Future UK PM: 'British people are lazy'

by **bigtoughralf** on Wed Aug 17, 2022 4:18 am

Liz Truss - who is bookmakers' favourite to become Prime Minister after Boris is ousted in September - has been recorded praising the 'skill and application' of foreign workers while also saying that British workers lacked 'graft' due to their 'mindset and attitude':

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62571016

This is a welcome acknowledgement that foreign workers should be given priority for British jobs and that Brexit Britain is finally open for international business!

by **jimboston** on Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:17 am

Is that poll for real?

There’s an obvious answer.

Volume <NOT EQUIVALENT> Productivity

If this poster was your only example, you may draw the conclusion that not only are volume/productivity not equivalent; but that they are actually inversely proportional.

by **TeeGee** on Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:30 am

moved

by **TeeGee** on Thu Aug 18, 2022 7:18 pm

restored

poll issue fixed

by **jimboston** on Thu Aug 18, 2022 8:09 pm

Geez… TeeGee is a little power hungry modifying posts and not really making clear what’s been changed.

Power hungry much?

by **bigtoughralf** on Fri Aug 19, 2022 3:01 am

jimboston wrote:Geez… TeeGee is a little power hungry modifying posts and not really making clear what’s been changed.

Power hungry much?

I originally added a sentence defending British people, he deleted it and sent me a DM saying British people do not deserve any support. And I have to say that on reflection I agree.

by **PureStink** on Fri Aug 19, 2022 4:50 am

Can confirm, am British and lazy.

by **Dukasaur** on Sat Aug 20, 2022 5:37 pm

If by "lazy" you mean "wants maximum return for minimum effort" then the simple fact is that ALL people are lazy. It's the basic instinct that underlies the profit motive: get more out of life than you put into it, and it's what we are all seeking.

First world people just seem lazier that others because they have become habituated to an easier life. But bring someone from Arrakis to Earth and he will soon be as fat and lazy as the rest of us.

by **bigtoughralf** on Sat Aug 20, 2022 5:48 pm

She didn't make a distinction between people from high-, medium- and low-income countries, she was simply making a distinction between 'British' and 'foreign'.

The implication being that German, Swedish and even Italian people are also more industrious than the average Brit.

by **Dukasaur** on Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:01 pm

bigtoughralf wrote:She didn't make a distinction between people from high-, medium- and low-income countries, she was simply making a distinction between 'British' and 'foreign'.

The implication being that German, Swedish and even Italian people are also more industrious than the average Brit.

It's a typically myopic mistake.

by **Maxleod** on Sun Aug 21, 2022 8:40 am

Dukasaur wrote:If by "lazy" you mean "wants maximum return for minimum effort" then the simple fact is that ALL people are lazy. It's the basic instinct that underlies the profit motive: get more out of life than you put into it, and it's what we are all seeking.

First world people just seem lazier that others because they have become habituated to an easier life. But bring someone from Arrakis to Earth and he will soon be as fat and lazy as the rest of us.

Speak for yourself Duke.

:lol:

by **jimboston** on Sun Aug 21, 2022 8:43 am

bigtoughralf wrote:She didn't make a distinction between people from high-, medium- and low-income countries, she was simply making a distinction between 'British' and 'foreign'.

The implication being that German, Swedish and even Italian people are also more industrious than the average Brit.

Right. Agreed.