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Specifically those that:
- Speak to the camera that they are holding in one hand while constantly jabbing a finger towards the lens with the other hand.
- Set the volume levels so low that you end up turning the TV's volume up really high just to hear them, and then when the ads chime in it nearly bursts your eardrums.
- Say 'So. Yeah' every few seconds.
- Don't even bother to spell-check any of the text they display.
Watched one today where he put up a checklist of about six or eight things he needed to do to his van to fix it. I think virtually all had an error; e.g. brake calibers...
I like the guy, but ffs. He's a scouser though so I guess I should give him a pass
First world problems, I'm sure, but just plain irritating.
He must be on a Nokia 3210, oh waitRidiculous CCFC fan X posts.
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Not ALL You Tubers.
Specifically those that:
- Speak to the camera that they are holding in one hand while constantly jabbing a finger towards the lens with the other hand.
- Set the volume levels so low that you end up turning the TV's volume up really high just to hear them, and then when the ads chime in it nearly bursts your eardrums.
- Say 'So. Yeah' every few seconds.
- Don't even bother to spell-check any of the text they display.
Watched one today where he put up a checklist of about six or eight things he needed to do to his van to fix it. I think virtually all had an error; e.g. brake calibers...
I like the guy, but ffs. He's a scouser though so I guess I should give him a pass
First world problems, I'm sure, but just plain irritating.
Blame the government- soon there will be no fresh food from UK - bunch of twatsSupermarkets. Twats empty shelves, make it up as you go along!
Blame the government- soon there will be no fresh food from UK - bunch of twats
It's a combination of government giving incentives to landowners (including the county councils) to sell land for house building, and supermarkets not buying the best quality local produce from UK producers. In our village in the Vale of Evesham, one grower i was speaking to on Monday says the Vale is famed for its early-season produce (e.g. beetroot in May), but the supermarkets are buying it from Spain because it is cheaper. Another has a packhouse full of kale and spring cabbage but can't sell it because the supermarkets only deal with the big suppliers.Blame the government- soon there will be no fresh food from UK - bunch of twats
It's a combination of government giving incentives to landowners (including the county councils) to sell land for house building, and supermarkets not buying the best quality local produce from UK producers. In our village in the Vale of Evesham, one grower i was speaking to on Monday says the Vale is famed for its early-season produce (e.g. beetroot in May), but the supermarkets are buying it from Spain because it is cheaper. Another has a packhouse full of kale and spring cabbage but can't sell it because the supermarkets only deal with the big suppliers.
It's a fucking scandal.
It's a combination of government giving incentives to landowners (including the county councils) to sell land for house building, and supermarkets not buying the best quality local produce from UK producers. In our village in the Vale of Evesham, one grower i was speaking to on Monday says the Vale is famed for its early-season produce (e.g. beetroot in May), but the supermarkets are buying it from Spain because it is cheaper. Another has a packhouse full of kale and spring cabbage but can't sell it because the supermarkets only deal with the big suppliers.
It's a fucking scandal.
That would be a very interesting stat. I would also like to see how much we export (meat in particular) that we also import (e.g. lamb from NZ, chicken from god-knows-where, etc).I wonder how the UK compares with other countries in the amount of food it imports that it can produce at home?
I think France and mainland Europe in general are better at eating what's in season. For whatever reason, we're not, and I don't think supermarkets help in that regard.That would be a very interesting stat. I would also like to see how much we export (meat in particular) that we also import (e.g. lamb from NZ, chicken from god-knows-where, etc).
France is FAR more self-sufficient than we are (being the closest to self-sufficiency in Europe), and has the potential to be even more so. They cheat a little bit by having overseas territories which count as "home".
Absolutely spot-on! There is a whole "education piece" to be done with the UK population on that. But it is not helped by plant-based diets who import massive amounts of sweet potatoes, chickpeas, almonds (especially as almond milk), avo-bloody-cados, which have a devastating environmental impact far higher than a locally-sourced leg of lamb.I think France and mainland Europe in general are better at eating what's in season. For whatever reason, we're not, and I don't think supermarkets help in that regard.
Badly but it has been unable to supply it's own food since before the First World War. Since then the UK fishing fleet has been more or less dismantled.I wonder how the UK compares with other countries in the amount of food it imports that it can produce at home?
It’s the same in Italy. Everything in the supermarkets is seasonal and I’d say 90% is grown here.I think France and mainland Europe in general are better at eating what's in season. For whatever reason, we're not, and I don't think supermarkets help in that regard.
What’s that? I was talking about fruit and vegetables.
What’s that? I was talking about fruit and vegetables.
I think grain imports for pasta likely skew it. Fruit and vegetables are seasonal though with most grown here.That’s food self sufficiency by country. I was surprised UK is above Italy
I think grain imports for pasta likely skew it. Fruit and vegetables are seasonal though with most grown here.
A friend moved over to NZ for a couple of years and I asked him about food prices & seasonal availability and he told me that when fruit or veg were out of season the price for them could be 10x higher. Unfortunately for us in the UK, thanks to the supermarkets & the way they ripen veg in special warehouses or import them, we have fruit & veg all year round whether seasonal or not & in the case of those ripened here we end up with fruit & veg with very little taste.It’s the same in Italy. Everything in the supermarkets is seasonal and I’d say 90% is grown here.
I appreciate the AI summary warning note.
I appreciate the AI summary warning note.This is always noticeable to me now whenever I come back now, including there now seems to be even more chain places like Subway that doesn't help.
Interesting, that is surprising. Then again I reckon we probably eat more pork than any other meat which is generally produced here, and more potatoes and carrots. Maybe we're not so bad after all...That’s food self sufficiency by country. I was surprised UK is above Italy
Interesting, that is surprising. Then again I reckon we probably eat more pork than any other meat which is generally produced here, and more potatoes and carrots. Maybe we're not so bad after all...
I still can't get used to 3-4 aisles dedicated to pasta. I also think a lot of meat in supermarkets comes from France and Germany.This is depressing but I wonder how much McDonalds using British potatoes and beef impacts that. SBs point about pasta is a good one too.
As opposed to US supermarkets where you have 5 or 6 aisles devoted to absolute crap!I still can't get used to 3-4 aisles dedicated to pasta. I also think a lot of meat in supermarkets comes from France and Germany.
As opposed to US supermarkets where you have 5 or 6 aisles devoted to absolute crap!
I'm not sure where shmeee found that data. I looked this up yesterday and top of the self-sufficiency league in 2022 is Argentina, who produce 273% of their consumption.
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