American Reaction to the NHS, UK Annual Leave || FOREIGN REACTS

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[@anthonyjarvis9472]

hey man... by the way when she says the british couldnt name american states id say that she is wrong. most of us can name at least 10 states for example. that would be the same as us saying americans cant name british counties and i can guarantee that very few americans could name any of those lol. what im saying really is there are 4 countries that make up the uk but like america each of those countries is broken down into counties (you call them states). you need travel insurance to cover any crazy medical situations but the ambulance and most health care is free to anyone, you dont have to pay into the system to use it if you need it. thats why we are so proud to have this system, it is there for everyone and doesnt ignore those that havent or cant pay.

[@andrews0208]

The answer to your question an ambulance would be free because even for a non-British taxpayers emergency treatment is ffree of charge however you may have to pay for any after-care or non-emergency treatment

[@michelleb7851]

I think its hilarious that Americans think they're from the land of the free. I feel so sorry for them. Im not saying England is the best but I love my beautiful little country.

[@Pigblossom]

What seems weird about America is that you're allowed to own sub machine guns, but you're not trusted to cross the road on your own. How crazy is that?

[@jameslewis2635]

Probably because in America with the super wide lanes and cars that dwarf some houses complete with bull-bars and zero regard to pedestrian safety it is safer to stand in front of some random stranger with a sub machine gun than to cross the road.

[@grahvis]

It is the result of lobbying by motor manufacturers, who were worried that pedestrians in the road might put people off buying cars.

[@chrissouthgate4554]

Fun story I heard on KZbin some years ago. Englishman & Foreign Friend were travelling by train into a town. The Englishman could see that his friend was getting more & more upset so asked him what the problem was. The friend said it was disgusting that in a rich country like the UK there was this shanty town on the outskirts of where they were going. The Englishman was confused until he realized that they had just passed a load of allotments. So, he explained the allotment system, that they could be highly prized & there might be a waiting list for them. Also, that the “Shanties” that he had been looking at were basically glorified Garden Sheds!

[@jaxcoss5790]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lordcharfield]

lol!😂

[@claverhouse1]

One year maternity leave is not insane. Forcing women to go back to work a few days after giving birth is insane.

[@adrianboardman162]

My sister went back part time after a few weeks. She had me and my parents, but she felt she needed to get back to work.

[@TheCornishCockney]

They say everything is “insane” Someone falls over,it’s insane,someone raises their voice on tv,it’s insane,someone scores a touchdown,it’s insane All YT videos are also described as……insane. Then we get on to the filler word “like” Every other word,like like like. Grrrrrr

[@tonyspencer692]

Maternity leave for mothers is 100% pay for first 6 months, 50% for 6 months and your job is guaranteed. Father’s are also entitled to paid maternity leave of 1 or 2 weeks, but you need to let the employer know 15 weeks before the expected date of birth. A father can also get a week’s paternity leave when they adopt a child, to help the child settle into its new home and relationship.

[@gregorybiestek3431]

Its really very simple - you don't work, you don't have ANY healthcare nor can you get much in the way of unemployment assistance. So if you want you and your child to have medical treatment and you want food on the table, you go to work. That capitalism for you mate!

[@stevetynant6666]

That's not the case unless you work in tbe public sector. Fir most mothers with 26 weeks service into the qualifying week they can have a years Maternity leave but only the 1st 6 weeks is paid at 90% of average earnings followed by 33 weeks of about 184 pounds a week 😀

[@jpw6893]

Ambulance rides are 'free' for everyone, including Americans lol.

[@tinytank6642]

Is it? I heard that if you don’t have a British passport you aren’t entitled to free healthcare.

[@jpw6893]

@@tinytank6642 A&E is free plus ambulance

[@Sue474]

@@tinytank6642 Google 'How charges for NHS healthcare apply to overseas visitors' which will take you to the Gov.UK website. That states "Treatment in Accident & Emergency departments and at GP surgeries remains free for all." GP stands for 'General Practitioner' aka Family Doctor. No charge for an ambulance either. That applies to everyone.

[@tonyspencer692]

It’s still free for an ambulance, whoever you are - it’s an emergency and you need to go to A&E whoever your nationality. Even an air ambulance is free.

[@apriljoy1094]

@@tinytank6642 an ambulance ride is for emergencies not regular health care. If you have an emergency in the UK we will treat you free. Once you are stable and need follow up medical care you may be charged😂. Is it really so hard to get the concept of treating humans humainly?

[@LaurentFlint-g5w]

Re the NHS - I went to visit my doctor. He was concerned about my symptoms, and told me to go to the hospital for a chest x-ray. He messaged to tell them I was on my way. I hopped on the bus, and 40 minutes later I presented myself at the x-ray department. 30 minutes later the x-ray was done. This was on the Monday. The next day. Tuesday, my doctor messaged me to say that based on the x-ray, he was referring me to the respiratory clinic for further examination. On Thursday, the respiratory clinic phoned me to give me an appointment for the following Friday (not the next day). I arrived 20 minutes early but was seen by a nurse in 5. She weighed me, took BP etc. I was then passed to the consultant (senior specialist dr) with whom I spent 30 minutes. Next (no wait) on to another nurse who gave me breathing tests (and also brought me tea and biscuits!). I was told that I was being booked in for a CT scan. Less than an hour later I had a CT scan. Total cost? Sweet FA my American friends 😂😂❤️😘

[@gregorybiestek3431]

The Tories in the last few years were attempting to import all of the ideas and practices from the US Republicans. You are where the USA was back in the 1970s. Wait, in about 10-15 years from now when the Tories get back into power they will be far more right-wing than your worse nightmare. The Tories then will want to give you American style healthcare "industry", student debt for any schooling, property rights over freedom to roam, police violence, and school shootings, just to name a few.

[@dee2251]

It’s not sweet FA. It’s paid for by tax payers.

[@clinging54321]

So you don't pay taxes

[@Sam-zj6lf]

​@@clinging54321yes we do. It's taken out of our wages. All our money is put in to the NHS money pot. It's then divided into all the Different NHS trusts. The trust spend it on staff wages, medical treatments etc.

