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No, you're wrong, it doesn't work that way in the UK. Obviously it does in the USA- so given that you have paid tax owed only after being threatened with a gun and the tax people have come after you with guns, then you must have attempted to evade paying taxes but got caught out. Is tax evasion...

I was referring to the fact that every American in films or on TV that eats a meal, only uses a fork. The combination of a knife and fork is alien. I'm afraid we don't have Texas style beef or ribs in Essex. Sounds ghastly. Col

Gosh, I didn't realise things were that bad in the USA regarding tax collection. We all know that Americans are fairly uncivilised, for example, struggling with the use of English like changing words so people understand them, or having problems understanding the use of a knife and fork. But...

In America, can you actually dictate where your tax dollars are spent? Or actually withhold payment? You have said in the past that you were robbed by paying tax. Why is it robbery? Surely every earner pays tax, why do you object? Governments money (tax) will sometimes be spent on projects we...

Not in the UK.

Of course. Women should learn to keep their knees together. Or if they can't afford a child then have a termination, then they're not lumbered with a child they can't afford. It's not that difficult.

Neither is the big mortgage and the fancy car or the top range iphone or the posh furniture etc etc. If you can't afford the children then don't have them, the children suffer in the long run. All because of the parents want to be one up on their neighbours. So the parents employ a housekeeper/...

The problem is that parents don't bring up children. They dump them off at nurseries or grandparents or any Tom, Dick or Harry. Parents (if there is two) only think about earning money. The kid then grows up with no true values so they go off the rails (like smashing up Congress building). If a...

Looking back over the years that's true enough. Col

You've lost me on that comment. Why would I be pregnant? Col

I was talking to an American person the other day. I must have caught something, antibiotics should clear it.

Is that your interpretation of culture? You need to get out more.

I'm sure there must be one.

I've no idea. There's two things to this. 1) where were you when it was happening? 2) when did you hear about it? Most American incidents happen at (UK) night time. So what day was it? And what time (UK) did it happen? To be honest, I don't remember. I suspect it made the papers here next day...

Thanks Jon. I think they started to become more noticeable from Feb or March this year. I can't remember them being so intrusive before then. That's why I took a few months off because the ads even came (and still do) in the middle of someone's post on a thread. And also in between posts. It's...

So why was this site so much better 20 years ago with no ads? Were there no costs then? Col

Two things will finish this site. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but sometime. How sad. A) Americans who think they know it all - and don't, instead, they are boring. And more importantly B) Too many ads, even in the middle of a post you're trying to read. I've had ads from sanitary towels to...

Done it!

Hi Jon. I don't have a computer, I only use an ipad, I don't know how to do a screenshot, sorry. Yes I was logged in. Col

Over the recent week or so, when I browse the forums I get loads of adverts between each post on any thread. I counted 25 adverts between 2 posts on the Trump thread. None of the adverts were relevant and took some time to scroll to the next post. What has happened? How can I stop these useless...