r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/misterblobbysgrandma 1d ago edited 11h ago

As a Brit I can explain this.

It's literally just that much of Britain in the autumn, winter, even spring and summer can be grey, wet and depressing and the environment (or the streets like this where most live who aren't rich) isn't exactly a great place to improve your mental health.

All there is to it really.

  • To be honest maybe I got it a bit wrong, I think look at the photo below, that's more representative of this place - I actually think looking back I probably misjudged the joke, I think it was almost a joke of a joke, saying about the bottom photo looking so bad yet in this kind of weather and lighting it almost does look alright.

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u/Octarine_ 1d ago

wtf, THIS is your bad street?? i would love to live in a place like this, im not kidding when i say that i genuinely believe that it looks great hahahaha

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u/misterblobbysgrandma 1d ago

Nah this isn't a bad street hahahaha - but it's not exactly a great one either

It's just one of those things where you grow up somewhere so used to places that you get fed up and other people say that looks great - when you'd also probs see somewhere the grew up and think the same.

Again though really it's the constant grey dull clouds, on top of some shite areas.

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u/Demostravius4 10h ago

Looks like one of the poorer spots of Reading.