[@webguyuk]

​​@@clinging54321 oh come on, taxes are only paid over a certain level of income, not at all if you have no job, and the actual tax (suggested to pay for healthcare but National Insurance and Income Tax gets lumped together, and after state retirement age, no National Insurance is paid) are from 20% (of income from approx £11,500 to £50,000, remember the first part isn't taxed at all). Also, under NHS, drugs, dressings, etc come under a flat fee, so even if a drug costs £500 for a month, the patient only pays about £9.50. In Wales and Scotland no fee is charged, and in England anyone over 60, under 18, or pregnant, pays nothing. Some long term problems have medicines free, and if you need lots of different medicines a year, you can pay a low annual fee (about £125) to cover all items.

[@paulbromley6687]

If you were in the UK and an ambulance came they wouldn’t even ask you about insurance or nationality it would be all about your care. Zero cost.

[@winstonsmith8441]

It's not "zero cost". You paid taxes for it. I've used ambulances in the US, and they never ask about your insurance or nationality. Usually, the Fire Department EMTs show up first and jump right in to caring for you with no questions other than about your emergency and there is no charge. If it is a life-threatening medical emergency, they will also transport you, no cost. If it is not a life-threatening emergency, but you still need to be transported, a private ambulance service will come but they also do not ask for your insurance upfront or about your nationality (ever). The internet is nothing but a cesspool of misinformation!

[@yodaami]

@@winstonsmith8441I don’t think I’m gonna risk a private ambulance in the hope it costs nothing, but thank you for the info

[@LemonChick]

@@winstonsmith8441 - The question was how much does it cost if you are not a UK tax payer and the answer is nothing.

[@Defender200tdi]

The concept of the NHS is that it is free at the point of use. This is regardless of how much tax you have paid. If you need health care you receive it. The concept of the allotment was brought about by a period in UK history called enclosure where land in each village was divided up or allotted to the inhabitants. This land was typically used to grow food. Today allotments are usually owned by the local authority and rented out. It is very popular and there is usually a waiting list of people who want to rent an allotment. As this is a very old tradition allotment size is measured in poles (an Anglo-Saxon measurement) the accepted plot size is 10 poles about the size of two tennis courts.

[@ori-yorudan]

​@@winstonsmith8441 Americans pay more in taxes per person for healthcare than in the UK, and it's still free in the UK. Americans always yell "You're paying for it in your taxes!!!" Still paying less taxes than in the USA, yet you still pay out of pocket for mot healthcare lol.

[@mojojojo11811]

I live in a flat. I like to grow my own food. I have an allotment literally 1 mile from where I live. My vegetables and fruit don't have any chemicals or pesticides on them. My vegetables and fruit weren't picked early, flown around the world and ripened in a warehouse before ending up tasteless on a supermarket shelf. Also, I get to spend a few hours on the weekends catching a tan while tending my produce. It not only allows me to get some exercise but also gives me a sense of having achieved something.

[@theborderer1302]

Amen to that. Yesterday I harvested my 1st lettuce, and you know what, it tasted like lettuce! Those who have never grown their own, and rely solely on supermarket vegetables, won't know what lettuce actually tastes like, or any other veggies either.

[@keithlewis8217]

Having an allotment also improves your social life, as you get to meet other likeminded people and become friends.

[@annemaries1058]

used to help a friend on there allotment wasn't that big but they had a small chicken coop on there and they would give me eggs as well as some of the fruit and veggies for helping them out the eggs where amazing also its kind of relaxing being able to sit there and appreciate something you built your self or in my case helped build :)

[@fifer21710]

For the most part allotments are for people who don't have their own garden space, so maybe they live in a city or a flat but they can still grow their own fruit and veg

[@jonathanlandau-litewski7405]

You're very lucky as here in Edinburgh, the waiting lists for allotments are years long. Luckily we have a huge shared garden behind the building. Where our neighbours already grow their own food.

[@helenwood8482]

We think it's crazy that Americans aren't allowed to cross the road by themselves. Our laws protect pedestrians, not careless drivers.

[@marylynne9104]

Land of the free baby! 😂😂😂

[@gregorybiestek3431]

The USA is NOT an egalitarian, lets-help-each-other place. The USA was built on the philosophy of rugged individualism. That has instilled a go-it-alone, the hell-with-the-folks-in-the-next-city culture. As for the big roads and high death rates, that feeds into the American Wild West mentality. A certain amount of daily danger is part of the USA culture.

[@jameslewis2635]

@@marylynne9104 Where nothing is free.

[@marylynne9104]

@@jameslewis2635 - absolutely! Everything has a price in the US. In the UK we think healthcare and our healthcare workers are beyond price. Even if it isn’t perfect at least no-one goes bankrupt over a broken leg here. A little extra tax is next to nothing for that security and it isn’t tied to employment. Everyone is covered, even visitors from the land of the free.

[@nickrobinson8339]

My beautiful 94 year old Dad passed away 6 weeks ago with bladder cancer as well as a number of lesser ailments . In the last two years prior to that we had needed to call out an ambulance on 5 occasions, three of which saw him being taken to the local hospital. He had two operations to remove cancerous tumours and spent about 4 weeks in total in hospital over those two years. He also had perhaps another half dozen visits to our local surgery and about 4 other visits to the hospital and Accident and Emergency. The cost to our family was nothing. All of this was free. A friend of ours in America had her father come and live with her and her family as he had, although insured, needed to sell his home to pay medical bills of over $120,000 after he had a heart attack and was in intensive care for just over a fortnight. I remember her telling us that a box of tissues had been shown on one invoice as costing $25 alone. The British NHS does have its problems, and believe me I know, having just retired from 37 years of working in it, but overall it is a fine institution that most of us over here are very proud of.

[@debbee0867]

I've never got Jaywalking. We are taught from an early age on how to cross the road, Darth Vadar himself (David Prowse) taught us the Green Cross Code back when I was young 😄. It is just common sense, if you are at a busy stretch of road or a road becomes busy, you find a crossing. Alternatively, we may also have over/under pass walkways.

[@elemar5]

Tufty taught me.

[@debbee0867]

@@elemar5 I was only 3 when the advert came out for that, but I remember it.

[@colinbrown9549]

@@elemar5 Me as well but I remember David Prowse as well

[@elemar5]

@@colinbrown9549 Green cross code man is the one I remember the best just because I was older, but Tufty was my first.

[@Mohegan13]

When cars were first introduced in the US people kept getting run over because anyone who could afford a car could drive, no licence required. The companies thought it made cars look bad so lobbied to make it illegal to walk in the road.

