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Anyone here ACTUALLY live in Britain? How safe is it there, exactly? /k/ never shuts up about how there's knife crime all over the place, but they seemed to be really biased against the brits anyway. Is it really that bad there, or just fearmongering from tabloids?
>> Anonymous
Britain here. i live in Spain. Britain is pretty shit. knife crime is indicative of lack of social cohesion, inclusion, disparity of wealth, poor education and even worse prospects.

go to Barcelona.
>> Anonymous
learn Polish
>> Anonymous
/k/fags hate Britain because guns aren't allowed over here.

Self defense in Britain doesn't mean going out a gun and shooting anyone who looks at you wrong.
Self defense in Britain means that you've got to be smart. Don't carry around a knife like a jackass. Don't even give anyone the stinkeye. Just learn not to attract any attention whatsoever, and you'll be okay.
Most of the people who do end up getting shot (v. unlikely in Britain) or stabbed are usually dipshits who are loud and proud or are the people who usually do the stabbing and shooting anyway.

There ISN'T knife crime all over the place. Sure, a group of older teenagers might go up to a group of younger teenages and steal their pocket money, but that's about the extent of it in the average parts. In Central London, that doesn't even exist.
However, there are specific areas that you learn to avoid. I like to call these "ghettos". These are the places that all of the niggers and polish crowd around because these areas usually have the cheapest housing in London. If you don't want to get stabbed, you avoid those areas or at least don't look at anyone as you go through them.

Overall, I would say it's probably as bad any North American city is.
>> Anonymous
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>>67472
There are about 250 knife crime deaths a year, mostly in nigger/muslim areas and Glasgow. But the papers prefer to report "KNIFE CRIME RISING" even when overall crime is down. In fact knife crime deaths are the same as ten years ago. It's media hype. Pic related, it was in the ultimate British fear-mongering reactionary newspaper, the Daily Mail. They used child actors of course, because it isn't really white 10 year-old kids doing the stabbing.
>> Anonymous
Does anyone know about Prestwich? I hear Manchester altogether isn't all too swell but that Prestwich is one of the best places to stay if you're gonna live there.
>> Anonymous
I've lived in Scotland for about 10 years on and off. Grew up in LA so I've got a good reference point for violence on the streets. It all depends on what area you are in just like anywhere else. And that is dependent on how much money you have.

In britain the lower classes are propelled forward by the social structure and far outnumber the middle to upper classes. This results in massive disparity and resentment between the social groups. People are fucked over here. The majority of city dwellers are the worst white trash you could possibly meet. They are driven only by carnal needs and are mostly on crack and heroin.

I worked as a bouncer for a while and FUCK THIS PLACE. The law will not back you up over here either and people WILL get in your face for NO fucking reason other than it is something to do. I am a scary looking dude, a denizen of /fit/ about 250lbs 12% bodyfat and some ned fuckers will still shoulder barge you on the street to try and provoke a reaction. They will go out by themselves while their shitty little friends wait around the corner.

Very safe in some areas Very fucking dangerous in others. All in all, watch your back and don't live on the ground floor in a city.
>> Anonymous
>>67486
If you're going to live in Britain, try to avoid living in any major cities. You can work there but try to commute. And avoid public transport that passes through deprived areas. (See: Council Housing)
>> Anonymous
>>67489
Was this in Glasgow by any chance?
>> Anonymous
>>67491
Aberdeen. Much worse in my experience. In glasgow if you fuck someone off they will fuck you up. In aberdeen they just do it since they are poor and have nothing else to do. Although both apply there are a lot more people with nothing to lose in aberdeen. The two cities are completely different actually all scottish cities are completely different. Accents are massively different.. Weird shit.
>> Anonymous
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SBQZmCwiTcY Here you go. Protip: Mute audio. And that shit happens every night. Every fucking night Riot vans are on the street. Binge drinking culture FTL.
>> sage
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http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/statistics/statistics35.htm

