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The UK as a whole isn't. The UK is a very interesting country trying to get out of its cocoon at the moment. This is going to be more of a struggle than most pe

• j-pb 6y ago
  Of course this doesn't apply to individuals. It's an effect of the cultural feeling of supremacy originating from it's former colonial might, combined with a fairytale like ethos originating from the monarchy. In a sense it is only natural to become a bit megalomanic if you're called "the united kingdom", a name so full of grandeur and dreamlike romance that even tolkien would be a bit envious. Combine that with 40 years of anti E.U. media and you get a situation where people vote against their own self interest because they think they are better off alone. I for one can't wait for our scrottish brethren and sisters to rejoin us. They may take your passport but they will never take our article 49.