I’m originally from the UK but I’m now in Canada and I hover around some groups of people from the UK online and in person and I swear the Brits are the most whiny people to ever move anywhere. These people genuinely move to places and expect it to be exactly like the UK and when it’s not they shit on the country. Idk if it’s some leftover colonial mindset or something that hasn’t been removed from their psyche?
I’ve heard people complain that there’s no British cream (like the standard whipping cream which exists but is called something different) in stores, British bread, British seasonings, very specific type of curry called the brimingham balti which I don’t think I’ve seen outside of northern England. Amongst many other things and it’s absolutely mind blowing
Genuinely makes me embarassed to be in anyway related to these people. Anyone else get absolutely sick of your old countries people?
Brit in Japan here.
In my experience, the Brits I’ve met here have run the gamut. Some have been absolutely stellar people who represent everything good about the “British personality” - whatever that is - whereas others have been (to use my own country’s terminology) tossers, and there’s been everything in between.
Conversely, of the Americans I’ve met (which is quite a lot), they’ve been of a fairly consistent standard, so to speak. Most of them have been pretty decent types, but the exceptions have been…exceptional.
So, make of that what you will!