[stu432]

And yet somehow the reality is a "mistery" to you. Language isn't culture. If it was you wouldn't have the sort of Chinese-gate tik-tok nonsense happening right now.

Also English people do not make up the United Kingdom. Nor do they constitute the entirety of British influence. But that's a trivial matter to a world expert such as yourself, who can't even remain consistent in a baseless rant.

[xk_id]

> Also English people do not make up the United Kingdom.

The distinction between English and British in my comment was intentional. The unique style of self-infatuation expressed in the parent comment is quintessentially English (white English, to be even more precise); not Scottish, Irish, or Welsh.

[b800h]

British people in "love their country" shocker! It might be less apparent online, but with my hand on my heart I can promise you that people from all the nations of the union share my conviction. It might not be universal, but we'll take our odd, sentimental, sometimes eccentric culture over a bland globalised republicanism any day, thanks.

[xk_id]

Enjoy! This is why I think English people had no business being in the EU in the first place and de Gaulle was right in blocking UK’s membership.

[trackflak]

I don't like the anti-English animosity that seems universal in some circles. There is some room for ribbing but a lot of the time I wonder how much of it is merely and sincerely 'in jest'.

And that is another fear I share for the loss of a monarchy. Something familiar and deeply associated with our long history will be gone, and home will look even more like everywhere else.

[b800h]

We're uniquely unsuited to defending ourselves - British reserve flies in the face of speaking up and raising our voices - but it's so important to do so, and not just give the wreckers carte blanche.