It’s a bit rubbish right now so Brits have been sharing things that are actually getting better as time goes on – 23 reasons to be cheerful
12.
‘Everyone romanticises the nineties, but I remember supermarkets back then having much less choice and the quality of things like bread and cheese weren’t as good. Much less foreign produce or exotic stuff as well. It also wasn’t too cheap either.’
–Shoddy-Computer2377
13.
‘Teen pregnancy has reduced a lot. The conception rate for women aged under 18 years in England and Wales has more than halved since 2011 when it was 30.9 conceptions per 1,000 women of the same age; in 2021 it was 13.2 per 1,000 women of the same age.’
–still-searching
14.
‘Finally more focus on mental and behavioural health and treatments. More acceptance (though it’s still quite slow) of therapy.’
–LauraPa1mer
15.
‘Booze culture has declined massively. Young adults aren’t desperate to just get smashed all the time and are instead doing actual hobbies.’
–thatsnotmyrabbit
16.
‘NHS Direct. You do an online form and a medical professional can call you and advise next steps. Swedish girlfriend at the time I did this was so confused that this was a feee service for everyone.’
–rubmypineapple
17.
‘The amount of renewable energy we are generating instead of using fossil fuels.’
–Vespa_Alex
18.
‘Architecture and planning in our city centres. Sure councils may be too strapped to clean things properly, but there’s been a lot of regeneration work, removal of major roads and bypasses cutting through city centres, new parks, pedestrianised areas and green spaces, nicer buildings replacing crappy post-war office blocks, modern and spacious apartments, redeveloped industrial buildings.’
–CaterpillarLoud8071
19.
‘Dentistry. Not necessarily access unfortunately but the service itself.
‘Compared to my childhood where most dentists were very old school and didn’t seem to care at best or were malicious at worst. Nowadays they are a lot kinder, softer and gentler, they will reassure you, they will talk to you not lecture at you, they will explain things in a way you can understand rather than just jargon you to death. They treat you like a living person not a slab of meat with teeth.It’s much better than it was.’
–Frankyvander`
20.
‘Littering has seriously improved throughout my lifetime, and it’s genuinely something be proud about.’
–mnclick45
21.
‘My kids are receiving a much better education than I did in 80/90’s. Generally they are 2-3 yrs ahead of what I was learning at their ages. The topics they cover are much more varied and related to the real world.’
–lindsaychild
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