1/4 of the population of Manchester cant read.
04 March 2011, 06:39 PM
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1/4 of the population of Manchester cant read.
Just on the local news, seemed to be a lot of reasons but ffs how does anyone leave school unable to read in this day and age, hows does anybody exist without being able to read and why dont they just get on with it, the bloke on the news said that some families cannot afford books ! bet they can afford ***'s, Booze, a Car, Telly etc, I know there are some really poor people around but people who cant afford books, what about jumble sales, the library etc etc. We are not talkign about poor spelling here, people who just cannot read or write.
I have some sympathy but not much, short of special needs there is no excuse, turn up to school every day and you will be at least able to read and write even if you don't get lots of qualifications,
I have some sympathy but not much, short of special needs there is no excuse, turn up to school every day and you will be at least able to read and write even if you don't get lots of qualifications,
). As you say, no excuse!
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What is this? The let's all pick on Manchester forum?
Last week Trout accused everyone up here of being gay, now 25% of us are illiterate.
As for being one of the pooreset places... have you actually visited Manchester?
Last week Trout accused everyone up here of being gay, now 25% of us are illiterate.
As for being one of the pooreset places... have you actually visited Manchester?
04 March 2011, 10:33 PM
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I have visited Manchester, pretty much every day really being from South Manchester, not intending to "diss" Manchester but the article was a local Manchester one hence the quote, the point being that it will be similar elsewhere, it surprised me, I dint think that seventy five percent of Manchester would be literate, only joking I was surprised that its twenty five percent, seems very high.
Manchester isn't poor, parts of it are and parts are immensely, being from the South side I see it all the time, the wealth but you dont need to venture too far to see some really quite depressed areas.
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Manchester, full of poor, illiterate Poofs
I have visited Manchester, pretty much every day really being from South Manchester, not intending to "diss" Manchester but the article was a local Manchester one hence the quote, the point being that it will be similar elsewhere, it surprised me, I dint think that seventy five percent of Manchester would be literate, only joking I was surprised that its twenty five percent, seems very high.
Manchester isn't poor, parts of it are and parts are immensely, being from the South side I see it all the time, the wealth but you dont need to venture too far to see some really quite depressed areas.
I have visited Manchester, pretty much every day really being from South Manchester, not intending to "diss" Manchester but the article was a local Manchester one hence the quote, the point being that it will be similar elsewhere, it surprised me, I dint think that seventy five percent of Manchester would be literate, only joking I was surprised that its twenty five percent, seems very high.
Manchester isn't poor, parts of it are and parts are immensely, being from the South side I see it all the time, the wealth but you dont need to venture too far to see some really quite depressed areas.
04 March 2011, 11:25 PM
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Yeah, but those that think they have, have no idea of what the real people have, who do not feel the need to brag about what they have. I am not a fan of, I HAVE. How many haves
05 March 2011, 12:17 AM
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Easy when I know what I am saying
If you have it, so what, so do I , but I don't feel the need to brag about it.
Is that any better??
(I was trying to be funny but failed
)North/South divide is alive and well and just as big a joke as it has always been. North cannot stand South and South thinks they are better than North.
Go figure.
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05 March 2011, 12:32 AM
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Mind, I'd say Manchester is north-ish. I mean, it is above London so it must be oop north.
Afterall, to some down south, we're probably in Scotland.Not that there is anything wrong with Scotland. I have no idea where this conversation has come from