[@raymondbullock4557]

FYI, the UK income bands are as follows: The first £12.500 earned is tax-free. Income over this figure and up to £50k 20% tax charged. Between 50k Up to £125k 40% And over £125K taxed at 45% There is an additional charge called National Insurance of around 8% and 10% dependent on your earnings, which is your contribution toward towards the National Health Service and state pension.

[@mojojojo11811]

So many people get this wrong. National Insurance does NOT cover your health insurance. National insurance covers your state pension and benefits like Universal Credit, Jobseekers Allowance etc etc. The NHS and other public services is funded by some your personal income tax and general taxes like VAT.

[@raymondbullock4557]

@mojojojo11811 Yes, Sorry, NI does not cover NHS but does include contributions towards as mentioned state pension and also statutory sick pay and maternity leave, etc.

[@hughwilson-gm9bw]

Not quite true since proof of contributions NI is required .

[@MyBigMouth]

And at some point over £125K, although the figure is not exact as to when and where, you'll pay no tax as you'll have a great accountant who'll use all sorts of tax loopholes to ensure you don't pay any. ... ah gross capitalism.

[@howardchambers9679]

​@@hughwilson-gm9bw 35 years of NI contributions to get full state pension. Stay at home mothers pensions are protected by child benefit

[@nickgrazier3373]

Allotments have been a thing in the UK since the 1800s I think, the local council will allocate a plot of land to be used for the local people to have a garden to grow vegetables and some flowers, ostensibly to have the benefit of fresh food stuffs they can grow themselves. This was going on for years and was quite popular with villages and rural towns all over the UK. Now don’t forget the amount of space the working people have to do this sort of thing if they want to, added to which during the War years there was rationing of all food stuffs, clothing and fuel, these were all controlled by ration books including stamp book to get access to clothing shops. Sweets (your candy) for instance was rationed because availability of sugar, tobacco, meat, butter and clothing. So the chance to grow your own food stuffs was a boon for the normal working people.

[@alexanderspeed9555]

Allotments go back to the feudal system . The benefits were noted years later. The world changed over centuries. The Need to grow food didnt

[@kittyjohnstone5915]

I’m nearing my 79th birthday, and remember the Austerity years just after WW2. My parents had a plot within their “garden”. The garden doubled as an “allotment, but the area where the veggies grew was always “the plot” in the back garden, and was situated between the drying green and the house. My grandfather lived in a different village. He had a plot too, but his was in a field near his cottage. My earliest memories, actually, are of “helping” in the plots. When I grew up and moved to Edinburgh I wondered what an allotment was, and was amused to learn allotment, plot and vegetable garden were different labels for the same (or very similar) things, and lots of people had to travel some distance, often by public transport to get to their allotment. Food was rationed into the 1950s; rationing was a thing of the past by about 1954, but plots survived, no matter what they were called. Best wishes from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@tonycasey3183]

If you are visiting the UK from the USA, you need to have travel insurance that covers you for medical expenses and the NHS charges your insurance at 150% of cost. However, ambulance rides and emergency treatment is free for everybody. Also there are no charges for treatment of infectious or sexually transmitted disease. No charges for victims of violence or receiving compulsory psychiatric therapies and quite a few more exceptions. I work in the NHS and we see quite a lot of overseas visitors and I have only had to generate an invoice or payment once or twice - EVER.

[@tonycasey3183]

Jaywalking is not "legal" or "illegal" in the UK because there is no such offence as jaywalking. Unless there are pedestrian restrictions like on a motorway, you are free to cross the road wherever and whenever you like. The onus is on the motorist to maintain road safety, not the pedestrian. Yes, you are encouraged to use pedestran crossing, but it is not mandated, unlike in The Land Of The Free.

[@AK-bx3ft]

Pedestrians always have the right of way, motorists must always give way to pedestrians as soon as they step on to a road.

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

TBH - Norther Ireland does have a jaywalking law AND on the spot fines are given out. Mainly in the larger towns or city's AND the Garda will usually give a verbal warning to visitors from Britain or tourists first. But the UK does have jaywalking in one place on the statutes. So if you do visit, be aware... 😂😂😂

[@petergaskin1811]

@@AK-bx3ft Definitely not so. That's only if you are committing suicide. Pedestrians have no Right of Way crossing any street or road. There has been a recent change to The Highway Code (Rule 92 from memory) which says that Motorists turning onto or out of side streets must stop and give way to pedestrians wishing to cross that side street at its junction with a main road. The Code is unclear if this rule obtains at roundabouts since there is no means of determining which is the main road and which is the side street.

[@Brian3989]

@@stewedfishproductions9554 I thought that the Garda worked in Republic of Ireland.

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

@@Brian3989 Obviously you have NOT been to Ireland... The Garda are on Both sides of the border AND can AND do work together, when chasing criminals. Maybe you DON'T understand the Brexit issue with regards to Hard/Soft borders, perhaps!? Just saying... 😉

[@helenjarvis7755]

It would be unthinkable here in the UK to charge anybody injured or sick needing emergency care and a ride to hospital The crews are always professional highly trained and very kind

[@gordonhayward4409]

Ambulance costs are covered by the comments below in terms of monetary value taken from the NHS, but if you are asking what does a foreign national pay for an emergency ambulance, then it is still free. It's on us, you're welcome.

[@_starfiend]

Technically it should still be paid for, as all NHS treatment would be to any foreign visitor. It's just that it's often too complicated to make that charge as very few hospitals have the necessary resources.

[@missharry5727]

Ambulances and emergency care are provided free to anyone who needs them. You don't have to be a taxpayer.

[@_starfiend]

@@missharry5727 Only if you are a UK citizen. None UK citizens do, technically, have to pay, though rarely actually do pay.

[@auto98]

@@_starfiend Yeah technically the nation that they are from is charged if it is a country we have a reciprocal agreement with (and the other way round too), and if we don't then technically the person is charged, but like you say it is rare for it to be chased up.

[@ericamacs3875]

@@_starfiend The ED and ambulances are free to all, even tourists. But yes you will get charged if you are admitted to hospital, you'd need travel insurance to pay for that. Hospitals will often only have one staff member who arranges to charge people so yeah it's not that harshly implemented.

[@WookieWarriorz]

The concept of j walking ane not being able to drink in public, its utterly utterly absurd. LAND OF THE FREE 😂😂😂😂

[@maskedavenger2578]

You can’t drink alcohol in the streets of the U.k anymore . Plod will at the very least ,confiscate alcohol off people they catch drinking it in the streets , or on trains & public buses , if they don’t impose a fixed penalty as well .

