These are some excerpts of Portuguese immigrants in the UK:
>When I arrived here, I was surprised by the fact that the British speak about Europe and Europeans as if they weren't Europe or Europeans. Indeed, there's a generalised sentiment (to varying degrees) if a "us and them" mentality, observable even at the governmental level. >This leads to sentiment of brutal self-exclusion. Everything that comes from abroad is seen with some disbelief, however there are some foreign influences that have been integrated (ridiculously) by the UK: you can't buy a pack of pasta that isn't labeled "Italian", or even canned tomatos are invariably labeled "Italian" or "Greek", and like this examples, you have many more. >Because of that they've decided to reject the vast majority of foreign methods and ideas, and when forced to accept those methods and ideas that are better than theirs, they have to contrive a way to make them British in origin (which is ridiculous). As there is a self-imposed isolatinism, they completely reject knowledge and experience that comes from abroad, unless they can somehow nationalise it. >Truth is there are things that work very well, and they were the great creators of these things (like the NHS), but it I come to a point that I feel like saying "Fuck you, I'm getting the fuck out of here" >I might have exagerated my writting.
>The self exclusion pisses me off. >They want to force themselves into their own island. >An island separated from Europe. >In all aspects. >It almost looks like it's culturally acceptable to be miserable.
>Most Eurosceptic country acts Eurosceptic >What do you guys think of this?
Jose Barnes
This goes beyond Euroscepticism.
Cooper Nelson
Europeans are a servile lot who live to dance to the tune of the latest Caesar and worship at his feet. You cause us nothing but trouble and it's no wonder that we don't want to see ourselves as being among you.
Ayden Smith
Brits are a silly people. Don't pay attention to their bollocks.
Justin Reyes
The latest Caesar will subjugate your shit island and its subhuman inhabitants. We will fucking starve your island to death and make it a poor 3rd world country, UK is the next Ukraine, it will be annihilated. Then we will come and guillotine your queen on national television. After this, we will make England into an Irish protectorate .
That is what you get for committing betrayal.
Jack Lopez
Continental Europeans are the ones who are wrong
Jacob Kelly
The police state you live in and the influx of immigrants from the commonwealth have nothing to do with the other Europeans, it's your own making.
Jack Evans
>Then we will come and guillotine your queen on national television. I won't stop you.
Our country is ruled by N*rmans, AKA E*ropeans.
Jason Nelson
>Europeans are a servile lot who live to dance to the tune of the latest Caesar and worship at his feet. Says the "subject" of a country with a literal caesaropap-
>I won't stop you. Huh... maybe you're not so bad after all
Adrian Lopez
>Europeans are a servile lot t. crown worshipping police state. The concept of freedom is foreign to the an*Lo
Benjamin Foster
>Society that developed on an Island is isolationist
woah... stop the presses
Christian Gray
we invented freedom
Adam Price
You don't know what freedom is. Your nation has, since it first came to exist, never experienced even a hint of freedom. Not trying to sound rude btw
Ian Perez
> Until August 1914 a sensible law-abiding Englishman could pass through life and hardly notice the existence of the state, beyond the post office and the policeman. He could live where he liked and as he liked. He had no official number or identity card. He could travel abroad or leave his country forever without a passport or any sort of official permission. He could exchange his money for any other currency without restriction or limit. He could buy goods from any country in the world on the same terms as he bought goods at home. For that matter, a foreigner could spend his life in this country without permit and without informing the police. also magna carta
Kevin Brooks
Okay maybe I was wrong. What went wrong after 1914 though?
Charles Brown
Excellent post I genuinely find it hard to see Continentals as human, there's something so servile and ant-like about them They are like the Chinese
Landon Moore
>genuinely find it hard to see Continentals as human t. Cuntwig Cuckington, commander of Her Majesty's vessel named Arrogance XII
Alexander Wood
What are some European ideas that are better?
Kayden James
>he views "Europeans" as one collective group Brainlet: the post. The an*Los at my uni will get piss in their coffee tomorrow and the blood is on YOUR hands motherfucker
Isaac Collins
i feel closer to other commonwealth countries than i do to european nations. just because we're close in proximity doesn't mean we're close culturally. i think it has something to do with English being our native language. british people grow up knowing literally nothing about European countries because we're trapped in an insular bubble where all of our films, music, celebrities, etc come from britain and other english speaking countries. we have have zero exposure to europe. as a kid my idea of a european was rolf from ed edd n eddy, beyond that i didn't even know what europe was.
