Is Anglophilia common for people on the spectrum?

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I was in my local last week and there was a roaring fire and live music. No labrador though.

I’ll bring mine then.Save a sandwich for her.

They do some fantastic food there as well

Yes that's something we don't get here either.

Labrador's?

Fun facts about the UK that Americans may forget or not know:-

Most schools in the UK require a school uniform.

We don't speak in that snooty cockney accent, at least not any more.

There are lots of cities, not just London.

We don't need to pay to see a doctor or go to a hospital, unless you're getting private treatment. Also, anyone can use the NHS.

It isn't shameful not to tip. In fact most people in the UK don't tip in restaurants.

Gun ownership is very rare, and if there are any reports of gun violence the gun laws get even stricter.

Most UK homes don't have a furnace or air conditioning.

Sales tax is always included in the regular price. Many math-dyslexic people like myself are thankful for this.

Jelly isn't a sandwich filler here. It's a sweet dessert that wobbles, and certainly wouldn't go with peanut butter.

Teenagers aren't under pressure to have a date to take to the prom. Going with your friends is just as common.

Halloween and Valentine's day aren't as big here. Halloween is mostly enjoyed by children. Schools barely acknowledge Valentine's day.

We don't hate German people. At all.

I was americophile as a teenager. Thought about moving to Baltimore where my online friends lived. Often went to US army base civilian areas to have fun there, eat fatty food and drink wine cooler (during funfairs - Germans were allowed to buy US alcohol at age 16).

If you want a proper discussion, you can't do that in the Haven.
The Haven is a support forum.

Ahhh.
I just noticed it has been moved to random.

I don’t think it’s an Autistic thing. Maybe it is a regional thing. Here in New York there are a lot Anglophiles. Obviously a lot a Americans love Brit rock and pop bands. Back in the 60’s and the 70’s Monty Python’s Flying Circus was appointment TV for us teenagers and a we liked Benny Hill and all the guys had a crush on Diana Rigg of the ‘The Avengers’. Adaptations of British television programs are still popular. Downton Abbey was massively popular. And every move of The Royal Family is endlessly covered. And a few British English expressions such as “spot on” and “over the moon” in the last 10 years or so have started coming into use here.

And most of us are over the moon about the British accents.



Most Americans have heard of Liverpool because it was where Beatles came from. Fans of post punk and indie music have heard of Manchester. Like Manchester a lot of American localities are named after British ones. There is Essex County in New Jersey, Essex Street in New York City, and Essex, Connecticut.

Halloween most was mostly a childrens holiday when I was growing up.

Cor blimey, speak for yourself, guv'nor.

I didn't actually realise how disliked the British are by Americans in general. I mean, I don't blame them, I just didn't know.

A few years back I was listening to a podcaster I liked and he was doing a geneology test or something and I think he thought he was of Irish descent and his test revealed like, 90% English and the sheer disappointment in his voice. Really opened my eyes. I started to notice it everywhere. I noticed how every bad guy in a Hollywood movie has an English accent.

It's always seemed strange to me that Americans venerate Irish descent because, of all the people the English are traditionally casually racist about, the Irish seem to hold a special place.

But when I hear about American anglophiles, it always seems that what they like is the history, not the people. Again, I don't blame them. We suck. But we have thousands of years of history to explore to America's 400-odd. And it's written in English. I think that's what some Americans like.

We do have a lot of accents.

Warm cosy corner pubs where locals all know each other

I know

We stopped roasting labradors on an open fire some time ago. We have bar snacks now.

That is probably cuz Japanese culture is popular with nerd culture & some autistics are kinda

Throw another dog on the barby, guv'nah.