[@webguyuk]

@@maskedavenger2578 Can you link to any legislation to confirm that, please? I have seen some town / city centres have council byelaws against consumption of alcohol but didn't think it was UK wide.

[@maskedavenger2578]

I am not a computer nerd nor any ones gofer ,I am an ex trades man not an ex office IT penpusher type . I suggest you look up local U.K. bye laws . I don’t know of any local councils & police, in the last couple of decades in the U.K. , that don’t take a very dim view of the low life who actually think is acceptable to consume alcohol on the streets , & confiscate their booze or poor it away at the very least . There is a proper time & place for the consumption of alcohol. Any decent person should instinctively know it’s bad form to consume alcohol out in the street or on public transport ,without the need of laws to combat it . If a person can’t wait until they are in a suitable place such as a public house ,bar ,restaurant or their home ,before indulging in alcohol , they must have been dragged up , or have a serous alcohol problem .

[@FuZiOn1998]

Everyone drinks all over the streets in the uk ahah never had police bat an eyelid

[@maskedavenger2578]

@@FuZiOn1998 They would bat you ,if they caught you drinking booze in the street in my neck of the woods in the U.K. . The local councils have banned the consumption of alcohol in public open spaces , & the plod have regular purges on it . Only tramps ,vagabonds & other such like persons, would lower themselves to be seen drinking alcohol in the street anyway .

[@defizr]

If you're in a state where you need an ambulance in the UK it's free no matter where you come from or whether you have health insurance or not. All emergency treatment to put you in a stable condition is also free. It only starts to cost (if you're not entitled to NHS treatment) when you've been medically stabilised and you require further treatment after that.

[@jaxcoss5790]

The UK doesn't have states.

[@lynnejamieson2063]

@@jaxcoss5790 I think they mean state as in condition, not as in area.

[@peterfhere9461]

To quote gov.uk: "Some services, such as accident and emergency (A&E) and visits to a general practitioner ( GP ), are free to everyone".

[@vrenak]

Exactly, if I'm visiting and have an accident in the UK I wouldn't expect to pay for the emergency services, just like I wouldn't expect a brit to pay for emergency services in my country, just like they wouldn't. People don't plan accidents to happen on their visits, and in the end it'll pretty much even out for everyone.

[@thorstenjaspert9394]

Same in Germany. The ambulance is free. You can call it in case if emergency anytime everywhere. You need nit to fear that the call ruins you. How many people did in the us because people don't call the ambulance cause they have no insurance or fear for the costs

[@EndertheWeek]

In relatively recent times this has led to a great deal of abuse of the system because there is no understanding of the consequences of the foolishness in wasting these resources.

[@WookieWarriorz]

​@@vrenakyou have to pay in murica. My friend broke his collarbone and ended up having to pay $300 just for a 20 minute session with a doctor who could ok him to fly home for surgery

[@vrenak]

@@WookieWarriorz Yeah, we all know, the US is a big scam. Never forget your travel insurance when going there, I certainly won't.

[@jennil7797]

My sister in law in Maine and I, in Wales, have almost the same income, allowing for exchange of £-$. We pay income tax ( your federal taxes), council tax ( your property tax) and national insurance towards our pensions and benefits for times of illness, unemployment or maternity leave benefits. We have VAT free purchases on children's clothes, books, and all good except luxury items like booze or sweet foods such as cakes and when eating out. With all forms of tax each of us pay except VAT, her total came out 30% higher than mine for 2022. Then she had to pay her own health insurance because her employers don't provide it, mine is paid out of my income tax. Then our food is cheaper because it is largely untaxed. Guess why my American husband and I decided to live over here?

[@dorothysimpson2804]

We don't even have a word for Jaywalking. Here just be grown up, take care, cross when you feel you can, not just at the lights. We also, have Paternity leave, I think it is three months. The year is only partly on full pay, then benefits help with costs.

[@penname5766]

Allotments are common in continental Europe as well, not just the UK. I’ve seen them in Spain and Germany, for example. They’re handy if you live in a flat or if your garden is small and you want extra space to grow vegetables.

[@annettemaxwell3816]

Not everyone has a garden. Even if they do, an allotment is a plot of land you rent from the council (borough), on a yearly basis to grow fruit, vegetables, flowers. The use of allotments was extremely popular during the War. There were food rations, ,schools, people in general were encouraged to grow foodstuff on a plot of land, away from their home. Although I've always had a front and back garden. My father had two allotments, whilst we were children growing up. Every Saturday and during school holidays, the family would go to the allotment and tend to the plot. Dad did the heavy work, we were children. We did weeding, planting, watering and picking the produce, when they were ready to eat. Working in the allotment was a family activity.

[@richardhltrp1791]

fun fact : in The Netherlands if you are on your vacation and get sick/ill you can still call in sick and get your vacation days back !

[@ffotograffydd]

It the same in the UK, though I’m not sure everyone is aware of it.

[@richardhltrp1791]

@@ffotograffyddsame here ! i wrote it because a lot of people just dont know this !

[@ffotograffydd]

@@richardhltrp1791 I didn’t know we had it in the UK to be honest, I read your comment to my partner because I was impressed and she said “We have that here too! Didn’t you know?” 😂 To be fair I’ve been self-employed for 20 years, so I’m not up to date with employment law.

[@richardhltrp1791]

@@ffotograffydd glad i made you curious and learned something new from it ))

[@ffotograffydd]

@@richardhltrp1791 Yes, it doesn’t actually affect me personally, but it’s good to know that the government responsible for Brexit didn’t manage to use it to dismantle our employment rights. Hopefully they’ll be out of power before they change their minds.

[@gaynorhead2325]

We have front and back gardens in the UK but allotments are often used by people who live in a flat (or apartment) and don’t have a garden.

[@AK-bx3ft]

British people have actual gardens and some do not, but everyone can have an allotment and people usually use it for growing food or flowers. It's basically land that you rent and can almost grow whatever you want on it.

[@laurainelindley9190]

An allotment is also known as a community garden, where lots of people grow vegetables and fruits and share with each other, and the community spirit is to help each other and share all sorts of topics 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@roberthardy2013]

When my wife collapsed and died in the early hours of the morning I had two crews there in six minutes who tried for well over an hour and a half to save her then stopped with me until my sons arrived some hours after that. One emergency call and ZERO cost, apart from me paying for the service in my taxes. In my view one-of the best services in the world and in my eyes total heroes.

