r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Feb 21 '17

What do you know about... the UK?

This is the sixth part of our ongoing weekly series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Todays country:

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The UK is the second most populous state in the EU. Famous for once being the worlds leading power, reigning over a large empire, it has recently taken the decision to exit the EU.

So, what do you know about the UK?

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17

ITT: British people complaining we're being shat on when really most people are being positive or just stating facts

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u/Redditorsarecringy Feb 22 '17

So do you consider that the north of england is grim, british women are ugly, food is bad and superiorty complex as positives, because that is the common theme on most posts on here and it proves that r/europe is truly a bigoted sub.

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u/EmmanuelEboue Feb 22 '17

Apart from the superiority complex that's basically what most English people say about themselves