Question What's the most important topic in the UK atm?

[liloe]

OK, now this is a very serious question, because tomorrow I have my entry test for my master in conference interpreting.

I know I could look up things on the internet, but I'm interested in different things people might say, especially people who live in the UK ofc =)

 

[tris-]

Tennis

 

[old.Tohtori]

Same thing it's been for eons;

Immigration, public transport, scandals and cake.

I'm guessing though.

 

[liloe]

Tennis

Same thing it's been for eons;

Immigration, public transport, scandals and cake.

I'm guessing though.

I need more information please ^^ Like: what scandals? Which part of public transport sux, etc. =)

 

[tris-]

Wimbledon Tennis.
Andrew Murray

 

[old.Tohtori]

I'm sowwy, i was trying to make with haha, i don't really know

 

[Moriath]

mp's expenses

 

[Azurus]

The economy. Loss of jobs recession all that jazz.

 

[liloe]

mp's expenses

Good thing, I googled that instantly =)

 

[Maeloch]

MP expenses
Michael Jackson Zzzzzz
The current heatwave
Andy Murray and Wimbledon (whether or not he hates the english is a topic in itself).
Swine Flu epidemic

Not ness the most important, but what the papers are blathering on about...probably about 75% the same as in Germany?

 

[TdC]

Tennis

boobies, clearly

 

[Maeloch]

Some other stuff...

Lindsey oil refinery strikes
Racist attacks in Belfast
Ronnie Biggs (aged, dying bank robber asking to be let out of jail on compassion grounds but Home Office having none of it)

 

[Imgormiel]

Tennis

Nah, such blindness he doesn't even recognise his own notoriety, IT'S TRIS OFC!!

 

[Imgormiel]

The heatwave actually

 

[tris-]

Nah, such blindness he doesn't even recognise his own notoriety, IT'S TRIS OFC!!

 

[JingleBells]

The heatwave actually

Indeed, we are in the UK after all. The weather is always the most important topic

 

[Zenith.UK]

The most important topic in the UK right now is...

"Your top 3 porn stars?"

 

[kiliarien]

It sounds both a bit cynical and cyclical but it's basically whatever the media focuses on. Moreso now it's less about news happening and then being reported on, but the news being overly-generated by media organisations.

Think of the MP expenses affair - we all got annoyed about the injustice within 48 hours. The papers/TV kept it going for 3 weeks before all details were published, by which time other important issues had come along but they dedicated so much airtime/paper space to it that it kept propogating its own news.

Murray & Wimbledon? We would have all quietly hoped and not said anything in case it jinxed him in superstition, but now people are believing it not just because he might be a good player (I don't know the ins-and-outs of being a great tennis player), but because the media is making us try to believe it.

Of course what's improtant news to one isn't to another, you're better off discussing core ideals with them if they believe there is just one main topic.

 

[liloe]

Hehehe, 4h to go, let's see what's gonna happen

Thanks for all the hints, guys =)

 

[DocWolfe]

Chavs and binge drinking.

 

[Marc]

United not being able to sign anyone except for a past it crock

 

[liloe]

Just to let you know, I've just done the test and they asked me why I wanted to study and what I did before oO

Then they let me interpret a text about British environmental policy ^^

 

[kiliarien]

Just to let you know, I've just done the test and they asked me why I wanted to study and what I did before oO

Then they let me interpret a text about British environmental policy ^^

And how do you think it went??

 

[liloe]

And how do you think it went??

I paaaaaaaaassed =)

Got the results the same day - luckily =)

I'm sooooooo happy atm =)

 

[kiliarien]

I paaaaaaaaassed =)

Got the results the same day - luckily =)

I'm sooooooo happy atm =)

Congratz matey!!

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