[@TrevM0nkey]

the allotment is a bit of a community thing as well where they all meet new people. They were mainly popular with older people who'd have their own little shed and go down to the allotment to get away from life. You take a big patch of land and split it up into small patches and people grow their vegetables there... so it's effectively a lot of little mini vegetable farms for people who don't have a big enough yard / garden at home to do it.

[@stephenkelly1887]

I was a civil servant in the 80's and worked flexi time. You could work longer hours and accrue time for extra days off. Taking a 'flexi' day was common. And 'half flexi day' if you went to the pub at lunchtime and got blootered!

[@peterfhere9461]

On my last job before retiring, I had 25 days of leave plus eight bank holidays (these are public holidays) on top. I could however sacrifice some of my salary in exchange for extra days up to a maximum of 10 days, so in my last year I had 35 days of leave plus 8 bank holidays.

[@bfcwalshy]

Similar for me, 25 days holiday, bought 10 through salary sacrifice. We also got 1 day to take for our birthday which we could take at anytime as well as 2 days to take between Christmas and New year so totalled 28 + 10 plus bank/public holidays.

[@rachelanderson-z6n]

An allotment in the uk has an area of 100 square poles (an archaic measurement -- though it is still in use for this purpose). This is just over 270 sq ft. You lease/rent an allotment plot. Some only allow you to grow annual vegetables, some will allow you to grow vegetables and soft fruits like gooseberries and blackcurrants. You may be allowed a 6ft by 8ft shed, and/or the same area for a greenhouse -- but not all allotments allow this. There may/may not be running water provided. You cannot build on the plot, and usually you cannot grow trees, or perennials. Plots may be inspected regularly and if you do not keep your plot tidy and in accordance with the regulations you can lose your plot. There may be thousands of allotment plots tucked away in big cities. I have helped to manage allotment plots (25 acres of them in a big city (16 plots to the acre) -- that is 400 plots. Hope this helps.

[@tomatwalden]

Cost of an ambulance ride to you as a non-UK tax paying person is still zero. The NHS is a state funded organisation that helps people who need it. If you need an ambulance, you need an ambulance. The state picks up the cost. You’re welcome 😅

[@Brookspirit]

It's probably like that in most of the world, the US is weird and is obsessed with money.

[@clinging54321]

State funded - and where does the state get the money from???

[@tomatwalden]

​@@clinging54321 Working people pay taxes of course. It's about working as a civil society - thinking of the needs of the many rather than just oneself. Those who can work and get paid are obliged to pay a small amount into the central coffers. That means however that when they need help (everyone does eventually!), it's there, no questions asked. If you lose your job, you're still covered. If you have a big accident, no problem. Also, if you're unlucky in life and cannot get a job, you don't have to worry about paying the doctor to get help. If you need an ambulance, you don't have to stress about paying for it. It's about the wider benefit - about a society that cares for others. Pretty much most civilised societies around the world (regardless of whether they are mostly socialist or conservative) have similar arrangements. It seems the USA is alone in the world with regards to how in-need people are cared for!

[@wendystrachan3240]

National insurance

[@danganbeg7225]

@@clinging54321 Shared by everyone who can afford it. Great European system

[@ukdnbmarsh]

Most UK businesses give 25 days Holiday, Bank Holidays are not included, those are freebies

[@EileenHall-j9f]

We have unions, they have fought for workers rights.

[@susananderson7504]

It is the law in the UK 28 days paid holiday. Some companies provide more but 28 days is statutory by law

[@stevebryce]

A lot of companies also are pretty flexible with holidays. At my place, we can carry forward or pull back leave from one year to the next, and we can also sell unused leave if we want to. These are only limited by the statutory number of days you must take each year.

[@apriljoy1094]

@@susananderson7504. That’s including bank holidays. Excluding bank holidays it’s 22.

[@gregorybiestek3431]

@@EileenHall-j9f Just an FYI for all of you across the pond. In 28 of the 50 states in the USA have working class people who are AGAINST worker’s rights. They have voted to make their areas so-called “right-to-work” laws. These basically prohibit or at least hamstring any organized labor activity. These same states are the ones that impose the restrictions that make the news in the rest of the world regarding women's rights. There is little likelihood that these will change in the next fifty years.

[@RileyELFuk]

Even as a visitor to the UK, an ambulance ride would be free. One thing that she doesn't cover is that people who are employed, don't have to 'do their taxes', it's deducted when you're paid through PAYE (Pay as you earn), along with National Insurance (similar to social security). The money you're paid, is all yours, you don't have to worry about paying your taxes at the end of the year.

[@tomjohnston1220]

If it's an emergency, they rarely charge for amulances. My ex is an American and she was taken ill when sh was visiting me. I drove her to St. Thomas's Hospital in central London. They saw her her quickly, and told her she had to stay because she needed surgery. They operated next morning, kept her for 3 days in a private room then phoned me to pick her up. They charged her nothing.

[@SotonCueMan]

As a British person - I will happily accept the challenge to name all 50 US states........

[@kimbirch1202]

I had an allotment, for which I paid a yearly amount of about 20 dollars, so I could grow my own fresh food , with no preservatives or other chemicals. Some American food products are banned in Europe as being unfit for human consumption.

[@scottirvine121]

Tax threshold varies by countries in the UK as do the various tiers

[@danUnited26]

Re: jaywalk (whatever that is) In UK pedestrians have priority In US cars have priority

[@EmmaWilliams2]

for the sick says and annual leave it depends what job you are in... I work for the NHS and we are only allowed 9 sick days for the year ... for annual leave in the NHS it starts at 27 days and after 6 years it goes up to 29 days then after 10 years you get 33 days that's what I'm on now that's the max.... and we get 8 bank holidays on top of the annual leave :)

[@MeM_UK]

Hahaha. It's funny, and revealing, that you assume that you will have to pay if you are not from the UK.

[@WookieWarriorz]

The concept of medical debt is absurd and doesn't exist in the uk and hasn't for 75 years in the UK. There exists no cashier's or payment employees to take payments it's all free.

[@jonmel]

At the moment , however the conservatives have been very hard to change that

[@Hex___666]

​@@jonmelTotal rubbish, every lefties favourite line.

