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?
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 🤣