Pretty old, but i cant imagine overall crime rates change that much in 4 years
>> Anonymous
>>67492
I live in Aberdeen and I never thought of it as being that bad here, probably because I'm a basement dweller and rarely go clubbing.
>> Anonymous
I've lived in aberdeen all my life and I dont think its such a bad place.. if you know were not to go.
>> Anonymous
No, that's complete shit. It's perfectly safe. I've lived here all my life and have never been attacked whilst walking through the city, even at night.
>> Anonymous
A lot of Aberdeen fags here wow.
>> Captain Indigo !aR10YHrTDg
Britain's fine, so long as you don't live in a shithole in the east-end of London.
>> Anonymous
>>67498
what city?
>> Anonymous
/k/ is full of gun-nuts trying to legitimise their choice of self-defence by misconception de-jour, courtesy AmeriNews.
>> Anonymous
I suggest if you feel unsafe to strap road flares to your chest and scream I have a bomb! everywhere you go people with knives will leave.
>> Anonymous
Dress like a Muslim and act "suspicious" just to make the Met flip their collective lids.
>> Anonymous
Britains fine. i have lived in east london, manchester and Liverpool. Violence in Britain is blown way out of proportion, it's just the government trying to make excuses to ban even more possible weapons. Fuck at one point they were going to ban every type of knife except butter knives. In fact, why the fuck you would even want to come to Britain is beyond me.
>> Anonymous
>>67522
One more thing i will say, even if you walk down the darkest streets at night in Lodon, as long as you look like you can handle yourself, people won't bother with you. Violence here is mainly from 15-18 y old chavs, they won't go after anyone they thing might fight back.
But if you can't fight of a 15 year old in a burberry cap, you probably shouldn't leave your house in the first place.
>> Anonymous
>>67523
what exactly are chavs? white niggers?
>> Anonymous
>>67483
In other words, self defense in Britain means "Submit".
>> Anonymous
>>67503

Glasgow.
>> Anonymous
>>67524

yeah, they're like "wiggers" for you amerifags. except its a bigger problem for us
>> Anonymous
>>67483
>>67472
>>67510

/k/ hates Britain due to its ridiculously restricted gun-laws.
>> Anonymous
I've lived in a smallish town in the Highlands of Scotland most of my life. I've never been a victim of violent crime (including robbery) and can't think of anyone who has. As with anywhere, it all depends where you live. Big cities are worse, I was mugged twice in Edinburgh. Junkie capital of Europe.
>> Anonymous
Lived here all my life, never been stabbed or seen a knife brandished in anger.
>> Anonymous
Please tell me all the women in Britain don't look so slaggy.
>> Anonymous
>>67553

Of course they do! Glamour models are totally indicative of how a nations women look. Oh and they all have bad teeth too. Ho ho ho.
>> Anonymous
Don't listen to anyone here who say Britain is fine. Britain's got their entire population under surveillance and the Britfags don't want to mysteriously disappear under their Big Brother state.
>> Anonymous
>far outnumber the middle
Ha. No.

Yeah, we have "chavs" here. I'm sure you've heard of them. They're our niggers, they're the source of this bullshit. They're the dumbest, poorest, most conformist people in our society and as a result they prey on pretty much anyone who doesn't appear to be one of them. However, they're also cowards, so it's just a case of being assertive but not loud-mouthed.

The reason Americans get stabbed is because in their culture they're a lot less reserved and modest than Brits (in public), so they stick out like a sore thumb.

Don't act like this and you'll be fine.
>> Anonymous
>>67567
Has never been to Britain.

PROTIP: Outside of London, few of the common misconceptions are true.

Incidentally, we should just erect a massive wall around London. It would solve a lot of problems.
>> Anonymous
I live near london and trust you will NOT encounter any knife crime, in rough bits at night there might be people that give you some trouble, but no worse than any other place in the world, some parts look pretty shitty, council estates and stuff but they're fine really
>> Anonymous
Roll wid ya crew and mans don't be slippin in ma ends bray, you'll be sweet as a nut. BRAP!


PROTIP: Most knife crime in Britain is gang related.
>> Anonymous
>>67524
They're like our white trash. Uneducated lower class wiggers who live off of welfare and hang out on the street drinking all day.
>> jurg1
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>> Anonymous
I can't beleive how bad things are getting over here. Young kids are killing each other and people are at a loss as to why. I have a cousin who is 13 and tonight he tod me that at least three of his friends are wearing stab vests. Kids his age do not feel safe without carrying a knife. I live in a suburb of Leeds which is in the north of England. Now you here about this shit happening in London all the time but no one feels safe.

I hope Prime Minister Gordon Brown introduces a mandatory sentance of something like 5 years for ANYONE who carrys a knife. We don't have as much freedoms as you do in the US because of your constitution but I'm happy to see people get a mandatory sentance for carrying a gun and hope to soon see it for knifes too.

