What is the brutal truth of living in the UK?
It's timely, as I am in India, to come across this Quora post about an Indian living in England - so in the UK we do have something to be thankful about!
It's by Faiz Ahmad who lives in the UK and it's called 'What is the brutal truth about living in the UK?' (https://www.quora.com/profile/Faiz-Ahmad-441)
I am writing down ten brutal truths I faced while coming to live in UK from India:
Air: This was the most brutal thing that these Brits do to you. They have deviously kept the air clean and clear with very little pollution. Back home my town felt like a gas chamber, here my asthma got “cured” and they save money on health expense.
Ambulances: The biggest shock I received was when a neighbour had a fall in the bathroom. She just calmly called the hospital and two very kind and competent paramedics came, gave her first aid and took her to the hospital A&E. Within ten minutes. And it's free. For everyone. Even visitors. Even illegals, even immigrants… Brutal!
Schools: Education is free for everyone, schools are world class and you actually see brutality in action when you see teachers spend hours, doting on your kids, giving them personal care and making sure they become normal, kind, decent human beings.
Religion: Football (Soccer to American readers, not the football Americans call football) is the most widely practiced religion in this country. Cricket is a distant second. The people here follow their religion to the letter; they even dress weirdly in striped t-shirts at their religious ceremonies, which are held in stadiums.
Sport: People are lazy and don't focus much on sports like Christianity or Islam etc. But yes, sport is a sport but these guys just aren't sporty.
Decency: The most brutal truth about the UK is that here the people are genuinely decent. Not pretending to be decent, but actually decent, kind and helpful. If you ask a police officer on the road a question, chances are that they may actually spend half an hour explaining the whole thing in brutal detail.
Ducks: Every body of water has hundreds of ducks quacking and preening around. It's a sight for nature lovers!
Healthcare: It's free, it's massive, and covers every aspect of a patients life; including home care. It's the best state run health care in the world, period.
Trains: Trains run on time, everytime.
Greenery: it is very, very green and beautiful with pretty small houses with flowers and trees and bees.
Guys and girls, these are the brutal truths about this country. There are many more.