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Without descending to Jet Blast I'd only observe that for the last 65 years people in the UK have been forecasting the "imminent" collapse of the EU but it seems to carry on and even grow - and grow closer ............
I don't think it's jealousy or envy - I just think we see the world in different ways and we REALLY don't understand their commitment to the idea
Do you work on a day to day basis with many Europeans? I'm not sure those I work with would agree with you.