Hope this isn't too out of left field but after talking to my cousin earlier it kind of woke me up to what is happening.
>> Anonymous
oh shi-
>> Anonymous
The UK tabliod press likes to shout about how terrible it all is, but its actually pretty good

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_homicide_rate

UK - 2.03 homicides per 100,000
US - 5.7 homiciders per 100,000
>> Anonymous
>>67645

that is utter balls, I feel perfectly safe and there are very very few people who carry knives. also I live in a worse area then you do (keighley incase you're wondering and I lived in leeds for 5 years)
>> Anonymous
>>67645
>I live in a suburb of Leeds
>north of England.
Well there's your problem.
>> Anonymous
>>67789
London is MUCH better right bro?
>> Anonymous
This is simple really. There's a huge divide between council estates in big cities (pretty rough) and small countryside towns/villages (very safe).

It makes the country suck more, having this massive disparity, but there are still plenty of good things about the UK. Best thing to do is live in a small town with easy access to a larger city for fun/nightlife/shopping etc.
>> Anonymous
>>67853
if it's close enough to the city, what's gonna stop the chavs then from infesting the small town too?
>> Anonymous
>>67645
American troll spotted.
>> Anonymous
THEY'RE SO SLAGGY BUT I CAN'T STOP LOOKING. WHAT THE FUCK.
>> Anonymous
>>67472
big face is big
>> Anonymous
>>67867

>>67645
Haha oh shit, 'Prime Minister Gordon Brown' troll well spotted
>> Anonymous
I like this thread.
>> What ho chaps Anonymous
>>67858

The small town doesn't have TkMaxx, McD's, other chavs to hang out with/fight, and all the other shit they're looking for. If you live in a small town/village with just a couple of shops and a post office (assuming it hasn't been closed), there's absolutely no reason for chavs to flock there.

Of course, it does make the place you live safe and quiet, but boring as FUCK. Insanely boring. But until a kick-ass govt forcibly sterilises all chavs, that's the way it has to be in Blighty now.
>> Anonymous
>>67890
uh, what? he is the prime minister.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_brown
>James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
>> Anonymous
>>67645

stab vests at 13??? jesus, are things that bad over there?
>> Anonymous
>>67926
You have been ousted as a troll. Go away now.
>> Anonymous
>>67932
i didn't post that.
>> Anonymous
you know.. i think i've seen the most number of casual street brawls in the UK but saying that... it's not like someone's gonna randomly attack you.. though i did get rolled up on by a couple of homeless thugs in Cowley in Oxford (rough area).... I dunno... I spend alot of time in the UK but there are enough random drunk sluts on the streets at night to not fear a random knifing.... Moscow however... i was afraid to be knifed by the random sluts... they seemed hardcore.... and on a mission.
>> Anonymous
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>>67948
>Cowley in Oxford (rough area)....
>> Anonymous
>>you know.. i think i've seen the most number of casual street brawls in the UK but saying that... it's not like someone's gonna randomly attack you.. though i did get rolled up on by a couple of homeless thugs in Cowley in Oxford (rough area).... I dunno... I spend alot of time in the UK but there are enough random drunk sluts on the streets at night to not fear a random knifing.... Moscow however... i was afraid to be knifed by the random sluts... they seemed hardcore.... and on a mission.

I've been jumped once when walking home on my own by three guys, completely random/unprovoked. I've been approached MANY times that haven't lead to a fight though.

My advise is to always stay in a group, don't draw attention to yourself and don't make eye contact.
>> Anonymous
Britfag here. After 10 years of (admittedly incompetent) Labour rule, the right-wing is getting restless and is currently engaged in incessant whining about how the country was better before liberals invented immigration, pedophilia and knife crime.

It's pretty safe. There are better countries, but things aren't too bad here.
>> Anonymous
>>67963
Probably the most accurate description of Britain at the moment.

We're a nation of whiners. Better to ask fellow tourists.
>> Anonymous
FrenchFag living in London Camden.
Pretty safe it you are moderately street wise.
Beside the usual druggies, brits ( whatever color they are ) are lovely.

Was approached many times in the street in early hours when going to work, sometimes for cheap drugs, more often for cheap mobile or computer ( must have a nerd face ).

Don't forget that media always try to put fear in you. Stats shows that people buy more and follow more ads when in state of fear, good for the whole economy.

