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  • Flyberius [comrade/them]
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    2 months ago

    Hmm yes, cheap food, and a vibrant night life. Coupled with 90% home ownership. All hallmarks of an oppressed working class.

    I'm sure they're dying to pay £4.50 for a shitty ham sandwich and forking over half their wages every month to a landlord.

    • IzyaKatzmann [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      I think you missed safety as well, huge difference here in the West compared to China

      • Flyberius [comrade/them]
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        2 months ago

        Indeed. It's remarkably safe here. According to some people another hallmark of freedom is the freedom to be robbed.