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?
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.