I'm so sorry Hanna. I'm distraught that this is not the country I grew up in, or at least, not the one I thought I grew up in.
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I know. I know many people born here are disappointed, sad and desperate too. We are in this together, its hard for us migrants but it’s also hard for those who are liberal and want the future of this country to be open, accepting and diverse, and to endorse the values we have
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We seriously considered leaving at one point. Hope we don't regret the decision to stay...
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I cajoled Jon to leave London in 2005 d/t my 40th year existential crisis. We left a fab Brick lane centred life & great jobs, in a united, connected London post 7/7. Australia is now home. London is always missed. London how I remember it. Pre-
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I seem to be in a minority here but I don't see Brexit as a singular event. And yes, this is where I moved to more than a decade ago, it's not changed. The people who voted brexit in 2016 where the eurosceptics that scared me when I loved here in 2006.
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There's always been an element of that (particularly in the Tory party) but it was an undercurrent until a few years ago. At least, that's how I perceived it anyway - metropolitan filter bubble maybe. There has definitely been a shift in the last few years though.
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It’s not just how you perceived it. A few weeks ago there was a paper circulating about this. Five years ago British people didn’t care about Eu.
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Yes, exactly. People didn't care that much until they were told they had to.
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I disagree. I really do disagree. My experience moving to the UK (originally York) was a constant barrage of anti-EU stuff. It didn't get detected because the UK-born people have been drip fed it slowly over decades.
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What I am saying though is more nuanced than British people caring about EU. It is a set of specific steps and I noticed the media coverage before it culminated in "British people care about the EU". Specific steps need to be taken in order to turn the tide of public perception.
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The fact than many didn't notice is something I question though. Yes, maybe you all in this thread didn't notice, but I know plenty who did. They just didn't talk about it with you and don't tweet about it because of their exhaustion with this issue.
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I absolutely share this experience - despite being white. When people have mistaken me for being polish they’ve been less than welcoming, well before referendum. But that was an anti-foreign sentiment which is a different issue, albeit with considerable overlap
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