[@ericamacs3875]

Hospitals have cashiers, but they are there to give the patients money lol. For when they get reimbursed for travel etc.

[@ffotograffydd]

@@Hex___666It’s still true though, prominent Conservatives have spoken about introducing a US style health system.

[@Hex___666]

@@ffotograffydd it's so true yet it hasn't been done since the NHS was founded.

[@NailHeavenAshford]

An allotment is for people to grow vegetables. It doesn’t replace their real garden, it’s an extra is you want it, though for people in apartments it can give them a place to sit as well as grow vegetables or flowers. It’s a way of encouraging self sustainability. Growing your own.

[@Outnumberedbykidsandcats]

Allotments you will find more in towns and cities where they don’t have a garden with their home. My garden here is about 120ft long so easily able to put a vegetable patch in but others don’t necessarily have that. My son and his girlfriend set up a community allotment where the village come and help to grow food that they share (proud of them for doing that at 19) and it’s really nice for the kids to get involved.

[@BG1965sylva]

ALLOTMENT - the UK is a much much smaller place than the USA. In many towns houses are crowded together with very small sometimes non-existent gardens or backyards or a lot of people live in flats. an allotment allows people with not enough outside room to be able to grow vegetables and fruits by renting an allotment. Even in villages where people tend to have bigger gardens many like to have even more room for growing and so rent an allotment. Gardening and homegrown food is still a huge national pastime for the British.

[@ianjackson8643]

An allotment dates back to ww2britain had to grow its own food to allow shipping to be used for war purposes each family could apply for an allotment of land to be used to grow vegetables in order to make the food ration go further

[@hammer159159]

tax is a bit weird in the Uk. so the first 11k you pay zero tax on, no matter how much you earn. the next 10k you pay 20% then the next chunk you pay 325, and it keeps increasing until the max of 50% . so if you earn 2 million a month you would not pay 50% on all of it., only the part above the 50% threshold.

[@victoriawilliamson8863]

An ambulance would still be free as a visitor to the Uk

[@dasy2k1]

Ambulance is still free even for people not covered by the NHS. It's essentially funded the same way your fire departments are funded.... While tourists do pay for hospital treatment here (at 150% of the actual cost to perform the treatment which is still only like 1/4 of what it would cost in the USA) all front line emergency care is free for everyone. You could visit A&E (ER) and you wouldn't be charged....that would only start from the time they actually admitted you into the hospital itself.... So say you had a broken arm while on vacation. Ambulance - free A&E - free Initial Xray - free Fracture clinic, setting - chargeable plaster cast - chargeable Final Xray - chargeable Being sent away with pain killers - pay at the pharmacy to actually file the prescription. Depending on the drug probably only a couple of pounds You are probably taking a final bill of maybe £300 all in

[@RonSeymour1]

Sick pay is not usually unlimited unless you have a very generous employer. The norm is 6 months full pay, 6 months half pay, and then it is sickness benefit from the State.

[@crazyknitter22]

Switzerland 6 months full pay, then it depends how long you have been an employee. 10+ years you get 80% but the minimum is 60% no matter how long you have worked for an employer. After it's state benefit, which is calculated depending on how long you have been working, you get more or less. No idea if they have simplified it by now. 😅

[@leegr3732]

First of all it’s not zero cost, we pay through tax, national insurance into a central fund which is disposed over our services. The service is also not great, I’ve been left trapped in a car for 3.5 hrs as my injuries were less severe than other people that required the service at other accident sites, 3-4 month wait for cancer surgery that requires instant care, lazy staff that spend more time in the coffee room than with patients, and yes, I work for the nhs it’s pretty poor if you know how it works.

[@gannetsquadron]

NHS is not free, we pay for it through taxation and National Insurance contributions which are deducted from your salary every month. The difference is it is free at the point of need.

[@crazycatlady80]

Emma here from Liverpool UK 🇬🇧 Ambulance rides and NHS (hospital/doctor visit) is 'free' for everyone, including visitors from the USA 🇺🇸 ❤

[@lindsaymckeown513]

In the UK it's illegal to go back to work within 14 days of having a baby. Normally it's something like 13 weeks after birth at full pay then a sliding scale down until 6 months but you can have another 6 months without pay and your jib is supposed to be guaranteed. It's also illegal to interfere with a breast feeding woman in Scotland, whether that be dirty looks, comments, or actions. The bare minimum holiday you are entitled to is 2 weeks but it's the norm to have 20 days for most companies. Many contractors don't get any of these benefits. Bank holidays are seperate from holiday/vaccation entitlement and the number of days differ between the countries e.g Scotland has 9, England has 8. Not everyone gets all bank holidays eg shops, pubs, care homes, etc. only close for a few of them so staff need to work, but they will often get time and a half pay wise. Allotments were originally for the working classes that didn't have outside spaces so tend to be found in cities/suburbs more. They are different from gardens in that they were soley to grow food. In a way they were kind of the man caves of the time! Walking on roads is not illegal here but common sense has to be applied. If you were being careless and caused a car to crash into you, or anyone else, or property, the Highway Code recommendations could be used as evidence in court so that the onus would be on you including potential criminal reprecussions.

[@seanmc1351]

my daughter was 3 she contracted a rare desease, to put in short, it affects the blood and other stuff, and causes kidney's to fail also, she was taken to hospital by ambulance, but she could not be treated there, back then there only 3 hospital in the country that could deal with it, its rare, we were took to another hospital, my daughter was on 24 hour dialosis for kidney's. 7 blood transfusions, 27 plasma transfusion, this went on for 3 weeks, my wife was 8 months pregnant, we were given a room in the hospital, to change sleep and shower, we were given food vouchers for breakfast dinner and evening meal in the canteen, 4 out of 10 kidneys's never restart, 3 out of 10 can die, and the rest make a recovery, there is no cure, the desease has to runs its coarse and the hospital, takes over the affected parts, with dialosis, blood and stuff, her kidneys restarted after 3 weeks, she did make a recovery, but monitered every 6 months, with checks, the total cost was £0.00 we paid nothing yes we pay taxes, so do you guys in the US, but you also pay medical insurance, either yourself, or the company, but its still being paid like a tax, like we pay taxes, but we wont go broke, the NHS is not perfect, but its still the best in the world, Its the gift that keeps on Giving

[@chrisst8922]

I read on another YT channel a story concerning an American couple on holiday in the UK. Unfortunately they were involved in a serious motoring accident and were cut out of their hire car and rushed to hospital, one by road ambulance and one by helicopter. In triage they were being prepared for emergency surgery and despite their pain and suffering asked the nurses whether this was the right kind of hospital as regards their co-pay arrangement (which I assume concerns their medical cover at home). Apparently the nurses were upset that people in such a life threatening situation would need to enquire about money and did their best to assure them that nobody was going to expect them to pay anything.

