There is a substantial difference between Britain and America. They get lumped together for weird historical reasons, but despite inheriting colonialism/imperial ambition it’s important to note that America invented “hating the British” long before everyone else joined bandwagon.
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Of course, quickly after, America also invented “pretending to hate the British as a guise for naked colonial imperialism”, so I get why this is problematic to untangle. As always South Park gets it right, can’t remember which episode but the one where Cartman visits 1776 USA
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An easy confirmation from this; there’s probably a lot more in common between southeast Missouri and the Congo than there is between Minneapolis and Liverpool (or wherever the fuck; I don’t know UK cities, just that Birmingham seems cool on TV)
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no :(
I read the michael crichton book though, so
no :(
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Neither have I, but viewed from any non-Anglo culture, the US and UK are really close. There’s no way you’d think they’re not if you’d lived in a non-Anglo culture for any length of time.
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I’m probably being overly combatitive here. I guess I still get a little triggered by this website sometimes. All my tweets are from a super gonzo US perspective that I imagine I’d find incredibly boring if I lived in a country where actually interesting things are happening.
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Culture eats geography for lunch. The only Brit relations you can meaningfully compare the US to are Canada, Australia, and New Zealand,
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Something you could probably convince me of. If you know of a TV show that elucidates the difference...... :D