Btw, I don't drink or go to pubs & bar, that prolly helps too.
>> Anonymous
>>67966
>>67963

These guys have it right. Ive lived in london a small village out in Norfolk , and i n the US, and frankly most of what the people say is hlaf true. We do get a lot of media attention given to "knife Crime" , but thats mainly due to its rarity. its not like most major US cities where shootings and stabbings are very common , every month in the London you have as many murders as a similar sized US city sees in a year. As for social problems , everyones got them , and britain has always had them , even before chavs. As long as you are not REALLY STUPid , like wearing expensive watches in poor council estates , or getting into a fight with a load of chavs at a club ,youll be fine
>> Anonymous
Two friends of mine have been stabbed on separate occasions and one of them died. I don't live in a particularly violent part of the country either. In both cases the attackers were tramps and not chavs.
>> Anonymous
What about Dundee, guys?

I'm planning on studying there for the next 6 years.
>> Anonymous
>>68212
Down at heel, some appalling areas, drug problem, resident population of red squirrels. Again, if you're not stupid you'll be fine.
>> Anonymous
Its fineee. Sure it is full of skags but other than that its pretty safe.
>> Anonymous
>>68178
location is important, where?
>> Anonymous
>>68212
It's a pretty grim city. A big lower class population there (read: neds). The students should be fine though, most won't be "natives".
>> Anonymous
>>68250
Its nowhere in particular thats bad, like north, south, west. Its just little pockets maybe a single street, maybe a whole neighbourhood. Honestly don't worry about it
>> Anonymous
yorite lad ma names jamie, you a red or a blue, ill fuckin murk you standard.

And so forth.
>> Anonymous
I live in Britain. I've never had a knife pulled on me, I don't know anybody who has. I know a guy who lived in Germany for several years and was stabbed twice there. Work that one out.
>> Grebbin !!M4ehTJKOnNf
Guess there's bad neighbourhoods in every city.

Don't think Europe is worse than America though.
>> Phil Ossiferz Stone !!SFRnrjTlVC6
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>> Anonymous
>>68311
Turks.

Myth BUSTED.
>> Anonymous
>>68341
gb2/k/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_murder_rate
>> Anonymous
>>68364
violent crime =/= murder rate
>> Anonymous
>>68341
It's true, gun-nuts really do make the best graphs.
>> Anonymous
>>68388
stabbed by a chav > shot by a nigger
>> Anonymous
Britain's problem is the banning of smacking children.
And the banning of physically punishing children in school.
Bring those back, and watch the crime rate drop back down.
>> Anonymous
Not that bad here at all. Massively over hyped by tabloids/press as with anything.

There is a culture of violence here, in that its much more the norm to settle something with a fight here than in alot of other places (it's still not common). But you're unlikely to get a knife pulled on you unless you're either wondering the streets alone in a dodgy area at night and extremely unlucky, or being a fucking dunce.

It's the same as pretty much anywhere else here, big cities have violent crime, towns have less so and villages are unlikely to have any. Most of it doesn't happen for no reason, and you might get a knife pulled on you if you're an idiot and get yourself mugged in an inner city at 3am whilst stumbling drunkenly home alone, but you're not gonna get stabbed at random.
>> Anonymous
I lived in near Slough.

That's... pretty much the worst town in Britain.

Stabbings, mugging, shootings...

Negative Perceptions

* Slough has a strong rivalry with local neighbouring town, Staines. Both are near Heathrow and vie for out-of-town businesses moving from London. Ali G, a fictional resident of Staines, often pokes fun at Slough and its sports teams.

* According to the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) in 2006, Slough is England's least tranquil area.[14]

* Slough has been the subject of much derision. Some references are mentioned above. However, the BBC aired a four-part series called "Making Slough Happy", where a team of experts attempted to bring happiness to the whole town. Despite complaints by some residents who said "the series was not particularly representative of the diversity of Slough", this can be contradicted because the sample "50" did provide a cross section of Slough with different ethnic minorities and age groups represented. However, most of the criticism was seen to come from people within Slough, while the majority of people outside Slough thought it was quite good; overall it did make a big impact and raised people's awareness of Slough as a whole.[15]

* Slough-raised comedian Jimmy Carr said: "I grew up in Slough in the 1970s, if you want to know what Slough was like in the 1970s, go there now".

