>One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings, is, that nature disapproves it, otherwise, she would not so frequently turn it into ridicule by giving mankind an ass for a lion.
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>Thomas Paine, Common Sense, Chapter 2
I'm an anglophile. I love England more than anything. I have always loved it. The culture, the people, England itself. I plan on moving to England one day and say goodbye to my worthless life in this country I live(Brazil) once and for all :D
I've been reading up on this kind of thing, about how Shakespeare was was apparently performed by some estimates more in Germany than any other land (this is Wikipedia mind you). But also obviously lots of people round the world hate Britain and England for a number of reasons, I'm just kind of curious about what you lot have to say about it maybe share some experiences and stories about it cause I'm genuinely interested, I've heard that my girlfriend's friends like Shakespeare a lot and her family and friends seem to read a lot of English literature (Jane Austen, Louis Carroll (Alice and Wonderland)) and they watch English gangster movies and their youngest watches Doctor Who (Dubbed of course is the tradition in most of continental Europe)
TL;DR: What are your thoughts and experiences on British and English culture and literature and it's influences?
Anglophiles make me feel both flattered and distinctly uncomfortable at the same time. It's a weird feeling.
Because I travel all the time, I have a lot of friends from around the world. Being English with a stereotypical RP accent and having taught English as a foreign language a couple of times, it's inevitable that I've also attracted a few anglophiles along the way - but I don't necessarily mind this. My anglophile friends love coming to visit, and I feel very proud playing the role of "tour guide" and showing them around. I am taking a degree in French and Italian, so I understand what it's like to be interested in another culture and I don't see the harm in it.
But then there are the anglophiles I'm not so keen on - the first question will be "Do you like Doctor Who?" "Benedict Cumberbatch is so sexy, don't you agree?" "Say <insert word here> in your cute little accent!" "Oh my god, what you just did then was so British! Squee!"** "I feel like a British person trapped in a <nationality>'s body!" "London is a perfect clusterfuck of joy and I would cream myself every day if I lived there!" You get the picture.
They don't seem to realise that their behaviour is patronising and that it makes me feel like they only see me as a source of entertainment and novelty, not an ordinary human being. Occasionally in life, it's nice to feel "special" - but most of the time, I'd rather people just considered me to be one of them.
So, I put it to this subreddit: how do you feel about anglophilia? Do you have any positive or negative experiences dealing with anglophiles? I'm interested to hear what other Brits feel.
** ^Somebody ^actually ^used ^to ^say ^this ^to ^me ^every ^time ^I ^did ^anything, ^even ^if ^it ^was ^something ^really ^boring ^that ^people ^do ^all ^the ^time. ^I ^wanted ^to ^slap ^her.
EDIT: More examples of annoying anglophilia:
- Somebody painting their nails with Union Jacks and referring to it as their "One Direction manicure"
- English people are apparently superior to, and sexier than, everyone else on earth.
- Getting pissy on 4th July, despite being American, because you are obsessed with England and apparently this automatically involves hating America.
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So tonight I watched Dasha's film, 'The Scary of 61st', and while I'm sure it's simply a case of delightful serendipity, this one scene just somehow felt a little familiar.
( The film sees two women, Dasha and Noelle, investigating the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Meanwhile Noelle's roommate, Addie (girl in the pics), has been possessed by one of Epsteins victims, a young girl, and starts dressing and acting accordingly, also becomes obsessed with prince Andrew. )
In this scene, Dasha and Noelle arrive back at the apartment and for the first time, they see Addie in her creepy infantilized state. She is dressed in a large hoodie and 'childish' white cotton panties, has clearly been crying. Among Dasha's lines in the scene: "Why are you wearing that?" and "What the fuck is wrong with you?".
Dasha and Noelle then go outside and have this dialogue:
D: "What the fuck is wrong with her?"
N: "I told you, she's a very sick girl and she's always been, like, into the UK."
D: "Into the UK?! Anglophilia is one thing, but pedophilia?"
N: "It's demented, even by her standards, I know."
D: "This place has bad vibes man, I feel fucking cursed just being here."
N: "What kind of fucking cuck bootlicker is even into the royals, the royal family?"
Anyways, I'm sure it's nooothing, just found it funny and wanted to share, in case anyone else might get a giggle out of it.
Phil
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Go post NSFW jokes somewhere else. If I can't tell my kids this joke, then it is not a DAD JOKE.
If you feel it's appropriate to share NSFW jokes with your kids, that's on you. But a real, true dad joke should work for anyone's kid.
Mods... If you exist... Please, stop this madness. Rule #6 should simply not allow NSFW or (wtf) NSFL tags. Also, remember that MINORS browse this subreddit too? Why put that in rule #6, then allow NSFW???
Please consider changing rule #6. I love this sub, but the recent influx of NSFW tagged posts that get all the upvotes, just seem wrong when there are good solid DAD jokes being overlooked because of them.
Thank you,
A Dad.
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They also play roles in Lord of the Rings.
I guess that makes them the Tolkien white guys.
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This is my first post pls don't kill me lol.
The people in the comment section is why I love this subreddit!!
Cred once again my sis wants credit lol
Keep in mind, my son is 4 years old, so everything is an original to him.
I had to work late into the evening yesterday, and he was just going to bed when I got home. I had left home for the office nearly 14 hours prior, had a long day, lots of meetings, traffic, etc.
When I walked through the door, I was exhausted, run down, and starving. My wife hugged me and asked how my day was, and I replied, "Done. It was a good day, but has got me exhausted. I just want to grab a bite and go to bed. I'm hungry."
From my son's bedroom, I hear him shout, "Hi Hungry! Nice to meet you!"
Not only did it make me laugh, but I completely forgot about how hungry and tired I was. I went to his bedroom, and we laughed together about it. It was exactly what I needed.
Edit: Thanks for all the awards, kind strangers! I'll let my son know y'all enjoyed his joke too!
I heard parents named their children lance a lot.
First post please don't kill me
Edit: i went to sleep and now my inbox is dead, thank you kind strangers for the awards!
