Originally Posted by
Foxdeux
This is based on anecdotal observation but having parents from Hong Kong while I grew up in North America, the general idea from my parents generation was that the British always knew what they were doing compared to the North Americans. There was always a sense of pride when they spoke of anything British, but anything that was American was considered second rate. I on the other hand have seen the exact opposite, it feels like the Brits don't know what they're doing. Swire, Rolls Royce...........BREXIT. It just feels like Britain's best days are behind them.
Well you can't escape the grey people any more.
Before you could go to HK, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Canada or some armpit colony and get away from them for a while, there was even some adventure to it. You couldn't get the same beer EVERYWHERE and the same toothpaste EVERYWHERE and the same TV EVERYWHERE.
Can't escape them any more, so they just drag everyone down to their level, everywhere.