British love their costly welfare state

[muleman]

The percentage of overweight people in UK and Australia is now right up with Americans percentage wise. When fat was reduced in the diet, the average gycaemic index of the meal was increased, and this is the major reason people have gained weight all round the western world. Cut the g.i. of meals and weight falls.

A lot of tradesmen arrive in U.K. from other parts of the world, and they frequently comment on how little work UK builders get done each week. There seems to be a culture in London to spend very long lunch hours.

WTF is this long lunch hours oh yes us Americans takes their half hour or hour and no more then that and have their lunch breaks my God first it is watching a soap show and the Brits medical treatments are all based on that and now their lunch breaks what next they wipe thier asses crossways instead of up and down.

 

[necoule]

WTF is this long lunch hours oh yes us Americans takes their half hour or hour and no more then that and have their lunch breaks my God first it is watching a soap show and the Brits medical treatments are all based on that and now their lunch breaks what next they wipe thier asses crossways instead of up and down.

You guys wipe yours up and down!!!!!?,now thats weird lol

 

[Josetta]

If more people did sufficient exercise each day and cut the calories a bit, then hundreds of thousands of nurses would be out of work. Freewill says that humans can abuse their bodies as much as they like, and they expect a hospital bed to be waiting for them when the body can not take the abuse any longer.

Cavemen were better off than modern humans, even though their life was shorter.

 

[muleman]

If more people did sufficient exercise each day and cut the calories a bit, then hundreds of thousands of nurses would be out of work. Freewill says that humans can abuse their bodies as much as they like, and they expect a hospital bed to be waiting for them when the body can not take the abuse any longer.

Cavemen were better off than modern humans, even though their life was shorter.

Cavemen were better off then modern humans did Florida State do research on this and come up with this stat.

 

[Josetta]

Cavemen were better off then modern humans did Florida State do research on this and come up with this stat.

Cavemen did not have to wait until they were 18 to lose their virginity.
Cavemen did not have mortgages, credit card debt or redundancy.

 

[Leon BBC]

Cavemen did not have to wait until they were 18 to lose their virginity.
Cavemen did not have mortgages, credit card debt or redundancy.

Obviously you know nothing about cavemen.

 

[curious_uk]

You're quite right. Why waste money on welfare when you can spend it invading other countries and getting your soldiers killed.

But wait - I hate to bore you with facts

Total expenditure as % of GDP statistics - countries compared - NationMaster

it turns out that the USA spends way more on health than any other country. A lot of its wasted of course due to pork barrel politics and big pharma lobbying. But its individuals money wasted not the governments so that's ok.