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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg Mar 1

      The two things British people just cannot believe about the US when I tell them. 1. In most places there is no distinction between agricultural and building land. Ordinarily, if you have land, you can build on it. 2. Active shooter drills.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg Mar 1

      Two things Americans can't believe about the UK when I tell them: 1. In the winter the sun sets before 4:00. 2. TV licences.

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        2. pardeep kullar‏ @kullar Mar 1
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          I still can’t believe TV licenses and I live here

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          Completely insane.

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        2. gigi‏ @gigi_dx Mar 1
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          Healthcare

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        2. William Kearns‏ @William__Kearns Mar 1
          Replying to @paulg

          When I was living there the first question I always got was what do you think about guns? Followed by did you America is one of three countries (or however many) that have legalized hand guns

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        1. David N. Welton‏ @davidnwelton Mar 1
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          Italy has TV licenses too. They're one of those things that's not a huge amount of money, and it kind of makes sense, but in practice it contributes to the feeling of *yet another tax* and is pretty annoying

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        2. John Michael White‏ @johnmichaelw Mar 1
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          What about "if you're ill they just treat you, and they don't send a bill".

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        1. Get Paid Writing  🇬🇧‏ @getpaidwrite Mar 1
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          Also tax rates. They never believe the tax rates. Or how often it rains in Glasgow 😂

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