Are some Brits just jealous that We as Americans built a great country after leaving the British Empire?

MacII

I'm a Brit and have been to the USA several times.A great country for sure and some great inventions and you have bought a lot of good and bad(Bush)to the world.I'm not jealous,I love my cousins.No problem with you at all and quite happy to visit and be friends....but love to live here in Britain as we still are a great and beautiful country too.
We have much to learn from each other

words_smith_4u

After 230 years, I'm pretty sure they are 'over' that by now.

cluckincom

not a bit old chap - good luck to you

0000000001

A British bank owns the house you live in!

CHRIS S

no.......................

Bulldog

I wouldn't say jealous as they are probably just as happy where they are as where we are.

Glenn F

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

TELL ME WHATS GREAT ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY RIGHT NOW????????????????

wavygravydude

Not at all. They just think differently. The ones who have never been here sometimes don't fathom the size of the US and how different regions think differently than others. Many confuse American Govt with the American people which I don't think really are the same thing.

Many of my British friends resent that Americans don't really pay attention to what is happening outside the US but so little is available here.

It goes both ways. A lot of Americans get no exposure to any other news, media etc.. other than American and that is because when you live in the center of the largest media producing country, hardly any other is ever filtered through and gets to our tv or our people.

Also the whole stupid Yanks versus dumb Brits thing really is tired, old and boring. Now thats said lets go have a Beer.

rogerglyn

Yeah!.

We are managing to get over it (ever so slowly and with a great deal of loss and sorrow) sob/sniff!.

What really impresses us poor Brits, is how you manage to walk around with your heads up your backsides.

Tarin

I am glad I live in a country where health care is free at the point of delivery to all rich and poor alike (the UK)

I am very puzzled by what I hear that Americans are much more "christian" than Brits on the whole - but so many support the rather "unchristian" system of health and social care in place in the USA at the moment. Jesus said - blessed are the poor at the sermon of the Mount as far as I remember - not let the poor get on with it its their own fault !

Fixxup

Fact is, you built a country, we built an empire.

Jealous?

No.

RedSnook

Haha, you're following our well worn blueprint and making the same mistakes-and some new ones- good luck Brave new world!

Joel W

There is a discussion that could be done there that could get very serious about good and bad countries.

Brits are working all over the world because they are very well educated, and have a type of education that provides them with insite other countries do not have. As they say in this world... they bring a lot to the table!

I am Apache German by the way.

Bob B

Yes i noticed that while your elections have been happening what a great and Educated nation you have become.Your advances have been truly great you have given us all George W Bush and used the Atomic bomb,LOL

jonathan d

I'm from England and to be honest we don't hate Americans anymore than the rest of the world hates you, as for being jealous well why would we have you been to Europe?, it's rich.
The reason why we resent America is because you guys watched us get broken by the Nazi's and only came in when you thought hey we can make a profit out of this war. Think about it imagine if you fought off the Nazi's single handed and then were charged for doing so and whats more to add insult to injury we went to war in Iraq and you still made us pay off our debt which we only just paid off in 2006!!
So in conclusion no we aren't jealous but Europe as a whole is ambitious and that's why America is starting to see us as an enemy because they think we want to challenge America.
Oh and the right "to bear arms" is the worse law ever created and for a nation of Christians along with the death penalty you sure do love your guns!
As for why brits want to work in America well Britain's workers are often lured away to foreign countries because we produce too many workers of a particular kind ie service industry and technicians whilst countries like America and Australia don't have enough of them workers.

Scouse

I'm not and I don't and what is more never have been jealous nor have I ever had any wish to live in USA were in some areas the level of poverty is worse than the slums in many parts of Europe. Those who come over the pond are going for high wages not to escape

Sunny Day

You would never of done it without John Wayne.

And you are going backwards Fast

jenningsnetty

i like your country yes, but Only as far as the mountains and scenery and wildlife goes.

but now you Americans are on the verge of spoiling that too.

how many over weight americans are there.

i only visit to ski and may consider living in a small town in montana or somewhere nice too.

but Chicago, new york etc nahhhh you CAN keep it

wolfie

Erm, no! I don't know anyone who thinks that. In fact. speaking for myself, I would have fought on the side of the national liberationists in your revolution. No country should dominate or oppress another. I would have joined the British dock workers who refused to work on slave ships that were going to the US. I'd have supported the North in the civil war, while the British ruling class supported the slave owning South. In fact, I'd support anything progressive that the US does.

However, most people in Britain, and indeed, pretty much the rest of the world, are worried shitless about what the US government is gonna do next! Because of our slavish support for your right-wing government, we have become a target for terrorism. I don't blame ordinary Yanks for the war, or ordinary Brits either. It's the actions of our governments that we oppose.

When people criticise the US, it's the foreign policy, and not the people that we oppose. You lot wanna stop being so paranoid!

woznotwoz

You really are getting people to bite on this one......lol

Richard_SM

I don't know anyone who's jealous? It's a very immature question.

With business being so international people travel with their jobs all around the world. It's not just one way you know, Americans live here as well.

Perhaps you should try travelling overseas?

RougeRambo

NO i dont reallly want to go there n lower my IQ thankyou very musch

Saundra N

Hi - I'm from England and I can assure you that as a nation we are not jealous of America or its people. I always thought we "played on the same side". We may, at times, not agree with your President or his decisions but we do not personally blame the citizens of America.
WavyGravyDude - billiant answer and yes lets all go and have a beer and then some good old "fish n Chips" for supper!

iusedtolooklikemyavatar

America has many great atributes.
Your right to keep and bear arms and many other great rights.
Your constitution is very similar to that of France - which is good.
You were right in many ways to shake off this countries hold you.

robert c

Not really!You will see a good many coming back to Britain as America takes second place to China as the dominant economic leader!To be honest America has peaked!

rdemeath

Is this a 'serious' question?
I didn't know kindergarden was out!

Thomasina Paine

Because they are a small island and don't have as much room for the third world invaders as we have.

pretty_18uk

they dont....

captain_cheesedick

I can't speak for the others, but I can't say I've given the matter much thought.

If Brits are jealous of Americans, I imagine it's the less intelligent ones. I mean, you've got Jerry Springer, they've only got Jeremy Kyle. And your food portions are massive at fast food places - and they make you have cheese with everything.

psymon

None that I know, and I know many.

Best of luck to everyone, that's what I say.

Josh S

First off I'm American, and I'm embarrassed by your question. Perhaps this kind of superiority complex is why we are in the state we are in now. I do believe that we have a great nation here, so, shouldn't Great Briton be proud of colonizing a place that became so great? I think so.

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