Firstly id like to say i dont think im any better than anyone else. I love my Queen and country. Im just im glad i grew up around different cultures.
Im not prejudiced against my own race, but most my friends growing up were from outside my own. I've noticed how a lot of other cultures such as Hindu and Sikh cultures are so much more sharing and grateful for what they have and take pride in themselves and respect one another
I think a lot of people in my country are very ungrateful and in titled for what we have as a country. Especially my generation. They are constantly getting drunk at night and getting into fights. Not thinking about the over worked under funded services we have the privilege to have im are country who have to clean up there mess afterwards. Coincidentally most these people are the same people who praise the NHS on Facebook constantly but don't show it when out in public.
Are NHS and police are constantly getting attacked by people they are trying to help. I think if the NHS wasn't free people wouldn't do half the stupid shit they do and wouldn't take them for granted so much.
When aboard its always British people causing the embarrassment. Getting naked, shagging in the streets of Magaluf whilst high. when other people from around the world come to England they show the up most respect.
Its like the idiots are breeding to much to young in England and raising them to be most feral Jeremy Kyle wannabes.
Coronavirus is what's really let me down. British people pushing elderly people and pregnant women. whilst when they reports on the rest of Europe they are acting claim and polite. They are putting plastic screens up on tills now in shops to protect staff from the virus but not only that but aggressive customers who trying to attack them. Honestly were other countries do you get that.
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Britain is not the county people think it is. Most of us outside of London work shitty hours in factorys for shit pay and its not all pretty little peaceful villages full of cottages. Its dirty council estates full of addicts pissing in the streets. Were not polite at all if anything very past progressive and as you can see we swear a shit ton even when were not mad its just how we speak, we use swear words in everyday sentences. im not making fun of the working class either
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as the upper classes are just as bad for all what I've spoken about too. They just deny it and thinl they are better than us clips whilst I drink the second bottle of wine to themselves everyday after work but deny they are alcoholics because they are middle class and not doing it on a park bench.
They also keep going out when were ment to be in lock down. Its not fair on the police or the NHS they are trying to do a job and keep people safe whilst they give zero fucks for others.
If someone says they are proud of their country and that it is the best country in the world…. they're lying.
We have to accept our own country has good things and bad things. Thanks to TV, people also have a stereotypical view every country too (before even going to the country themselves). As you say too, people generalize a lot. It's even worse if the country is gigantic. What happens in my country a lot is that there are a lot of biomes (mountains, tropical, etc.) and people think all of the country is a desert…. And what you said about coronavirus in britain surprised me (because in my country something similar is happening). I don't doubt many other countries are acting like this. They seem like hypocrites to other countries :( . It's simply what it is and it is imposible to change everybody's opinion when you are just someone else from this world. so yes, I have los faith in my people, but I try to remember the good and cool things about it.
You mean Italians? I was losing faith and hated what my country was becoming. People felt more sympathy for Muslims, than they did for Italians. But Italian people have started to wake up, and our government in now anti-immigration and very pro-Christian, so there is hope for my country. But unemployment is still a big problem, especially in my region, which is very poor compared to other parts of the country. There is not very many opportunity for young people like me. Many people will also be surprised to hear that there is more crime here than people think. And I am not only talking about Muslims, but my fellow Italians. The mafia is still very active here, especially in my town, since I am right next to Sicily, and we have the highest number of pick pockets on the planet. It's very sad to see my people robbing tourists, who are the one people that are keeping our country alive.
Unfortunately most of Europe is getting that way too. England is just the same there's no real opportunitys for normal working class people, your lucky if you get to become a manager of a supermarket. Luckily England has left Europe so hopefully immigration will get tougher but everything else with the crime to. Only since lock down has the crime numbers gone down. Everyday a young person gets stabbed due to gang related issues.
Well, i'm from the united states, so i lost faith in my "culture" about the time i became capable of complex cognitive reasoning. ahahaha
One thing you mentioned, caught my attention, and that is you mentioned the Sikh culture.
I don't know much about their actual culture, or religion, but i do know a bit of Kundalini Yoga. It is a modern version of the ancient and powerful yogic techniques that began with the Sikh culture and was popularized in the west by Yogi Bhajan.
I would definitely recommend, that once this lockdown business is through, go seek out a Kundalini Yoga class near you. You will likely meet some of your better neighbors, and the practice of KY is intended to break out your royal or divine radiance. It's good stuff.
My own people are people... I'm British but that's down to a man made Geographical description. The reality is that I'd rather define people in a simple way and that is are they good people or not, prefixing that with a religion, a gender, a colour, a location etc is unnecessary. So do I lose faith in my own people, no not it there intentions are predominantly decent.
I think some of the points you raise are valid but I don't think that has anything to do with being English, I think that has more to do with people acting like arseholes because they are arseholes. As bad as this last couple of weeks have been and without a doubt as bad as the next few months have been, I have seen some unbelievable acts of kindness in my community and a massive willingness to help anyone in the locality who is vulnerable. They'll always be (regardless of country, religion, race etc) arseholes that let the team down, but (certainly in my area anyway) we should be concentrating on the unsung heroes as opposed to the few idiots that don't represent the majority of the people.
Your right there's been so many kind people out there helping the vulnerable just can't stand the ones who try taking all the glory on Facebook for social brownie points over just doing something nice for someone and being humble about it.
Oh fake humbleness is annoying, though part of me still thinks well even if there doing it for the wrong reason at least they are doing it. I prefer the humble good guys and they are the true hero's but in tough times you're always going to get self centred good guys as well. Essentially though I'd rather have more and more people helping each other, even if some of those are doing it to boost there own ego.
Would honestly love to, Canada is a beautiful place from what I've seen from my travels there but also extremely expensive to live there and me and my boyfriend don't want to leave are families
I have friend whos brother lives im canda and he drive over the a American border to do his shopping. Tax is very high in Canada. England my be expensive to but at least i dont have to drive to another country to get a T shirt.
Also like i said before i would never want to leave my family and my boyfriend has very vulnerable family members who he cares for who need him and myself to help out when needed and he has his business here too and it wouldn't be fair on his staff tp just pack up and leave. If it wasn't for family and business me and my boyfriend would have packed up and left by now
Luckily im be moving hopefully in the next couple years somewhere nicer with my boyfriend. We are saving for a house in the countryside. People are so much more supportive and friendly in the countryside
It’s so huge, and diverse, everywhere in the United States has a different vibe, and culture. Some of the places in more isolated places in my country are very sheltered, religious, and moralistic.
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