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?
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The British use seasoning?
As an American I can say it just depends on the Americans.
Some are great and some aren’t. One cannot generalize
I relate very easily to every nationality besides Americans. Americans like to talk about pop culture and sports. I don’t know anything about pop culture and sports. I can talk about just normal life stuff with people from everywhere else, but it often makes Americans uncomfortable. I’m 34 and still don’t know how to talk to most Americans.
In some ways I’m much happier living abroad than at home. I certainly relate to people much better.
Brits love to bring others down to make themselves feel better. For example, rub it in your face if you made a ‘bad’ purchase.
It’s a cultural thing but I am very keen to trace the origins of this peculiar insecurity.
Guv, take a look at the Berlin expat infested subs and your view of Brits will improve 😅.
Yeah, I’m tired of people from my source living in my destination country complaining about my source country.
They seem to forget how rubbish the source country is.
Names left out because one of them may come whine in my ear and I have to much of a headache for it haha
🇺🇲 > 🇳🇱
I have a small, limited group of American friends and I have to limit my time with them or I want to yell at them to move back. For the most part, Americans don’t make an effort to learn the local language, complain about the salaries here, don’t make an effort to learn local food or spices (or just complain that all the food sucks here), don’t learn the local culture or cultural differences for holidays. Aye people, move back if you don’t like it so much!
On and off. As with people all over the world in all situations, some of them suck and some of them are ok.
If i hear norwegian while im on vacation, i avoid the spot for the rest of the vacation 😂😆
you’re not alone 🙋♀️🙋♀️
They are always looking for the best Sunday roast….
Honestly yeah, from time to time. I’m British-born living in the Netherlands and I know British people who’ve lived here for longer than I have yet barely speak a damn word of Dutch, while I’m here 11,5y deep and damn near fluent without taking any official language courses or whatever. Like, I get it. Not everyone is gifted with languages, but that doesn’t give you the right to not bother and ultimately perpetuate the stereotype that British people are lazy with new languages. It really paints all of us in a bad light.
I generally don’t bitch and moan about the differences between the UK and NL, BC I chose to come to NL. Yes I miss the occasional British treat, but I’m ok with consuming Dutch goods. I actually quite enjoy making my coworkers do a trouble take when I do something particularly British, it’s funny 🤣 like Tuesday just gone I had beans on toast for lunch and my coworker was so baffled 🤣
Yeah I’m from the us living in the uk in an area that has more Americans in it than anyplace else in England (military base nearby) and people complain so much about the things we can’t get or that things are different or about the UK’s prioritization of recycling or that there aren’t drive throughs for a lot of things.
I try to give people slack because many of them didn’t want to live here, just got orders to do so, but even still it’s insane how averse they are to new experiences. There are people who live, send their kids to school, shop, go to the grocery store (even though base groceries are more expensive), and work (civilian spouse) on base, never leaving because it’s “so convenient” AKA they don’t have to leave their American comfort zone.
There are reasons I’m ready to get back to the US but in the mean time im in England and it seems logical to just make the best of it.
I avoid them like the plague, lonely at first but at least you don’t end up in a home from home with a group of your own countrymen
Portuguese here, currently on my second host country (the UK curiously!) and I can entirely relate. Home country seems like a dream when judged by the group-think of people with the same nationality.
I think it occurs more with groups connected only by their origins other than anything more meaningful. Would those people be your friends in your home country? If not they’re probably just reverting to nostalgia to fuel that connection.
I tried to connect to Portuguese people in my city in the Netherlands. It’s exactly like that, the only way I’m able to connect with most of them is through shared cultural references but I can’t stand the endless whining about the food and the weather.