbulls etc etc.
A Country with Free Television ie; no license fee
A Country which has protected food growing land and Facilities state owned to ensure cheap food produce for its own people.
A Country with a Modern Armed forces ,and Police force only used when the Country is in threat , not concerned with the rest of the worlds issues.
A Country with schooling that teaches discipline and allows caning or whatever punishment it deems fit to maintain order .
A Country which adopts National service for its young.



I will add a few more as i think of them , but i am sure you will agree it would be a lovely place to live

Be interesting if others have ideas for there own ideal country..
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A Country which has NO Caravans allowed on the roads during daytime
A Country that offers 35 year term Mortgages to the young first time buyers
A Country whos road are all 3 lanes , 1 lane for the Slow driver , 1 for the Family outing , 1 for proper high speed driving only ( No old codgers , or inexperienced drivers ,allowed in this lane ever, regardless )
A Country which offers daily waste collections and recycling is voluntary with bins provided at each street corner , to ensure that it is no inconvenience to sling that bottle in the correct place.
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I would have thought in Pete's world there would have been no need for any kind of mortgage as homes would be free.
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I would have thought in Pete's world there would have been no need for any kind of mortgage as homes would be free.
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They are already dancing at the end of my garden.
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and fairies would be dancing in the streets
Definately no fairies allowed
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I would have thought in Pete's world there would have been no need for any kind of mortgage as homes would be free.
Nope not free , its a proper Country , need the building trade but there would be NO silly Stamp duty
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Definately no fairies allowed
Which World would you live on then Pete??
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Which World would you live on then Pete??
erm would you believe Petes World , it is my World and you wouldnt be allowed anywheres near it as you fail miserably in every criteria .
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