Blackburn with Darwen borough currently has seven rough sleepers on its streets the council’s leader has revealed.

Three weeks ago, I was living in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Terre Haute has a population of less than 60,000. Blackburn and Darwen has a population of over 150,000.

Terre Haute has an estimated 500 homeless people.

It will get down to 1°F/-17 °C there on Wednesday night.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
    51·
    5 days ago

    Looking at their post history, I suspect they’re American. And not recently emigrated to the UK American like me.

    I’m thinking one of the poshest places in the UK wouldn’t be 30% Muslim. With a large proportion of that 30% being immigrants. Something tells me most non-white immigrants aren’t that lucky.

    • ExtremeDullard@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      8·
      5 days ago

      Sorry I must have remembered the place wrong. The last time I lived in the UK was in the late 90’s.

      That’s why I pulled my post. No sense in misleading people.

      • adam_y@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        5 days ago

        There are some lovely places in that area, and like anywhere in the UK, I bet it has bits that are posh.

        As a Northerner, there’s something nice knowing that you left with such a positive memory of the place.

        The last 20 years though, they’ve been pretty brutal up here.