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World conker champion found with steel chestnut, cleared of cheating

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424 points notamy | 1 comments | 15 Oct 24 03:12 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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oblio ◴[15 Oct 24 08:08 UTC] No.41846124[source]▶
The British are living proof of the fact that amazing things[1] can be achieved when the place you live in is extremely boring.

[1] For varied definitions of "amazing", such as "conquer countries 10x your size", "invent 20 sports the entire world plays", etc.

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noobermin ◴[15 Oct 24 09:41 UTC] No.41846769[source]▶
So the bit about UK food being attrocious is unfortunately true from my limited experience but the country itself has a lot of beauty, I think, as long as you look in the roght places.
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gkwelding ◴[15 Oct 24 11:53 UTC] No.41847568[source]▶
Can confirm, as a Brit, our food is utterly shocking.
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1. foldr ◴[15 Oct 24 14:43 UTC] No.41849134[source]▶
Depends greatly on where you are. London is great for food. I can see how someone from say, France or Spain, would find the average standard of food in the UK as a whole to be pretty bad. However, when this kind of critique comes from the other side of the pond I am a bit baffled, as food quality also tends to decline precipitously outside of major cities in the US (with exceptions, obviously).