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It’s a big, flamboyant, gay musical contest, and we send boring songs with boring artists.
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Why do we get no votes in the eurovision song contest?
Posted by yes-this-is-my-name@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 1061 comments
How do people survive on minimum wage in the UK? I don't know how I am going to do it.
Posted by CandidBar4794@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 109 comments
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Other countries. The UK itself only a few years ago. Average UK fill time pay today.
It’s up 300% in 20 years, well beyond inflation or GDP growth.
How do people survive on minimum wage in the UK? I don't know how I am going to do it.
Posted by CandidBar4794@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 109 comments
WGSMA@reddit
Min Wage is actually quite high now
Why are people so upset about current renting problems?
Posted by Petrichor_ness@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 53 comments
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What were you renting in Manchester? A car to sleep in?
Why do some colleagues moan at those who like to work from home?
Posted by Desperate-Drawer-572@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 151 comments
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I don’t get it
I do Office 5 days a week when I’m offered Hybrid (free Breakfast and Gym make it worth it), but certainly don’t judge anyone who minimises office time.
Football fans, what are your thoughts about Millwall being in the premier League? (COYFL!! 🦁)
Posted by BeanzBruv@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 37 comments
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People have eyes mate
Football fans, what are your thoughts about Millwall being in the premier League? (COYFL!! 🦁)
Posted by BeanzBruv@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 37 comments
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They really don’t
These Millwall fans are genuine riff raff
Football fans, what are your thoughts about Millwall being in the premier League? (COYFL!! 🦁)
Posted by BeanzBruv@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 37 comments
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I pity the police in London, Manchester, Liverpool, and other cities that have to host them at larger stadiums
Do you clean before the cleaners?
Posted by Widebody_lover@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 145 comments
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Just to be clear, you’re both tax frauds and I hope she gets audited, and you both incur huge fines for your criminal actions.
You are, with zero due respect, riffraffery and a crook.
Do you clean before the cleaners?
Posted by Widebody_lover@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 145 comments
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I’d assume there is a ‘you pay cash, I don’t record it’ deal here
Quite common with cleaners. They get to avoid all the labour and profit taxes, and the buyer gets cheaper rates.
Why do we never hear about the Fire Brigade?
Posted by Liquidawesomes@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 188 comments
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Improvements in car safety, pedestrianisation, and electrical standards
Has anyone left a six figure job and gone minimum wage or part time because they can't hack it?
Posted by allthegear-andnoidea@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 509 comments
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13 hour days… that’s never been his description of the job lol
Has anyone left a six figure job and gone minimum wage or part time because they can't hack it?
Posted by allthegear-andnoidea@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 509 comments
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I mean this with all due respect to primary school teachers… it’s not High Law…
It gives him meaning, and his investments from the Law days supplement the income cut.
Has anyone left a six figure job and gone minimum wage or part time because they can't hack it?
Posted by allthegear-andnoidea@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 509 comments
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I know one guy who quit High Law, I’m talk g 16 hours a day, £200k a year income, to go be a Primary School Teacher
I’d never seen someone go from so clearly depressed to so full of life in such a short space of time…
The time in high paying jobs are a means to an end, and he was sufficiently financed in terms of investments from it.
Neighbours kids keep kicking ball into my window, have tried speaking to them but it continues. What now?
Posted by baumouse@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 152 comments
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So what?
What they going to do? CPS will tell them to fuck off, and I’d happily waste someone’s time in court to pay a fiver in damages lol
Is life in the UK actually as expensive and stressful as people say in 2026?
Posted by HJuon@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 373 comments
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Outside of housing and energy, life in the UK is very cheap
Which way do you cut a sandwich?
Posted by PassionateCrashOut@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 94 comments
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Diagonally for taking out in a box, quarters for at home
Why do so many people hate unions / strikes?
Posted by FaithlessnessOdd3569@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 296 comments
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My wife thinks the public are cunts, and she will be striking again soon
If RPI is such a bad metric, the Gov is free to go and backstage the interest on her student loan to CPI.
Why do so many people hate unions / strikes?
Posted by FaithlessnessOdd3569@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 296 comments
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The DB schemes of old were fiscally unsustainable and it’s a good thing they’ve been killed off
We should copy the Australian model of mandatory high-match auto enrollment
Why do so many people hate unions / strikes?
Posted by FaithlessnessOdd3569@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 296 comments
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The Union would be charged as an institution
What's the minimum amount that comes to mind when you hear "good salary"?
Posted by Equivalent-Ad-2373@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 1015 comments
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£80k
Are there any nations you think off that offer a better quality of life than UK?
Posted by OceanicEndeavors@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 161 comments
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60% tax trap, 2% NI, 9% Grad Tax
That’s my current situation. My American equivalent is on 3x the pay, on a fraction of those rates of tax.
Are there any nations you think off that offer a better quality of life than UK?
Posted by OceanicEndeavors@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 161 comments
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The taxes… compared to 71% marginal rates in the UK?
Are there any nations you think off that offer a better quality of life than UK?
Posted by OceanicEndeavors@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 161 comments
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Know what else is expensive… 71% marginal
Tax rates for High Income workers
It’s swings and roundabouts
Are there any nations you think off that offer a better quality of life than UK?
Posted by OceanicEndeavors@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 161 comments
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That’s another thing people ignore. Legal minimum is legal minimum but will vary workplace to workplace in the US. It’s a common workplace perk.
Are there any nations you think off that offer a better quality of life than UK?
Posted by OceanicEndeavors@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 161 comments
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High skilled jobs in the US have pretty cheap insurance (as health correlates with income)
Lack of holiday isn’t great, but I’d happily trade in some Annual Leave for US level income.