[@Sirah1981]

Bro, we have allotments in Finland. There's even a pictures of Finnish ones on the wikipedia page (Finnish word is siirtolapuutarha). Plus apparently US has them too, but they're called community gardens or victory gardens.

[@sproutandkidneysoup2296]

It doesn't cost anything to be taken to hospital in an ambulance, in the same way it won't cost you anything to have a baby, need restorative plastic surgery after suffering being burnt, or having a heart attack. If you need time off for being ill, you won't lose your job. You will be paid in full for however long it takes for you to recover, just like you will be paid in full for 12 months of maternity leave, and paternity leave is paid in full as well. There are benefits for all of us chipping in to a 'socialist' system, which is anethema to a lot of Americans, but we wouldn't have it any other way. It takes care of us, nobody goes bankrupt for having the temerity to fall ill, and we are less stressed with our 30 days of paid holidays.

[@andrewlewis9231]

I used to have a house with a garden (planted with flowers and shrubs) with a parking space. Round the corner, I had an allotment belonging to the house which was a strip of land usually devoted to growing vegetables. That was pretty uncommon. Allotments are popular with real gardeners who want some space they can get away from it >>> have a shed and a place to grow what they want. Such spaces are usually owned by the council and there is generally a waiting list for the enthusiast.

[@darhug1968a]

just like to mention that my 80yr old mum had a bad fall and broke 4 ribs. She was in agony. The ambulance service in England was busy so she had to wait 12 hours as she was not considered an emergency. They would also not allow us to transport her to hospital as they said we could injure her more. Truth is when she got to hospital she was kept on a trolly for hours as there was no bed available. Once treated she had to wait 8 hours in a cold room for an ambulance to take her home. Again we were not allowed to transport her. A few weeks later she had a stroke ( we didn't know this at the time). After answering all the emergency questions she was again not considered an emergency so had to wait 10 hours for an ambulance. We need to sort out our NHS before we criticize other Countries. The terrible thing is that this is 100% true and not even slightly exaggerated.

[@HangingShoes]

I do not doubt that as I have had some very long waits at A&E lately. 14 ish years ago I had a few visits and it was never more than I think an hour or so.

[@AK-bx3ft]

If you are on holiday/vacation in the UK and you need medical attention. You will not be charged (except for a prescription if you need medication and the prescription is about £10) We're not barbarians.

[@clinging54321]

9.65 to be exact

[@clinging54321]

​@kellygreen-xk6vw funded by the mug English

[@danganbeg7225]

@@clinging54321 Jealous?

[@RichardPierpoint-di8fi]

@@clinging54321 Im Scotland it's free - just saying!

[@_starfiend]

The point about the allotment is that for 99% of people who have one is that it is used for growing vegetables and food. AFAIAA they are always rented. Maternity leave by law is only paid for 13 weeks, though many employers will pay longer.

[@lindsaymckeown513]

That's full pay then you get a sliding downward scale until 6 months. A second 6 months is available without pay.

[@HBee5]

If you're not from the UK the NHS will still treat you for free. They don't ask for ID and payment when trying to save your life lol. The concept of jay walking is very weird to us.

[@DavidImpatief]

An "allotment" is not a garden away from the home, an allotment is a shed away from the wife.

[@TheDullMansClub]

Its near on impossible to get an allotment space in the UK these days, not because there isn't any, but because they are in such high demand. You can not own an allotment, they are rented out by local councils, but they are not overly expensive to rent. You will find them everywhere, from cities to tiny villages. Also you will only be able to rent one within your local living area. Im not sure how they came about, but our gardens are generally not big enough to grow veggies in, so land is kept aside for people to rent. Rules are quite strict too, and they are all fenced off and kept locked up unless you are renting

[@nataliestafford6231]

Where I am in the UK, I believe there is a 6 year waiting list for an allotment. My friend finally got one and he was so excited, it was like he'd won the lottery 😁

[@Barlofontain]

We've gone full Christopher Nolan with this one, an American reacts to and American reacting to an American reacting... "It's not free, tax is being paid" is such a bs statement. Do you consider it free of the police answer your call? Do you consider it free if the fire brigade put out your burning house? Right!! Add in the fact that in the US the government pays more per capita on healthcare than the UK, WITHOUT there being universal healthcare and you'll see how absurd it is over there and how dumb that statement is 28 Days leave is 28 working days, so that's 5 x Mon - Fri, plus three other days... five weeks J Walking isn't a thing in most countries, because most countries care more about people than cars and for a country that screams freedom at everything it gets criticised for, not being free to make your own assessment when to cross the road is hilarious

[@paulinetill1043]

there are a lot of older homes ( terrace house) that have very small or no back yard so the local council have Allotments people can rent to grow veg and/or plants. A friend of ours lives in a house that only has a 10 ft by 5 ft yard (well concrete slab) for a backyard, he has always had an Allotment he grows amazing vegetables and has fruit trees we're lucky enough to receive fresh veg, salad stuff and fruit from him every year

[@davidmotoole]

Total current healthcare expenditure in the UK in 2021 was £280.7 billion, equating to £4,188 per person.

[@peterfhere9461]

Regarding sikness. If you are ill during your paid vacation, those days don't count as vacation days. So if you take 10 vacation days and are ill for four days, then you are condsidered to have taken only six days of vacation....

[@jaxcoss5790]

Do you mean holidays?

[@DjDolHaus86]

So for clarification you aren't allowed to cross a motorway (multi-lane 70mph road) as a pedestrian and almost all roads that go through towns and cities where pedestrians are likely to cross are 20-40mph, there will be places along most suburban roads that feature pedestrian crossings of one sort or another. If a high speed road (50mph+) does go through an area where pedestrians are likely to cross there will be a footbridge or other means for them to do so safely and there will be fences/obstructions to make it difficult to cross anywhere else . Part of the process of getting a driving licence involves a hazard perception test where a lot of it is centred around picking up on pedestrian activities at the roadside and potential blind-spots, you are also trained to be observant and drive in a way that minimises risk. If you were to hit a pedestrian the situation is judged on the evidence collected by the police, if you were speeding, inebriated or found to be otherwise distracted/incapable of operating a vehicle safely then it's all on you and you can be prosecuted for anything up to murder, if however the situation was deemed to be unavoidable (ie. someone pops out from behind an obstruction giving you no time to slow down or avoid) then you will not face charges.