* The Slough Sewage Treatment Works between M4 Junc 6 and 7, sometimes releases malodorous fumes detectable to drivers on the nearby M4 motorway, a phenomenon known colloquially as The Slough Stench.

* The Russian KGB secret service made detailed 1:10,000 maps of most urban areas of the UK, but did not bother to make a map of Slough.[16]

* Slough was recently the subject of a scathing documentary by the BBC's Panorama series, entitled: "Immigration - how we lost count"[17]. It highlighted the massive recent growth in the immigrant population.
>> Anonymous
>>68424
I'm sorry.
I lived near Heathrow (another shithole) and had alot of mates in slough when i was growing up. It's the greyest most depressing town i've ever seen.
>> Anonymous
>>68424
56.8% White British
14.7% Indian
12.0% Pakistani
2.6% Black Caribbean
2.4% Black African

Yep, sounds like a shithole to me.
>> Anonymous
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>>68432
>> Anonymous
>>68432
What the fuck is "Black Caribbean"? People in the Caribbean are either decended from 1) Spaniards 2) French 3) Arawak and Taino natives or 4) slave from Africa.
>> Anonymous
>>68443

Congratulations on answering your own question.
>> Anonymous
America has africans. We've got Black Caribbean. Culturally they're not the same...well they weren't originally. Fucking global media.
>> Anonymous
>>68446
No. If "Black Caribbean" == slaves from Africa living in the Caribbean, how is that ethnically different from "Black African"?
>> Anonymous
>>68429
Come friendly bombs.
>> Anonymous
>>68449
No. Our blacks are civilised.
>> Anonymous
No. If "White American" == peasants from Europe living in America, how is that ethnically different from "White European"?
>> Anonymous
>>68453

they never made the stop-off?
>> Anonymous
>>68341
Making Canada have higher crime than America really gave it away.
>> Anonymous
Ex-pat living in Britain. In opinion it's an utter hole. Don't visit it. Bye.
>> Anonymous
>>68455
>Our blacks are civilised.
Yeah right... niggers are niggers, no matter where they live
>Homicide suspects are 12 times more likely to be black than white, in proportion to London's population.
source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/black-people-are-four-times-more-likely-to-be-murdered-47
5754.html
>> Anonymous
>>68456
It doesn't.
>> Anonymous
>>68250
bath
>> canttouchthis !AB5fTSvpY6
well i live in the south.everyone will tell you its better,but more expensive.there is a problem with chavs-pretty much everywhere.iv never had a knife pointed at me,but the weekends are pretty rough with binge drinkers.as with every country there are places you shouldnt go.i stil love being english,and love my country,but its not as good as it used to be.
>> I do! Aza-nonymous
I live in the south of England and really there is alot of hype about knife crime its mainly in london..not being stereotypical here..
>> Anonymous
Have you considered buying that knifeproof jacket?
>> Anonymous
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>>68494

You have Montreal and Vancouver to thank for that. Pic was taken after the Habs won a single playoff series.
>> Anonymous
Londonfag here. TBH the situation is shit. I don't feel safe at night in most places. Don't come here, you're not missing anything.
>> Anonymous
There was a poll conducted in 2006 where 40% of english citizens stated that they planned to move or retire abroad due to socio-economic changes.
>> Delta !sBuykTdAG6
>>68664
So basically, niggers and crazies everywhere in London?
>> Anonymous
Londonfag here, place is an absolute hole. Any amerifags who think its the jolly old place full of bowler hats and evening tea are sorely mistaken. Shitty weather, shitty service and shitty residents. I plan on leaving asap.

As for op's pic, blonde is hawtness, pass on the brunette
>> Anonymous
Ya' know what crime-ridden London needs? It's own goddamn Batman.

Any takers?
>> Anonymous
>>67485
>250 Knife Deaths
what the fuck that's it?

Fuck I live in Oakland, and its about half that annually for murder, and its getting worse all the time. Why the fuck is my hometown turning into such a piss whole.
>> Anonymous
>>68664

And yet probably only 1% of them will do anything about it. Us Brits are lazy, apathetic cunts who prefer to whine about things rather than actually do anything to make our lives better.
>> Anonymous
western-european blacks are the absolute dregs of the world. it's like they're trying to act all 'gangsta' like they're american black, but they end up failing miserably. combine that with the complatency of the white europeans and you have a people that really shouldn't be alive.
>> Anonymous
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>>68692
>And yet probably only 1% of them will do anything about it
We'll give those bloody bastards a good run for their money, 1% or not.
>> Anonymous
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England 2008
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
Its fine compared to other parts of the world, ive seen a decapitaded person almost outside of my house, been robbed 2 times this year, saw shootings, muggings at 1:00pm etc..
>> Anonymous
The nastiest, most dangerous parts of Britain are, statistically, much safer than America. More people are shot in America in a single day than in a whole year in Britain.

