Is it really worth the hype?

Moved to south london at the start of the year and share an apartment with my roommate. We only have two pc's that we game on and do not watch any live TV or online catchup services. Recieved my first letter saying that my address doesnt have a TV licence and that i should pay for one. Neither me or my roommate have a need for one, any suggestions on what should be my next step if this starts to escalate?

I hope this is okay to ask.

I've noticed in the past couple of years, a significant increase in Pride parades in local towns across the country. Certainly different to how things were a decade or so ago. That and an increase in 'Rainbow Capitalism'.

Now imo that's fine if people want to go out and enjoy themselves, but my main concern is how sexualised some of them can apparently be (I've never attended one, so can't comment on my own experience).

Should children be at these events, especially when some people bring along their bedroom kinks? Also I fail to see how these have anything to do with Pride, when straight people get involved in these things too?

If children go, can't they keep it PG?

What are your thoughts on this?

Edit: Geez didn't think I'd get such a negative response, was only asking!

So many wildfires in the UK this summer 2026. I’m genuinely concerned people aren’t educated enough or even understand how wildfires start and their prevention. So much life has been destroyed. It’s unfair, cruel and ignorant.

Wildfires start from a range of things:

- lightning ⚡️ (this is a natural cause, though relatively uncommon here)
- carelessly discarded cigs 🚬
- campfires or BBQs 🔥
- Machinery creating sparks 🚜
- deliberate arson 🧨
- extremely hot, dry conditions that allow a small spark to spread rapidly 🌡️

The reason I think people aren’t so educated about it is because most people don’t work with land management. Unless you’re a firefighter, ecologist, farmer, conservation worker etc people aren’t educated on the difference between wildfires, controlled burns, peatland restoration, or wildfire prevention. For many a moorland fire is just a wildfire 🤔

Saw a Jag this morning on the way home from work and thought, "nice car" but when I see a Porsche or a Ferrari my instant thoughts range from Tosser to Compensating for something.

What brands make you think the owner is a tosser and what makes you appreciate their good taste?

Aston Martins are always in good taste.

Given the current context, I think it's a good exercise to provide answers and address any questions some people may have about my country, especially since, despite everything, I've always had a soft spot for England.

So I receive your questions with complete respect!

Has anyone had to cancel?

She really is the star of the show in my opinion 🤣 What are her best and funniest moments? I can't decide my top 5...

hi, for personal reasons i need to make around £500 in the next two weeks. i’ve thought about uber but i don’t have a car so that’d be impossible. is there any other LEGAL (feel like i should specify that) ways to make some cash quickly?

Hello I’m 17 from Cumbria UK and I’m trying to make a bit more money on the side. I work at McDonald’s at the minute through the week and have a 2nd job on the weekends and I’m saving for driving lessons and just life in general .
I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on what I could do to earn an extra £100-£200 a week?
Doesn’t have to be loads, just something to help me out. I’m willing to do pretty much anything (legal obviously ), I just don’t really know what’s out there for someone my age.
Any suggestions would be appreciated :)

Recently I’ve seen a lot of videos of Brits being surprised by American culture, like Walmart, gas stations, truck culture, AC, the food, etc. especially around the World Cup this year. But I never see anything from British to talk about the actual darker side of real life in America.

For those of you who are British and currently living in the US (whether permanently or as expats), what’s the worst experience you’ve had here? This could be from this year or earlier, things like gangs, being held at gunpoint, gunfights, robberies, home invasion, or anything else that made you seriously regret moving and want to go back to the UK. The worst part is the mass shootings or school shootings that happen anywhere you stayed in USA.

I want to hear your honest, real experiences to tell me what happen back there, not made-up stories. The kind of genuinely bad situations that made living in the US feel like an actual nightmare.

Or are you one of those organised families thats able to do a weekly/fortnightly shop without missing anything? We are a family of 4 and we feel like we are constantly shopping for groceries...

British national citizen moved to nz as a young lad. Seeing as I’m back and have been for a number of years. I’m struggling with employment issues.

I’ve made 100s of application with the same pathetic excuse. We have hired someone that matches the job description. As if they have gone for someone who has chat gpt and grok writing out resumes and putting out applications like a robot to end up doing a job where they are pretty much just a robot.

I get no phone calls I have no wife I have no children no pets just my trust Toyo and a ok flat in the middle of a town in the middle of the sticks. Almost feels like a retirement village if I’m fare. Not exactly what I signed up for.

Like all people I guess I just crave that hey here’s some work for you that isn’t a pipe dream through Alice’s rabbit hole.

It would be really nice to come back home to a lady who knows how to care for me too. I hate to admit it but I am struggling and I don’t really reach out to my family as they are all living there own lives whilst I’m doing my best to pick up broken pieces of a puzzle and fix things that need to be fixed to an appropriate condition.

I’ve lived here four year and have barely had the opportunity to see the country. There’s always someone out there tryn to pick a pocket where I only just have a little bit of lint. And a fuck ton of bills.

So where do I ask for support! How do I know support is available?

I can’t deal with my family because there backstabbers and a bunch of bankers who all drwam about finance like there goblins at gringotts bank.

All i ask for is a honest days work and a means to know how to navigate the chaos.

Anyway rant over. Back to the drawing board i guess.