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18 Dec 2019, 7:30 am

Honest observation, they're alright. Mixed bunch like anywhere really.

Only ever had pleasant interactions with the Welsh.
Had mixed experiences with the English, some discrimination years ago, but many more positive interactions and friendships.

Scots can be serious but some are quite humorous.
Northern Irish are quite unique, different to the other three and to people from the Republic. It's a province that's been through so much.
On the whole I like the Brits, I might even love a couple of them.

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18 Dec 2019, 7:31 am

Too many are stuck in the past IMO

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18 Dec 2019, 8:23 am

Persephone29 wrote:

KT67 wrote:

People who actually regard themselves as British tend to be thick Tories

If you regard yourself as from your (labour voting) local area or Scottish or Irish it's different

People who actually regard themselves as British miss the empire/want Brexit/want rid of immigrants more than they want better conditions for themselves in the workplace or with benefits or with the NHS

Some people on these islands are good and smart though. Like me. Tend not to be the type who fly union jacks

Everyone is less thick than the Yanks unless the Yanks are Bernie Bros. It's not a high bar to be smarter than a redneck and I'm starting to think England has its own rednecks (inbred rural people)

People abroad think the Brits are posh mostly because there's so much forelock tugging, really the Brits are chavs who can't think of a better way for themselves to be treated and are happy to be treated badly if it sticks it to the immigrants, the poc and the gays

Too many old people here read the Sun or the Mail. Young people tend to be smarter. That's because old people didn't go to uni or mix with people from outside their own town or village.

There are a lot of towns in England I wouldn't bother going to because they're 1 run down and 2 full of these kinds of attitudes. I've lived in them in the past. Even lived in the countryside which is the worst. Had to argue with some stupid woman that thought Enoch Powell was right. She was a proud Brit

Can't even bring themselves to criticise the monarchy after Prince Andrew scandal

(Yeah I'm being rude but you asked an aspie to be honest what did you expect)

My only comment would be that it's a mistake to think that all crass Rednecks are thick. Much of the rude, pigheadedness is a purpose. Underneath, they are capable of being very calculating. And when you consider that, what better disguise?

If you're working class and vote Republican/Tory because you hate liberals, you're doing yourself out of a great many things workplace or benefits wise and that makes you thick. In the UK, many of these types of people never even come across non white people and gay people have little impact on their lives (seriously what difference does someone being gay make? It's worse if people are closeted cos they might get married and lead to an unhappy marriage). So it's stupid to make the poor poorer just to get rid of minorities if you yourself are working class.

I get that it's different in the States because so many rednecks live near the border. But still - if there was a fairer system then both the white working class and the immigrant working class could benefit from it instead of both being taken advantage of. And the homophobia is (still) a result of religious stupidity.

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18 Dec 2019, 10:57 am

^ They just repeat what the papers tell them, they don't think about it.

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18 Dec 2019, 1:13 pm

I'm working class and I support labour, although I'm disappointed with Corbyn and his ideas, but please let's not get into political debates in this thread otherwise it will end up getting locked and several people will be called racist. The rest of the world do think the Brits are racist but I won't go into all that because I'm so crap at explaining things that people will just end up taking it the wrong way.
I'm not really a know-it-all. I'm just thick, and thick people like me should just keep their mouths shut.

But anyway, carry on listing your opinions about the British or Britain in general. If something about us annoys you now's the time to get it off your chest.

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18 Dec 2019, 1:17 pm

I don't feel any annoyance towards British people at all----and trust me, I made a grand effort to evoke annoyance

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18 Dec 2019, 4:13 pm

Last time I as at London airport, the security guards (police?) carried UZI type weapons.

It's very intimidating.

The security person spoke English, yet, I couldn't understand.

She wanted me to turn on my electronic device, after many tries of me not understanding, finally, she simply said, "Make it work".

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18 Dec 2019, 5:49 pm

The vast majority of police officers in the UK actually don't carry guns at all....

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19 Dec 2019, 2:59 am

Yes, you only tend to see armed officers in busy areas of major cities like airports, railway stations and areas very popular with tourists like Buckingham Palace or Westminster Abbey. Even in those places, not every officer will have a firearm.

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19 Dec 2019, 3:37 am

old school friend of mine is an armed police offer at Westminster. Suprisingly big step up in money to that from standard policeman, but says his job is now very very boring.

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19 Dec 2019, 7:39 am

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Brits always say every year that the bottom half of the UK are going to be buried under 10 feet of snow ever since the big freeze we had in 2010, even though the last few winters have rarely gone below freezing, but people still believe the false weather predictions.

Brits can't greet each other without saying "ain't it cold/hot/wet/dull/windy/foggy?".

Most young Brits think getting blotto every weekend is fantastic, and if you don't like getting drunk people think there's something wrong with you.

Every female (not me) dyes their hair the opposite from their natural colour (blondes dye their hair black, and darker-haired people dye their hair blonde, or they dye their hair different shades of brown or mauve).

A lot of Brits I know hate the royals because they're jealous of them for being rich and privileged. I happen to like the royals, especially the Queen.

A lot of Brits have the "Christmas is for children" attitude. How dull!

We ain't perfect! :lol:

I feel sad for you. Now, the British, the English particularly, may think they are hurting the Germans by leaving the EU. But, in the long run, they will end up hurting themselves!

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19 Dec 2019, 3:14 pm

Metal Rat wrote:

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I feel sad for you. Now, the British, the English particularly, may think they are hurting the Germans by leaving the EU. But, in the long run, they will end up hurting themselves!

If hurting the Germans is the main point of Brexit, then the English certainly need to get with the times and stop living in the past.

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19 Dec 2019, 3:36 pm

Stop it, Kraichgauer.

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19 Dec 2019, 3:38 pm

Here’s a brutally honest opinion:

British people live in the UK (or are still citizens of the UK).

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19 Dec 2019, 3:57 pm

Metal Rat wrote:

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I feel sad for you. Now, the British, the English particularly, may think they are hurting the Germans by leaving the EU. But, in the long run, they will end up hurting themselves!

Where did you get the idea that supporting Brexit is about "hurting Germany"?

Ive never heard of that.

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19 Dec 2019, 4:00 pm

smudge wrote:

Stop it, Kraichgauer.

I can't tell if you're serious or not, but if you are, I'm sorry if you were offended.

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