The press are making a fuss about knife crime precisely because our rates of serious violent crime are so low - our per capita murder rate is less than a quarter of that in the US.

The whole of Europe is much, much safer than the states.
>> Anonymous
>>68745
By this line of thinking then, most places in America are safer than America.
>> Anonymous
I'm a Glaswegian currently studying in Russia, so I've quite a bit of experience with places that are apparently intimidating/dangerous, and I'd have to say that the majority of it is a load of shite. I lived in Glasgow - supposedly the murder capital of Europe or something - all my life until 19... and I've never once been stabbed (chibbed), robbed, or even beaten up (done in) for no reason. True, some parts of the city genuinely are like fucking warzones, but the thing is... as a tourist, and even as a local, you will not visit those places. Generally in major UK cities these areas are on the outskirts, away from the city. There's nothing to worry about; all the hype about knife crime and whatever is sensationalist nonsense.
>> Anonymous
>>68713
Wow. The nigger is bad enough but is that an Asian in the bottom right? lulz.
>> Anonymous
I live in Dundee. Moved here about a year and a half ago.

Originally I lived in quite a nice area, then my flatmates mum fucked things up for us and we had to move out.

The area we live now is considered one of the troubled spots in Dundee. There were drug raids a few doors down a couple of weeks ago and we're in one of the few private rental flats. We live near the football stadiums and all the buses from Glasgow park across the road.

But really, it's not that scary. Every so often you'll hear some people (usually drunken ned couples) shouting at each other, but there's only been one fight. Personally, I find it all very entertaining.

My girlfriend cycles to work at 4am in the morning and hasn't been attacked or anything. I sometimes wander around at 1am coming back from a friends house and barely see anyone at all.

Basically, don't listen to the tabloids. But the, Glasgow's roughest areas make Dundee's look like fucking Paradise.
>> Phil Ossiferz Stone !!SFRnrjTlVC6
>>68364
That graph was drawn up by the *Aussies*, you incredible fucking retard. Learn to read.
>> Phil Ossiferz Stone !!SFRnrjTlVC6
>>68745
That isn't true. It is a fucking lie that has been carefully massaged into you on a daily basis for your whole life.

http://www.unicri.it/wwd/analysis/icvs/pdf_files/key2000i/pdf/17-icvs-app4.pdf

Here's a decent thumbnail sketch of what the data says:

http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/guncontrol_20010302.html

There's no data available after year 2000. I guess the UN found it too embarrassing to continue.

Enjoy boiling to death in your rapidly-heating pot, frog.
>> Anonymous
I've lived in the UK all my life and have lived in various parts and it is a safe country. Obviously there are less desirable areas, but just exercise common sense and you'll be fine.

As for the knife crime thing, that's the UK's media for you. Especially the Daily Mail and The Sun newspapers who see a story with the word knife in it and are immediately on the bandwagon.
>> Anonymous
>>68771

Hi, welcome to /travel,/ the only board on 4chan somewhat free of xenophobia. Would you like to drag the standard of quality down further? Y/N
>> Anonymous
>>68977
He's from /k/ though, so it's OK.
>> Anonymous
Most English people are truly scum.
>> Anonymous
The UK isa shithole of a country. I left it years ago and have no intention of returning. Hope it sinks into the sea.
>> Anonymous
>>69635
Says the butthurt Britfag.
>> Anonymous
The only real flaw Britain has is its boringness. It has pretty reasonable crime rates.
>> Anonymous
>>68977
>>68983
Haha wow. He replies with statistics, you respond with BAWWWWWWWW.

Also since when are valid crime statistics xenophobia? Fucking retards.

Oh well, the one thing I can say about brits is that at least they have a political party with balls, unlike the U.S.
http://www.bnp.org.uk/2008/10/bnp’s-richard-barnbrook-only-london-assembly-member-to-oppose-amnest
y-for-illegals-motion/
>> Anonymous
Never listen to the British media. There is not a "knife pandemic" going on as I saw earlier today. Inf act, knife crime is about the same as it was twenty years ago. It's only because younger people are being killed that it is suddenly a "pandemic".

