I am English through and through Proud of my countrys History so much we did right and so much we did wrong but since the days of this idiot being put into a position where he had influence and then control of the country I am totally ashamed and embarassed by the way some of the general public have changed without realising they were played for fools by the king fools
I'm an American, though I can trace much of my family back to UK from the 19th Century onward, to also includes Scandinavian lineage.
On a personal level, I enjoy my Brit roots, my cousins came over from Bath, England for a first in the 1980's and it was very enjoyable, particularly coming ftf with family who were immediate cousins whom I'd no idea of
Perhaps a bit unlike yourself, I do wave my nation's flag. Not so much externally, as I have run up our nation's flag on a tall flag pole at my home....yet I make no secret of the fact that, despite the failing of my nation throughout it's history, and those events are many fold, I still believe that America is THE last bulwark, with the assistance from it's NATO partners throughout the world, in acting as a deterrent to both communist, and despot aggression. To be clear, I've spent a host of my time in my nation's armed forces, and I lost a grandfather, I was never priviliged to meet, killed by a Nazi U-boat during WWII, and if I were to be allowed to speak his voice from his grave from the bottom of the sea.....just outside your country, I suspect he would state that, not unlike England and the rest of UK, they have been our greatest partners in the struggle to maintain our personal freedoms. And yest, there are those who come in to power whom, I question their loyalty and sense of history of my country, but I rest in finality in the fact that, unlike an unfortunate country as Russia, Iran or other corrupt country, the people DO have a say. But it IS up to the working, blue collar individual in any or our countries.....freedom loving people....from the tip of northern Europe, throughout America and other parts of the world to do THEIR part, to ensure that in the end....that sense of democracy reigns supreme. We, the PEOPLE need to continue to exert our will over the politicol's...to keep them honest and let them know that we as a collective are watching. I've either said too much, or not enough "J".....I could prattle on, but what would that accomplish right? Just my two cents, it doesn't make me right.
My grandfather flew for Britain during WWII, but turned down the offer of citizenship after the war. My mother remains a proud Anglo-Polish. I was born in England and am proud to be British. But I recently obtained a Polish passport because I am European also 🇬🇧🇵🇱🏴
Like everywhere, both good and bad are represented. I have English friends online and in rl. But this meme tickles me, because there’s a bit of truth to it:
@bijouxbroussard The second picture is also how the big cities, especially in the North, are seen by those of us fortunate enough to come from the, mostly, peaceful South West. :-)
Edit: By the way, here is the Daily Fail article that included the second picture, you might find it amusing, or horrifying
I like you guys, with your tea and biscuits, and "Lorrys" and all. Most Britains I've come across on Sw, and back in the EP days, are all very nice people.
I am somewhat of an Anglophile. But I will say I like them because I'm not the type of person who loves countries or people in them without critical thought
Well....there we have it then. And you've succumbed to the bludgeoning of popular society's white guilt about who you are. I'm a few ancestors removed, but my family is from UK and Scandinavia. Both are for the most part, white. Develop your spine, realize that, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being born who you are despite what the engineers of socialism try to make you feel guilty about. Embrace yourself.....be happy you live in a free society.....that you have options in life. Trash any feeling of guilt.
I love England, so many my favorite bands and movies from England, I ahev visit many times, to Manchester, to London, to me is the coolest county in Europe! 100% Anglophile!
@MadraLaska I hope you visited some parts of the country outside those two huge conurbations. Neither is exactly representative of the rest of the country.
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You lot have the best accents. Also some of my favourite authors. Plus the double-decker buses are cute.
Ive meet some really cool English folk and some not so much. As far as music goes, you cant beat em. A large part of my ancestors came from England, so I do have a soft spot for em.
The English speak more clearly than us "basket" of "deplorables."
In case you're wondering where the pretentious witch picked that one up.
The sniffer also, just like any pretentious people, likes to steal political comments too. You may have heard about his previous plagiarisms. He's famous for it over here in America, don'tcha know.
I'm okay with English people. Yeah, there's some shitty history on my mother's side with the British government, but I think the average English person is alright. Plus I grew up on your comedy.