Ayden Gutierrez
me in the picture
Jeremiah Flores
>they completely reject knowledge and experience that comes from abroad, unless they can somehow nationalise it. Every country does that and always did. >American freedom fries >French l'ordinateur >German >H>R>E >Roman pantheon >pretty much any religion ever >pretty much any dish ever And so on. I don't see why would shit on bongs for this particular reason. Literally every human being regardless of nation has the urge to be a special snowflake.
Jayden Thompson
Interesting analysis. He's right in the sense that we see ourselves as British first, European second, but isn't this the case in every other European country? Why are we the only ones given shit for it?
Ayden Gonzalez
True, but Brits took it to a whole new level.
Jacob Jones
>we kicked their ass so bad they embraced freedom
Oliver Baker
That quote is fake though
Xavier Kelly
>just because we're close in proximity doesn't mean we're close culturally. Recite both of your national motto's to me.
The thing is that many Brits (like the one I replied to earlier) don't see themselves as European at all. While some, hypocritically enough, do see the Irish as Europeans. Don't ask, it doesn't even make sense.
Don't know why you're defending a snownigger anyway. The N*rmans acted like a bunch of apes in France as well.
Cooper Lopez
Yes we have been calling the rest of the continent "Europe" as if we're not a part of it because we see ourselves as different from the rest of you lot. How is news to anyone? You can all fucking read English.
>This leads to sentiment of brutal self-exclusion >Putting Italian flags on pasta
Fucking hell. We must be so cut off from the rest of the world.
> Because of that they've decided to reject the vast majority of foreign methods and ideas, and when forced to accept those methods and ideas that are better than theirs
Like what?
>They want to force themselves into their own island. >An island separated from Europe.
We're not just a separate island, we're *the* separate island. We are the only major European power that is a complete island and became a sea power that only intervened in the continent to sort out the balance of power. During the previous centuries we focused isolationism and built up the largest empire in the world while spreading our language and culture to areas of the world which we now feel closer to then our European contemporaries.
Is it really that hard to see how this culture developed? Are you so use to it that you just forget what language you communicate with and why?
Nathaniel Moore
>that pic saved
Jaxson Cox
>The thing is that many Brits (like the one I replied to earlier) don't see themselves as European at all. I won't deny that this is a sentiment that still exists in this country, but thankfully it's dying out. The older generation - blinded by Empire nostalgia - still think we're an entirely different entity from 'savage continentals'. That on some level, we're better than you, but you're all just too dumb to realise it.
On the other hand, my generation are far more likely to call ourselves Europeans and proudly so. But at the end of the day, we're an island nation and we're never truly, FULLY going to be able to shake off the inherently isolationist mentality that comes with that.
Julian Long
literally this my grandparents used to tell me that "to be born british is to win the lottery of life" lmao
Christopher Cook
>read this thread >mfw br*tish """people""" call us arrogants
William Bell
>students
Tyler Powell
Why German and HRE? The culture of German people came from HRE.
Brayden Cox
we really are absolute cunts aren't we?
Dominic White
Nope. Not even close. But you're right, it's silly of me to live in the real world. We should all sit around in a big circle, while clutching our copies of the Daily Mail, and perform a seance in front of a giant portrait of Cecil Rhodes. Maybe we can all will the empire back into existence!
Xavier Reyes
Yeah fuck 'em. I seriously cringe to hear Brits identify as fucking 'European.' Absolute ponce behaviour.
Aiden Thompson
"It is ridiculous and against natural law for an island to rule a continent."
Gabriel Gutierrez
just stop m8
Jack King
Yeah, I get it. The truth can be painful.
Logan Baker
Holy shit an island country considers itself as separate from a continent! Bloody hell what a shock.
Ian Reed
But we literally are European. It's not up for debate. Whether or not you personally want to identify as such, is your prerogative, but it doesn't change facts.
Zachary Davis
Yeah right? Japanese are not Asians, right? Hahaha dumb continental cunts