People can't accept that kids are doing better in exams these days and getting better grades, so suddenly there's a massive debate about the "too-easy exams".

One thing I do love about the UK though is something that can't really be found in any other country. In most countries, there is a 'time and a place' for humour. In the UK, there is nearly _always_ an undercurrent of humour in practically every conversation. Virtually every social interaction and conversations contain at least some degree of banter, teasing, irony, wit, mockery, wordplay, satire, understatement, humorous self-deprecation, sarcasm, pomposity-picking or just plain silliness. It's like our 'default' mode.

I'm not saying we have a monopoly on humour or anything, but it's just something that a lot of foreigners just don't get. I can say "nice tie" to someone in a sarcastic tone and somebody like an American would take great offense. If I said it to a fellow brit, I'd get a 'fuck you' back.

The country is shit though. Come for a few days and see what it's like. Then emigrate to New Zealand. That's what I did.
>> Anonymous
>>69679
Good point about the humour thing. I think it's only in Britain where making a joke about someone you don't know is a good way to "break the ice".
>> Anonymous
i wish i could write in green. . .
>> The British are the new Jews. Anonymous
Nowadays, the British (and specially the English) are like genuine cancer cells. They are the only first world country with a massive White flight, with the peculiarity that they are actually running away from their own race. Too bad their own sickfuckery follows them wherever they go. Now that they have finally killed their own country they are spreading and infecting other still-good countries. It should be legal to shoot them at first sight
>>67476
Stay away from Barcelona. Best city from Southern Europe, it would be a shame to see it infested by more shit people.
>> Anonymous
>>69707
mm hmm...mmhmm...

and where are you from that makes you so morally superior?
>> Anonymous
>>69710
Not from the UK.
>> Anonymous
>>69710
Even if he says he is from Zimbabwe or a similar shithole this>>69707would still be the truth.
>> Anonymous
sage
>> Anonymous
Amerifag here. I can't believe Britain has anywhere near the stupidity or violence we get here. Not that it's that bad here. I live in a wealthy suburb of Dallas so the vast majority of the time my risk of being a victim of a violent crime is effectively zero. However, one time when I was in Deep Ellum (notoriously shitty part of Dallas, but not as bad as Oak Cliff) walking back to my car some motherfucker leaned out of his car window and whistled at me and when I turned to look at him he pulled a gun and shot at me. Fortunately he missed by quite a lot and then sped off. That's not something I can even imagine happening anywhere in Europe. Not that I've ever been there, but no European has ever given me the "I'll shoot yo bitch ass for no reason" vibe.
>> Anonymous
>>70582
Fuck you. I live in Texas (Fort Worth) and the only "people" that pull that shit are niggers.

My brothers been mugged twice, and almost got mugged a third time. Two out of the three involved guns.

Guess who the perps were all three times? Niggers.
>> Anonymous
>>69707
Is only half-correct.

It's true that 250,000 white people leave britain *permanently* every year. But they aren't running from other whites, they're running from pakis, niggers and so forth.
>> Anonymous
>>70584

I honestly don't even remember what the person was. It was dark and they had to have been at least 50 yards away (any closer and they might have hit me instead of the window above me). Since it was in Deep Ellum I would feel comfortable guessing the dude was black though.

But to say only black people pull that kind of shit is pretty inaccurate. If you've spent any amount of time in downtown Fort Worth or downtown Dallas you'll be familiar with all the assholes there. They come in all colors and they all smell like shit.

One time in Austin I saw a white as hell crust punk pull a knife on someone and demand quarters. I loled because he was obviously the kind of kid who ran away from home at 17 because he thought Crass' lyrics really meant something.
>> Anonymous
>>70588
Correct, but out of all the assholes you'll meet the violent ones are black 99.9% of the time.
>> Anonymous
I hope you Brits don't come to the US. We don't need you new immigrants here.
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
HAIL THE ISLAMIC CALIPHATE OF BRITAIN
>> Anonymous
I live in a large-ish town in the Midlands. I can pretty much safely walk home at 3 in the morning without even seeing another person nevermind being attacked, and my town is full of chavs, although they are more situated at the other end of town.

