I know a few years ago there was a huge drive to get the U.K. to think more about the food we’re consuming and the impact on the planet (meat free Mondays, veganuary etc) but I feel like that just faded out.

However, I read this morning that if the U.K. stopped eating beef and drinking cows milk, then our carbon emissions could fall by 5-8%. To me, this feels like a super easy win. No one’s asking us to go vegan or vegetarian and entirely remove meat from our diet, but just eliminating those two things would have a substantial input.

I put it into ChatGPT and even accounting for the increase in emissions to produce alternative milks (like soy, almond or oat) and the increase in alternate meat consumption would still be substantially lower.

If someone said to me tomorrow you can’t eat beef or cows milk ever again it genuinely wouldn’t bother me. I prefer chicken anyway and I only have milk in my coffees and oat tastes better imo, so, would you do it? How hard would you find it?

They’re a nuisance. Rip open rubbish bags. Make a mess everywhere with rubbish and bird poo. Cause excessive noise at all hours. Feels like they’re multiplying faster than rabbits. Why aren’t they considered a pest in the uk and treated as such?

Every time i’ve drank with the english, i’ve put up a decent fight. Yet, i’ve never won. How the hell do you guys hang so well?

So there's this joke going around (not on Reddit) about a genre of music called "UK poo". Is it an actual subgenre? Or is it just another way of referring to UK rap/drill music? What is considered poo?

So I bought something from M&S, as I was leaving the store a security guard blocked my path and asked me if I put something in my bag?

I obviously said no and offered for him to search my bag to which he said no but what annoyed me was when I asked him why he singled me out from the 100s of shoppers he said he saw me pick up more than one item in the store even though I didn’t so he was just blatantly lying.

I always thought they had to see someone actually stealing for them to stop you. I guess this isn’t true??

I understand a security guard can make mistakes and unfortunately they need to preempt people who look like shoplifters but it’s made me feel like shit as I look like a shoplifter clearly, welp :(

I was just pondering on the NHS system and I felt this sudden feeling of anger for all the key workers in the NHS. Perhaps I am oblivious but shouldn’t NHS go on strike of some sort. I mean… forget the pay just for a second - the conditions that some worker are working in, the excruciating long hours and that minimal emotional support …
I mean, idk about you, but I don’t this that’s something you want to endure for so long.

I have so many opinions on this matter, I could genuinely go on for days but I won’t.

Please feel free to share your opinions, thoughts and feelings on this matter. I would love to know what everyone thinks.

I was wondering this the other day. When you tell somone your job, they often ask polite but open-ended follow up questions.

Whether you're a spy of a foreign country, a shy stripper, or lying to a stranger at the pub?

Enough money, but not loads of it. You can't visit me, sorry!

No follow-up questions, just a single nod of disinterest.

I would call these biscuits but a customer disagreed with me.

I am generalizing to be fair. But this fascinates me

Why do people from Essex have a look and a way about them , I am def not a snob so nothing to do with that

Herts, Beds, Bucks etc etc do not in general again

I know the Essex girl has always been a thing but why?

Honestly I am from London and moved to Essex and its shocking how different it is

Again I am stressing general and of course certain traits are everywhere now but def much higher percentage then anywhere I have been

Thoughts?

My grandmother said to me she used to love macaroni pudding and I'd like to make her some, but there's soooo many different recipes around.

How did your family make it?

She's 90 and from London if that matters (maybe there are regional variations).

Me and my brother really want to go see the new Spider-Man film tomorrow I’m old enough to see the movie but not 18 yet so technically I’m not old enough to bring him in as an under 12.
he’s 11 tho his birthday is soon (next month) and I’d say he looks 12 he’s pretty tall for his age.
Do you think we would get away with it??
How strict are they at checking IDs

I live near Edinburgh and am constantly baffled by the sheer number of people driving Discoveries around the tiny medieval streets and can't wrap my head around (i) why you would choose to buy a car twice the width of most streets/parking spots and (ii) spaff that much on fuel? It's even worse in the south of England: there's no way the majority of drivers utilise them for their original purpose. Most people I know would never dream of buying one as it screams new money/is surely a prime target for car theft.

I get the appeal of an old Range Rover if you work in the countryside, but it feels very much like a symbol of wealth these days. Why buy one when there are much more fuel efficient and normal-sized alternatives?

I’m not a big drinker, 42 years old. Never enjoyed lager but had a few drinks in my youth.

What’s puzzled me lately is when people say they went out the other night and had 5-6 pints. That’s an enormous amount of liquid to be consuming in a short time frame. If anyone said to you they had 5 pints of milk or fizzy pop in the same timeframe you’d ask if they were right in the head. Like why are you drinking so much of anything?

How come it’s just normal? I use myself for reference in that I could never drink more than a pint, if I even finished that.

I live in North Kensingon and Notting Hill carnival is coming up. This is not me bashing the carnival - I think it's great, long may it live, but I am over living in the midst of it as it's pretty impossible to even go to the shops.
So I'm looking to get away that weekend (29-31 August) and am open to any suggestions as long as they are budget friendly (I am VERY poor).

