Ask a Brit!

[GeorgeTheBoy]

1. Do you like your own country?
2. Do you like your accents?
3. Do you wish that the old colonies (especially USA) were still part of the UK?

Just wanted to answer some questions.

1. Yeah, the UK is a great country. National Heath Service, relatively low crime rate (where I live at least), good standard of living etc make it a great place to live. The weather is shite but, well, that's the UK for you. 
2. I, personally, find some accents annoying. The accents in Essex and Manchester can be annoying but it depends how thick the accent is.
3. Hmm, the British empire was considered a hyperpower, this brought with it a lot of gain but also caused a lot of issues. Trying to control a quarter of the world now-a-days would be a nightmare. The commonwealth seems like a better solution then having an empire. 

In terms of the US, India etc being a part of the UK. It would be good, but our relationship with both nations (especially the US) is already rock solid. So it's not really needed.

[Faustie]

Weed out the weak

ot: what is your genuine opinion regarding the British Empire

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As in, historically, what are your thoughts on the way the British Empire worked, it's policies and the
different ways you think it may have positively or negatively affected the modern day UK.

That's what I was trying to say, basically.

[Conn]

Do you enjoy tea, or did you say "*** you!" to the stereotype?

Let me sum it up, tea is aload of crap.

[Labrador]

1. Do you like your own country?
2. Do you like your accents?
3. Do you wish that the old colonies (especially USA) were still part of the UK?

Just wanted to answer some questions.

1. Yeah, the UK is a great country. National Heath Service, relatively low crime rate (where I live at least), good standard of living etc make it a great place to live. The weather is shite but, well, that's the UK for you. 
2. I, personally, find some accents annoying. The accents in Essex and Manchester can be annoying but it depends how thick the accent is.
3. Hmm, the British empire was considered a hyperpower, this brought with it a lot of gain but also caused a lot of issues. Trying to control a quarter of the world now-a-days would be a nightmare. The commonwealth seems like a better solution then having an empire. 

In terms of the US, India etc being a part of the UK. It would be good, but our relationship with both nations (especially the US) is already rock solid. So it's not really needed.

The NHS and police have been cut horrendously so I don;t see how they're good as they we're.

[Wood]

Do you enjoy tea, or did you say "*** you!" to the stereotype?

Let me sum it up, tea is aload of crap.

Please escort yourself to the door.

[James_Gaff]

As in, historically, what are your thoughts on the way the British Empire worked, it's policies and the
different ways you think it may have positively or negatively affected the modern day UK.

That's what I was trying to say, basically.

I wanna answer one so here goes,

My stance on it is, the way the world used to work was some-what based on who has the biggest army. This lead to Britain being a major power, ruling over colonies thousands of miles away. However, this did cause the birth of the slave trade, which I personally find as something atrocious. Alternatively, our colonies brought about things like Tea and Sugar for Britain, which shaped today.

My personal opinion. For all the goof they brought, they caused a shot ton of bloodshed and slavery, all of which I don't see as "worth it" for a few colonies.

[Labrador]

As in, historically, what are your thoughts on the way the British Empire worked, it's policies and the
different ways you think it may have positively or negatively affected the modern day UK.

That's what I was trying to say, basically.

I wanna answer one so here goes,

My stance on it is, the way the world used to work was some-what based on who has the biggest army. This lead to Britain being a major power, ruling over colonies thousands of miles away. However, this did cause the birth of the slave trade, which I personally find as something atrocious. Alternatively, our colonies brought about things like Tea and Sugar for Britain, which shaped today.

My personal opinion. For all the goof they brought, they caused a shot ton of bloodshed and slavery, all of which I don't see as "worth it" for a few colonies.

I wanna answer your answer so here I go,

The British Empire saw all right to do it as they had power, We gave civilisation to tribes which caused tons of civil wars today, We lost our empires due to the bloody World Wars. The colonies wanted new democracy and not high tax which is why we have the commonwealth which Is a stupid group of countries who have a commonwealth games for 0 reason.

[GeorgeTheBoy]

1. Do you like your own country?
2. Do you like your accents?
3. Do you wish that the old colonies (especially USA) were still part of the UK?

Just wanted to answer some questions.

1. Yeah, the UK is a great country. National Heath Service, relatively low crime rate (where I live at least), good standard of living etc make it a great place to live. The weather is shite but, well, that's the UK for you. 
2. I, personally, find some accents annoying. The accents in Essex and Manchester can be annoying but it depends how thick the accent is.
3. Hmm, the British empire was considered a hyperpower, this brought with it a lot of gain but also caused a lot of issues. Trying to control a quarter of the world now-a-days would be a nightmare. The commonwealth seems like a better solution then having an empire. 

In terms of the US, India etc being a part of the UK. It would be good, but our relationship with both nations (especially the US) is already rock solid. So it's not really needed.

The NHS and police have been cut horrendously so I don;t see how they're good as they we're.

Just because they've had some of their resources cut doesn't mean they aren't good. The NHS is still one of the best health services in the world.

It seems you take for granted the fact that you can go to the Doctors for an appointment and then go to the hospital for treatment, all without paying a penny.

Oh, and £8 billion has just been pledged to go to the NHS every year.

[James_Gaff]

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I wanna answer your answer so here I go,

The British Empire saw all right to do it as they had power, We gave civilisation to tribes which caused tons of civil wars today, We lost our empires due to the bloody World Wars. The colonies wanted new democracy and not high tax which is why we have the commonwealth which Is a stupid group of countries who have a commonwealth games for 0 reason.

You seem a tad uneducated as to the history of the British colonies.

Britain began colonising across the world in 1578 when Queen Elizabeth I "employed" Humphrey Gilbert to sail around the world for discovery and exploration. He intended to land his first voyage in the West Indies with the prospect of colonisation and engaging piracy, though this attempt failed before crossing the Atlantic. The same explorer set out on a second expedition but died and was succeeded by Walter Raleigh, his brother.

This is where it becomes somewhat interesting. Britain began expanding and colonising at this point. Traveling to small settlements, such as coastal regions of india, where the natives couldn't fight back against the British muskets and cannons of their ships. Many of these small colonies failed due to lack of people and growth of the area, but lead to greater "investments" of resources further down the line.

The British Empire was built off of a base of slavery and hardship for those seen as "inferior" human beings. Boats would be crammed with blacks and sailed around the world; many not surviving the trips due to illness or suicide. These boats would be infested with the flux, smallpox and scurvy. In a worst case, the captain of a ship simply left a bucket for the slaves to use as a toilet and denied them access to the deck. They would often spend up to 50 days below deck, seeing no sunlight on these journeys.

So the civilisations, which in reality were just those that survived new illnesses brought by the intrepid explorers, were entirely based off of dictatorship like conditions and funded by slavery. I mean, South Africa only recently became self-governed after a ton of hardship and subjugation to "The White Man". Nelson Mandela the Movie is an amazing way of truly seeing what they were put through and the time of change for South Africa.

You also say that a number of colonies that were once British are currently under a civil war? Facts to back this up? I did a quick search of "Ex-British colonies under Civil war" and found nothing of these supposed civil wars you speak of?

So really, the Empire wasn't a good thing. Also, you call the commonwealth a stupid group of countries but it's a group of countries that join together to promote self-governance of one British territories and allow for more freedom of these places in the world. They also work to promote literacy,creativity and expression in young people, so they're arguably more than

a stupid group of countries who have a commonwealth games for 0 reason

TL;DR: Stop being lazy and go history.