BDD Social and Information Booth v2 - Effie wants us to put CUM right here

[NeighborhoodThreat]

I don't know man, it sounds like she's a bit crazy, but who really knows.

Women are pretty damn hard to understand. :/

 

[ChainsawWilliams]

C'est la vie.

 

[NeighborhoodThreat]

Such is life indeed.

But hey, I'm exhausted and its past 3am where I am in the world so I'm gunna get some sleep, I'll more than likely be back online here tomorrow at some point. Take it easy man

G'night BL and BDD!

 

[effie]

I never understood that insult besides the obvious connotation.

I feel like I need a crash course in British English/British English Slang insults and curse words...

Here you go

A lot of the first few pages are scottish insults, ignore them, they don't count as British

Your cities/towns are named after ours.

I have friends all over the country and I can easily visit them via rail.

David Attenborough.

OTC codeine and dihydrocodeine based products.

Our healthcare may not be technically free, as funded by taxes, but we will treat anyone and treat them to the best of our abilities whether they are a homeless guy off the street or a tax-paying member of society. And if you want your fancy-pants system with expensive drugs and posh hospitals you can take out private insurance, like you guys do. The NHS rocks :D

That's all I have at this time in the morning. Coffee, cig and perhaps some MPA for me today... tis my day off after all

*puts all the sleeping Americans' hands into glasses of warm water*

 

[dokomo]

A little late to the "list an insult" party, but here we go:

Thinking is the most unhealthy thing in the world, and people die of it just as they die of any other disease. Fortunately, in England at any rate, thought is not catching.

we have free healthcare for all, suckers!!

You get what you pay for

And the queen brings in a lot of revenue (apparently). I am not a fan of the monarchy however. Just.. wtf.

I'm curious to know why you're not a fan of the monarchy (as an American who lived in London for 10 years.) I'm rather fond of it as an institution.

The monarchy costs approximately £180 million per year, and while some claim this is less than what it earns in terms of tourism for the country, I find the calculation to be misleading when you compare tourism revenue to other comparable countries without monarchs and find it to be equal or greater.

 

[effie]

A little late to the "list an insult" party, but here we go:

You get what you pay for

Well, you still get a good enough free service (I've been to hospitals in Kenya, and believe me.. the NHS has a lot of issues, but compared to a lot of th world...), you get free treatment from the day you are born til the day you die, free GP visits whenever you like, free hospital bed even if you need it for 3 months, free complicated and fuckin expensive surgery if you need it, you get free medes if you are young/old/on benefits/have a chronic condition, otherwise you can get a 6 month supply of expensive meds (I do) for a set charge of £7.40 (about $11 I think.. I know our taxes pay for it, but I am happy for my money to go towards that. Better than going towards a fuckin war, ey.. (which I know they do as well )

It breaks my heart reading about people in the US unable to get the meds or treatment they need due to money. That is just wrong imo..

And if you want the "American experience" you can pay insurance and get it!

Best of both worlds %) I love the NHS despite its flaws, am quite a passionate defender of it

I'm curious to know why you're not a fan of the monarchy (as an American who lived in London for 10 years.) I'm rather fond of it as an institution.

The monarchy costs approximately £180 million per year, and while some claim this is less than what it earns in terms of tourism for the country, I find the calculation to be misleading when you compare tourism revenue to other comparable countries without monarchs and find it to be equal or greater.

To me it's a matter of principle really.. why should you have an elevated position in society just because of the family you are born into? I know that's a bit of a sweeping statement, and everyone is affected by the family they are born into, but the media frenzy over the Royals just because they are Royal does my head in.. Having said that I love British institutions (red buses, bonfire night, cup of tea solves everything, full English breakfast, promenading along the beach despite the pouring rain as it is officially SUMMER dammit, David Attenborough, marmite, branston pickle, fish'n'chips etc, hehe) so in a way I'd be sad to see it go.

Oooh thought of another winner for the UK - our historical buildings! 14th century ruined abbeys, Stonehenge, Iron-age hillforts, 16th century castles, ancient city walls.. love it :D

I would love to visit the US, I really would, and I have very much enjoyed venturing out of EADD and getting chatting to peeps across the pond and in Oz, but I am an English girl through and through

 

[dokomo]

Well, you still get a good enough free service (I've been to hospitals in Kenya, and believe me.. the NHS has a lot of issues, but compared to a lot of th world...), you get free treatment from the day you are born til the day you die, free GP visits whenever you like, free hospital bed even if you need it for 3 months, free complicated and fuckin expensive surgery if you need it, you get free medes if you are young/old/on benefits/have a chronic condition, otherwise you can get a 6 month supply of expensive meds (I do) for a set charge of £7.40 (about $11 I think.. I know our taxes pay for it, but I am happy for my money to go towards that. Better than going towards a fuckin war, ey.. (which I know they do as well )

It breaks my heart reading about people in the US unable to get the meds or treatment they need due to money. That is just wrong imo..

And if you want the "American experience" you can pay insurance and get it!

Best of both worlds %) I love the NHS despite its flaws, am quite a passionate defender of it

I don't think its any surprise that the NHS provides better care than kenyan hospitals. I'm not trying to hammer a hard argument here (this topic is particularly relevant to me) just trying to dialogue with someone far more familiar than I am with the NHS

All the references to americans being obese and unhealthy are a relevant point here - we can "afford" starbucks, cigarettes, and mcdonalds but we can't afford health care (and *shocker* the reason we're having heart attacks, strokes, etc at current rates is because of those things we choose "afford"in the first place.)

We have free health care for those with low incomes. There are people who fall into gaps in terms of income, and those are real problems we need to address. I've dealt directly with NHS care, private care in the UK and US healthcare with insurance and by far had the best experiences in the US in terms of convenience, availability and quality (not that our doctors are better, simply that there are more from which to choose.)

