http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/category9.asp A Selection of the latest gripes in the category of World and Culture from The Weekly Gripe UK Webz ©2006 http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/rss.jpg http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/category9.asp We have just come back from staying in Las Vegas for a week. My main gripe is that horrendous Green Card we all have to fill in before landing in the US. Are they really paranoid or what? http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a579.asp There is a distinct lack of patriotism in this country (some may say with good reason). You can't even compare with how fiercely patriotic American, Australians, South Africans and Scandinavian countries are. http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a573.asp I'm very interested in belonging to a caring, more spiritual community. And by spiritual, I don't mean one wracked by traditional dogma. I don't wear dreadlocks and I don't conform to stereo-typical images of such communities. http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a552.asp I'm sick and fed up hearing about religion on the news and in particular, that yet another pupil has been excluded because they felt the need to manifest their religion by wearing some article of clothing or jewellery. http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a511.asp We mustn't teach our kids to be British. How silly is that? Britishness in its original true form has shaped the world for hundreds of years rightly or wrongly, depending on your view. http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a425.asp Surely there's no need to use plastic palm trees? As a Spaniard, paying frequent visits to the U.K., I am very surprised at the shoddy design and limited imagination of your resorts on the South Coast. http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a424.asp During the time I spent living in the UK I was always treated as a foreigner and found it difficult to form friendships with English people. Why are English people so cold and unfriendly to foreigners? http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a393.asp OK so if I mention this word I'm sure it's going to be controversial, but I'm going to say it anyway. CHARITY! Well my gripe is NOT with charities as such but rather with celebrities that endorse charities. http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a290.asp Be prepared to face up to the astonishing truth that nearly everything you see and hear is entirely without scientific evidence to prove that it is true. Scientific evidence allows us to be alive. http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a276.asp I've just returned from a short holiday in Scotland and I have brought back my Scottish currency. If you've ever tried to spend Scottish money in England you will probably be in a good position to understand my gripe. http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a177.asp