[@michaeldan1969]

In Denmark, an ambulance transport costs around 700-1,000 dollars. But as you said, it is paid through taxes.

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

The difference is fundamental. The society in the USA is based on the individual. Me, my rights, my obligations are to keep the Law and pay (as little as possible)tax. In Europe it is about "Us", we, our. The society sacrifices individual freedoms for the good of all. The current UK government is hard right and wants it to be like the USA. Government of the People, by the rich and powerful, for the rich and powerful. Just like the USA.

[@melelenath]

Well said!

[@leopartanen8752]

We have allotments in Finland too, those are mostly found in suburban areas in the cities, like here in Helsinki. Many allotments also allow you to build a small cottage, so if you see a bunch of small cottages, those are allotments.

[@reflectionsbyjane]

My dad had an allotment, we also had a fairly large garden. The garden was for the lawn, the flowers, the bbq, drinking beer and kicking back. My dad had the allotment for growing a shit ton of veg for the bbq lol damn I can still taste those sweet af tomatoes.

[@thomaslowdon5510]

Ambulances are free to foreigners also

[@digitalcomposer2000]

I have my garden. (Back yard) but i have an allotment to get away, chat to other people snd try and grow food, experiment, try new or different vegetables and fruit.

[@sarahkittycat5478]

I love watching these and finding out things we do which are strange to people from other countries yet I never questioned it myself- Allotments: miniature farms for non farmers that aren’t attached to your house; what’s weird about that?!! 🥳🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@jackielouise7538]

Being off work sick here in the UK means exactly the same as in the US. It means you're ill, not just that you're vomiting.

[@ffotograffydd]

Sick leave means the same, but being sick means to vomit. I’m sure you know that really. 😉

[@leestrawberryfields...]

Some people have a great time with allotments. Like a gardener's meeting, for people who love their fruit and veg

[@countroyhifi8730]

Looking 4ward to welcoming America to civilization real soon...

[@sandraferreira428]

It's 0 for an ambulance. 0 for you. 0 for me. 0 for everybody

[@shezza66]

Here in Victoria Australia I pay $44 for ambulance service for a year. If you are low income it is free.Here we pay 2% tax extra on your income for free public medical care. We pay $0 income tax for under $18200 for $18291-$4500 it is 16% on all income over the $18200. We also have goods and services tax like your sales tax of 10%. I had 5 weeks annual leave here. Not counting the 13 public holidays. Maternity leave here is 22 weeks paid per family (either dad or mum) with rest up to 52 weeks unpaid.

[@elizabethstevens4160]

My allotment is my back garden, i live in a city, very close to the center, and we have big gardens. Some other areas only have small yards, so thr allotments were for them. The ones by mine are mostly used for fruit and veg, people keep their gardens for flowers and laws.

[@Mean-bj8wp]

Allotments are not gardens. Our gardens are flowers and lawns but and allotment is basically used solely for growing food.

[@Be-Es---___]

15:12 Our highways usually go around cities instead of through them, so there aren't any pedestrians or pedestrian crossings. THAT'S what makes it a highway!

[@samgrangirl6211]

Allotments are usually for people who live in Flats (Apartments in the USA), but also for those who have their own (or rented) houses, but the gardens are a bit small. So if they want to grow extra Fruit, Vegetables (Veg' for short in the UK), they apply to their local Council that will give them a list of the Allotments available & who/where to contact/apply. There is a small charge that goes towards the main upkeep, but those that are allocated an Allotment are responsible for the upkeep of their own specific patch

[@Zentron]

Allotments are often very nice places, when I was attending high school back in the early 90s, I would deliberately get off my bus before it got to my actual stop just so I could walk down the allotment path, especially in summer!

[@thepuredrop79]

We have gardens, some people living in apartments don't. If a council have allotments, anyone living there can apply for one. People usually use them to grow vegetables.

[@trevorlsheppard7906]

You got the usual definition of allotment right ,the allotment is an alternate definition 👍👍❤️

[@hoorooblu]

A friend's dad, flying from africa to Heathrow, needed immediate hospitalisation for diabetic coma. Taken by ambulance direct to hospital and admitted. Bill was 11k (nontravrl insurance). Hospital did a deal for daughter in UK to pay it off over many years. Treat first, retrieve cost when possible but negotiate repayment so that person not left destitute. Daughter repaid it over some years. Her own diabetes is treated free as she uk citizen now.

[@CallumKray]

Regarding allotments... Houses in the UK are smaller than most American homes. I live in London, so it's very tightly packed. We have 'allot' of allotments because some people don't have a garden (yard) of their own. They're usually community/committee run organisations where you rent a plot of land to grow flowers, vegetables, fruits ect..

[@juliacregg1]

An allotment is a small parcel/plot of land, located on a very large acreage divided (allowing multiple plots for use) , rented from the local authority (you have to apply to rent one), that you can use to grow vegetables and flowers. This is thought of as a recreational/ therapeutic past time/hobby that has the benefits of enabling the user to grow organic produce; meet other like minded individuals; share ideas and also has a positive mental health benefit. Not to mention improving physical activity. Not everyone has access to an allotment.

[@AdamJackson-k9c]

Allotments are for two types of people - people who are REALLY into growing vegetables and have already filled their own garden, or people who live in flats (apartments) etc and have no garden. You can apply to the local Council and they can assign you an allotment to use to grow things.

[@helenwood8482]

Allotments are great for people who have no garden. They can rent one and grow fruit, flowers and vegetables.

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

.You can cross the road anywhere ( if it's safe to do so or certain roads such as motorways ) using the Green cross code . Fun fact - Dave Prowse , the original Darth Vader was the Green cross man in the public information ads .

[@julieb576]

I have an allotment. It’s over the road from where I live in a small village. I grow vegetables there. My back garden is mostly dedicated to plants and flowers (some herbs and fruit trees). My allotment is my sanity 😂

[@tomsurrey2252]

Well done for having large screen. where most have little ones!!