To me it's a matter of principle really.. why should you have an elevated position in society just because of the family you are born into? I know that's a bit of a sweeping statement, and everyone is affected by the family they are born into, but the media frenzy over the Royals just because they are Royal does my head in.. Having said that I love British institutions (red buses, bonfire night, cup of tea solves everything, full English breakfast, promenading along the beach despite the pouring rain as it is officially SUMMER dammit, David Attenborough, marmite, branston pickle, fish'n'chips etc, hehe) so in a way I'd be sad to see it go.

I suppose thats why I'm fond of it as an institution--the tradition, the solidarity. In an abstract sense, the monarchy represents a paragon of the British people to me--the embodiment of the ideals of British institutions. Ultimately I think my respect for it as an institution boils down to the dignity and solidarity portrayed by strict tradition and protocol. As an American, it reminds me that England existed long before the US and will likely exist long after the US dissolves as well.

 

[Mugz]

just woke up, went to sleep for an early night last night hoping to wake up at least a couple of hours earlier today, but I guess my body wanted to sleep.

A quick word on the healthcare in the USA and the UK though. My sister has had extensive experience with both systems, racked up tons of medical bills in the US and was wrongly diagnosed twice. Another thing that seems to happen over there is that if someone has insurance, the hospitals will do whatever they can to get as much money from the insurance companies as possible and they put that ahead of patient care, they will prescribe the most expensive medications when cheaper ones will work better, they will recommend surgery for something that can be better treated via other methods and doesn't need surgery. It is fucked up that the money comes before the patient.

In the UK my sister has had good doctors that care about her health and are actually there to find the cause of the problem and fix that whatever the cost. She was over here from November last year until tomorrow when she flies back to the US getting herself fixed. The problem was something that the americans would never have even recognised. She had her surgery here a month or so ago and will be on her way back to america tomorrow morning. She didn't have to worry about going to the emergency room/A&E here because of the cost. (even with some insurance in america there is still a fee to be paid before the insurance kicks in sometimes so she couldn't always afford to go to the emergency room there) She had to have a lumbar puncture/spinal tap almost every fortnight before her surgery here to try and maintain her condition before they could find an effective way to treat it.

My main reason for hating the american system is what I have explained above, that very often the amount that can be squeezed from the insurance companies comes before the best needs of the patient. Makes me extremely angry

 

[effie]

Am enjoying this chat loads Dokomo, am fascinated by healthcare systems and the different approaches different countries have yeah Kenya was a daft example really, it's not comparable to UK/US... am just doing something for a sec then shall resume our chat! :D

edit: Mooooooorning Mugz! Am just doing some prep for a training session this afternoon (hence having to cut our chat short Dokomo... shall continue later tho!) and trying not to let BL distract me too much, hehe

Just answered the door to the postman in a t-shirt and knickers as I had no time to grab anything else. Luckily he knows what we are like and didn't bat an eyelid haha :D

 

[Tripman]

I got a $4000 of Ambulance fee's last year. Lucky I'm on a pension and didn't have to pay that...

 

[debaser]

I ordered some 4-FA and I receive some methylone

 

[Mugz]

That sucks loulou, but methylone is pretty nice too you should still have some fun with that. Although the comedown the next few days is a lot worse than with 4-FA.

 

[debaser]

Yeah, I've already read a little on M1, but I'm taking escitalopram daily.

Will I still feel something with escitalopram in my blood?

 

[Whipped Dream]

Yo Brits -

Are you guys gonna fire back or just lay down like you did for Hitler?

 

[Cane2theLeft]

*puts all the sleeping Americans' hands into glasses of warm water*

*pisses all over you*




Obviously all my vitriol toward the English is due to my jealousy... not regarding the monarchy (which dokomo admittedly fetishizes and fantasizes about) but all the rest - universal health care, basic respect for human dignity and rights we tend to ignore here and perhaps most importantly, a far superior sense of humor reliant on having above a 5th grade reading level (that's 'Year 6' to you folks).

Cheers

Yo Brits -

Are you guys gonna fire back or just lay down like you did for Hitler?

They'll have their chance - to be fair, we'll do it in the evening for them like we had for us last night.

Like your custom title?

 

[Whipped Dream]

They'll have their chance - to be fair, we'll do it in the evening for them like we had for us last night.

Like your custom title?

Love it...thank you.

And I can't wait to see what facet of American society they'll choose to ridicule.

 

[Mugz]

Yeah, I've already read a little on M1, but I'm taking escitalopram daily.

Will I still feel something with escitalopram in my blood?

It is unlikely that you will get much from M1 if you are on SSRIs. The citalopram would probably effect the 4-FA too, I would imagine so anyway.

And I can't wait to see what facet of American society they'll choose to ridicule.

Maybe we will just leave the title as it is. There is too much to choose from in American society that can be ridiculed.

 

[debaser]

^ It didn't affect the 2-FA i did a while back

I reckon I'll stop my escitalopram intake from now on and replace it with some mirtazapine I've got by the ton, lol.

 

[Mugz]

I reckon I'll stop my escitalopram intake from now on and replace it with some mirtazapine I've got by the ton, lol.

Is probably not wise to discontinue SSRI use without consulting your GP first, even if you have another type of anti-d as a replacement. It shouldn't do you much harm taking a few days off for the purpose of using the recreational drugs, but I would definitely recommend against stopping the citalopram without consulting your doctor first.

 

[Mugz]

Like your custom title?

Whipped Dream
Red, White & Bluelighter

Aren't they the same colours as the ones in the Union Jack and a ton of other flags? America doesn't own those colours because they are on your flag.