Only people who die near me are in car accidents or they jumps off buildings.
>> Anonymous
Are Britfags dumber than Amerifags? The whole turning into a Caliphate crybaby BS is the same as Barak Obama is a Muslim spy crap?

What kind of wankers believe this shit?

Oh, and stay the fuck out of the US you cockney outdated fucks.
>> Anonymous
>>67472
I'd totally want to see more of OPs pics. Do you guys have any source?
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!!
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
>>71944
>> Anonymous
Stokefag here.

It's not as violent as it sounds. Tabloids just make drama because there's nothing else going on.

You'll be fine. As has been said though, major cities should probably be avoided unless you're fairly streetwise.
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
>>71950
I CONTINUE TO FIGHT!
I CONTINUE TO FIGHT!
>> Anonymous
just avoid well-known rough areas of your respective city/town and you should be fine

i can walk from the town centre to my house (~5 miles) after being pissed on a night-out at 2am and see like 2 people on the way once i'm out of town. if i lived in one of the rough areas i would get a taxi everytime though. just be smart.
>> Anonymous
>>71950
gotta be a british school for the cheapass cloth chess-boards, butt ugly kids and being held in a leisure centre where 50000 other sports are done
>> Anonymous
>>71954
Note the American flag.
>> Anonymous
England has no redeeming qualities and all their citizens are running off to be gypsies.
>> Anonymous
     File :-(, x)
>>68400


oh hello thar...
>> Anonymous
>>67525

no it means being streetwise, carrying yourself well, avoiding trouble and knowing what to say if anyone gives you it.
>> Amerifag
Brits are self-loathing.
British food is awful. Indian, Italian and Chinese are preferred. Shit Drivers, some still think there is a class system, men are gay, never bathe, and generally don't care for foriegners.
It's expensive to live there too.
Fuck the Brits. Much better places in Europe.
>> Anonymous
Britfag here.

>>72147

>Brits are self-loathing.
Probably. Mainly because the smart ones of us know that 75% of the country is made up of idiots.
>British food is awful. Indian, Italian and Chinese are preferred.
True.
>Shit Drivers
Mostly true.
>some still think there is a class system
The only people who care about the class system are the snooty better-than-you toffs, because if they accepted the fact that the class system is gone, they wouldn't have anything to be snooty better-than-you toffs about.
>men are gay
I disagree. Stereotype.
>never bathe
Not true. You're thinking of France.
>generally don't care for foriegners
Mostly true. A lot of the population are uneducated and intolerant. The rest of us don't give a shit either way.
>It's expensive to live there too.
Partially true. Our currency is stronger than yours, remember.
>Much better places in Europe.
True.
>> Anonymous
Britain here is shit as hell boring. Weather is unpredictable but predictably bad. Go to Montana or Arizona and shoot off some rounds instead. Knife crime is only serious if you stupidly go into a bad area. If everyone had a CCW here in England we wouldn't need knife crime. It would all be nice.
>> Anonymous
Brits are Fulgy, but the countryside is pretty and short trip to France. You should visit Spain and Amsterdam. IF you got time Eastern Europe and Cz, Ro and Iceland/Scandinavia would be cool.
>> Anonymous
>>72155
You mean like in America with its homicide rate three times higher than that of Britain?

Montana and Arizona seem super exciting though! London is a downright wasteland in comparison.
>> Anonymous
>>72255
Gee, it sure is fun to make up statistics. 100% of posters agree, you're an idiot!
>> Anonymous
>>72257
Homicide rate per 100,000 inhabitants:

US: 5.6, 5.7 (2002, 2007)
UK: 2 (2002)
England/Wales: 1.37 (2007)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_homicide_rate
>> Phil Ossiferz Stone !!7X+2MZ9jfwv
>>72303
Bear in mind that European 'homicide rates' only include Murder 1. Manslaughter conveniently doesn't get counted.
>> Anonymous
>>72303
Wikipedia - the most reliable source on the internet!
>> Anonymous
>>72320
Feel free to supply a more accurate statistic.
>>72323
>HURR WIKIPEDIA DURR LIBRUL AGENDA
Too bad those numbers weren't made up by Wikipedia authors. Next time check the "references" section.
>> Anonymous
Who would have known Britfags were so hated, and by Amerifags as well.
>> Anonymous
OP's pic is a perfect example. I want to put my knife in those women, but once I get a proper pic or close-up I see how ogre-like these women are with their weird stretched features.

Fuckable from afar and tarps from close-up.