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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
Any more lazy generalisations you want to trot out? 
The British countryside is pretty damn beautiful actually - I was driving across a rural area the other day, it is beautiful. |
I'm reminded of the opening scene in Mary Poppins (the 1964 Disney film), where there is a rooftop view of London, with black coal smoke coming from every chimney.
Granted, I haven’t been to the UK in many years, and England even longer. But I spent quite a bit of time in Scotland in the sixties, and every home I visited had a fireplace with a bag of coal sitting on the hearth. I’m sure things are quite different today, but my recollection of the UK is shades of gray. Which by the way, is not all bad.