Are there any nations you think off that offer a better quality of life than UK?
Posted by OceanicEndeavors@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 161 comments
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I wish it was Koolaid lol. I wish we could go toe to toe with them on pay. We can’t.
It’s just pure Cope to ignore how far behind the US we have fallen with our near 2 decades of lost time and 0% growth.
Are there any nations you think off that offer a better quality of life than UK?
Posted by OceanicEndeavors@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 161 comments
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It is more expensive. It’s not 2.5x more expensive though. Come on. There’s a reason the UK has a crisis of bitter HENRY workers.
And at the end of the day, if you’re an American, even if it was crazy expensive there, you can just take your USD, and come to another country and live like a king with the FX Potency.
It would be easier for America to fix its cost of living, than for the UK to have salaries as high as the Americans.
Are there any nations you think off that offer a better quality of life than UK?
Posted by OceanicEndeavors@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 161 comments
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Money is the best means to have a good QoL. They’re the best countries to make money in.
Are there any nations you think off that offer a better quality of life than UK?
Posted by OceanicEndeavors@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 161 comments
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Yes. A far better place to be average or above average. If you have any skills, the US is miles better.
I make approx 40% what my US equivalent makes as a chartered accountant. That’s just the reality. The UK is a better place to be poor. It’s a much worse place to be average or above.
Are there any nations you think off that offer a better quality of life than UK?
Posted by OceanicEndeavors@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 161 comments
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US, Canada, Australia, NZ, Netherlands, Switzerland, most the rich Middle East, Singapore
Are there any "UK vs US" differences where you feel America gets it right?
Posted by Secure_Front_7766@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 6068 comments
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Seeing a property taxes time out of your day.
Are there any "UK vs US" differences where you feel America gets it right?
Posted by Secure_Front_7766@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 6068 comments
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I shouldn’t have to dig that far
It should be upfront on the filters
Are there any "UK vs US" differences where you feel America gets it right?
Posted by Secure_Front_7766@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 6068 comments
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The main issue is the housing shortage necessitates housing chains as there’s so few empty homes in the UK that are end points.
The solution to that is to blast past our housing targets.
Why is there unemployment in the NHS considering what we hear?
Posted by Desperate-Drawer-572@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 101 comments
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Because the Gov is committed to replacing Doctors and Nurses, who have globally in demand qualifications and can leverage that for more pay, with the “alphabeti-spaghetti” replacements like PA’s.
Are there any "UK vs US" differences where you feel America gets it right?
Posted by Secure_Front_7766@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 6068 comments
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Thing is, buyers will then go pay even more for it. An extra £30k because of a few grand worth of stud walls and a lick of paint
What get rich quick stories do you have?
Posted by strive219@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 34 comments
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I was an auditor for a client who electrocuted a man, and saw the details of his case
He got rich quick, but I certainly wouldn’t have traded places with him
Are there any "UK vs US" differences where you feel America gets it right?
Posted by Secure_Front_7766@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 6068 comments
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The point is more that a) you have to scroll
Down to find it, and b) no one ever says “I bought a 1,500 sqft home” it’s “I bought a 2 bed”
People in small offices, does your employer pay for tea/coffee or do you chip in?
Posted by Extreme-Banana-9@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 246 comments
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I’ve never understood why offices wouldn’t want their workforce using legal stimulants throughout the day…
Are there any "UK vs US" differences where you feel America gets it right?
Posted by Secure_Front_7766@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 6068 comments
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That’s not the point I’m getting at
I’m saying that, culturally, the main measure of housing should be sqft, not bedrooms. That you should be able to easily filter units by sqft. That Americans are better in that they’re not so easily swayed in their valuations of homes by knocking up a wall and splitting 1 bedroom into two tiny ones as value.
Are there any "UK vs US" differences where you feel America gets it right?
Posted by Secure_Front_7766@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 6068 comments
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Knock through a non supporting wall.
Are there any "UK vs US" differences where you feel America gets it right?
Posted by Secure_Front_7766@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 6068 comments
WGSMA@reddit
You shouldn’t have to dig that deep
Are there any "UK vs US" differences where you feel America gets it right?
Posted by Secure_Front_7766@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 6068 comments
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They don’t exist, in large part because buyers don’t value sqft compared to “bedrooms” and so the market responds as such by not providing them.
Are there any "UK vs US" differences where you feel America gets it right?
Posted by Secure_Front_7766@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 6068 comments
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You can dig to find them, but they’re not disclosed up front
If you go on Rightmove, you can’t do a search for, say, houses in Leeds with 3,000-4,000 sqft for example. You have to find an X bedroom house, and dig.
Are there any "UK vs US" differences where you feel America gets it right?
Posted by Secure_Front_7766@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 6068 comments
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It’s something I’d love to see mandated by law to be disclosed
Are there any "UK vs US" differences where you feel America gets it right?
Posted by Secure_Front_7766@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 6068 comments
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Sure, but the room size is to me a secondary importance. I can make more rooms for cheap. I can’t expand the house for cheap.
Are there any "UK vs US" differences where you feel America gets it right?
Posted by Secure_Front_7766@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 6068 comments
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House size measured in sqft instead go “bedrooms”
It leads to this weird situation where people care more about having “rooms” than actual space.
Is there an increase in Americanization of British English due to influence of American pop-culture?
Posted by Nice-Contest1499@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 353 comments
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It’s neither good nor bad, it just is
Is there an increase in Americanization of British English due to influence of American pop-culture?
Posted by Nice-Contest1499@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 353 comments
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We trend towards a Global Monoculture, and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop it
If you could have one 'do over' in your life, what would you do differently?
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I’d have watched TV shows and movies I love, spoiler free