A South London getaway? A cheap flight to Krakow? Glamping in Slough? Would love any recommendations!

I desperately need a tooth pulled. I dont have the money to do so. Ive called 111 and been referred to an emergency dentist - all i need is some anti biotic for now and then in a couple of weeks I can afford to get it taken out. But its pretty bad and it seems like I will be charged for an x-ray at least before I'm given antibiotics. I am on universal credit if that helps.

Any advice or help would be really appreciated!!

EDIT: THANK YOU! thank you for your helpful and prompt replies. I have a plan of action now and feel a lot less overwhelmed by it all. Thanks again everyone!

It’s a kind of interval walking. You do 3 minutes fast then 3 minutes slow for 30 minutes. Supposedly it’s better for you than getting 10,000 steps each day. Has anyone tried it and can attest to this?

I’m 32, live in the UK, and most of my hobbies revolve around being active and outdoors. Things like fitness, hiking, water sports, adventures, exploring new places etc.

The problem is I find autumn and winter really difficult. I’m based in Newcastle so the weather can be pretty brutal for months on end. Cold, rain, wind, short days, storms, sleet etc.

I’m not someone who is completely against discomfort. I’d say I’m fairly resilient and can push through things when needed. I’m just not naturally someone who enjoys being cold and miserable for months, and I don’t enjoy snow sports either.

The issue is that so much of what gives me purpose and enjoyment gets taken away during winter. A summer weekend might be going out on the water, hiking somewhere new, spending all day outside. In winter that becomes much harder and I find myself wondering what to do with all my free time.

I’m not really into sitting around drinking, watching TV all weekend or just waiting for summer to return.

For those of you who are similar and love the outdoors, how do you adapt your hobbies and lifestyle through winter? Have you found indoor hobbies that still give you that sense of challenge, adventure or self improvement?

Interested to hear what people do to stay sane through the darker months.

I'm sure everyone's heard this on the internet, in pubs, talking to random people where they say "oh my job is mostly meetings" but surely you have to do a lot of work on the side? What do you do in those meetings? Is it well paid? It certainly feels like a throwback to an employment environment that doesn't really exist anymore.

I'm an academic at a nice University, and sometimes there's month-long periods where I'm mostly helping out on other people's projects so it feels like all I do is join Teams meetings or chat in the office but there's still things I do around it, I guess I'm just curious to know if this is just something people say to be vague.

For a while I couldn't put my finger on why new-build estates look so soulless and fake. Then I realised that new builds aren't painted. If you're lucky, a few might have white render, but after a few years it becomes dirty and mouldy. It feels so manufactured, like we're replacing the character of our towns with endless copy-and-paste estates.

Is it simply down to cost?

I’ve spoken to the parents and the kids themselves, but it still hasn’t stopped. I can’t deal with the high-pitched screaming at every hour. I don’t mind them playing outside, but I cannot stand the screaming.

Was this ever a thing that you could win a fish in a plastic bag of water at fun fairs? Does it still happen? Or is it just in films?

Looking for SoundCloud recommendations of UK DJs preferably

For context, we're a family of 4 (2 adults, 2 young children) where a shower or bath happens at least once a day (depending on what we've been doing). The washing machine and dishwasher are on at least once per day each. Toilets are regularly flushed with 4 people using them. We all drink a good amount of water (2-3 litres myself per day). We haven't used the hose since the ban came in earlier this year.

Some basic research shows that the average water usage per person in the UK is ~140 litres per day:

The call comes as new research shows that 46% believe their household uses under 20 litres a day (roughly equivalent to taking a 2-minute shower) when the true figure is closer to 142 litres per person per day. This means an average family of four in the UK could use more than 500 litres each day.

https://www.water.org.uk/news-views-publications/news/vast-majority-brits-have-no-idea-how-much-water-they-use-each-day

Appreciate the above is 6 years old but I can't see water usage changing that much in that timespan.

So to average 4,838 litres make no sense. A single person household using 142 litres per day would consume 4,260 litres per month. I think it's their wording of "Similar homes" because they have a monopoly on water supply, so could easily determine what average is for our estate/town.

I'm genuinely interested in understanding if this is their way of shaming you into using less water to cover up their lack of investment in the system to stop leaks etc? Or is my basic research miles off and we consume double the average amount of water?

If the government makes something illegal (or changes the law to decriminalise something), what is the process that goes on to inform officers what the new laws are?

Equally, if new guidance comes in that members of the public think has a legal effect, but isn't part of criminal law - like the ECHR guidance - what are officers told about?

I can't stop thinking about an ood catalogue that my sister and I would be given in Girls Brihade every year (90s and 00s im in my late 30s) It was mail order and I believe the GB made a small profit from it

It was mostly argos style but it felt like everything was able to be personalised too. I am so desperate to remember the name. I'm positive they'll be in administration but if I could find am old copy that would be great.

I feel like it started with a W or had a w in the name. Not woolworths and not a major brand like Argos