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?

  • Disastrous-Focus8451@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    ve heard of immigrants clinging to their religion and customs and therefore becoming more conservative than their peers in the country of origin, but the kids born in the new country tend to adopt ways of life and customs of their country of birth.

    And the third generation often swings back to idealizing the old country as it was in their grandparent’s stories, especially if they see that their parents couldn’t really assimilate despite trying to.

    • LyleLanleysMonorail@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Yeah it’s really weird. You see this in other groups in other countries too. I’ve heard from my colleagues from India living in the US say that Indian Americans can be even more conservative than the average person in India.