You're always more critical of your own country. People will talk about stuff in Britain, and I'll go: 'Aw, it's not that bad,' but at home, it's different. It's inside you.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
What I like about Britain is that I can live a normal life here.
The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst.
I live a perfectly happy and comfortable life in Blair's Britain, but I can't work up much affection for the culture we've created for ourselves: it's too cynical, too knowing, too ironic, too empty of real value and meaning.
In Britain, you never get away from the fact that you're a foreigner. In the U.S., the view is it doesn't matter where you come from.
I feel as much British as I do American. There's not much difference between our countries.
When I'm in the U.K. I find myself using a lot of Britishisms.
The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do.
When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.
It's great to be British, really. If anything happens, I'm back to my country. At least I have a country.
I am a Londoner and I love my home. There are many things about this country which drive me crazy, but when I am in America, I feel wrong there.
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