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

Terrific Tourists. Amsterdam wouldn't be the same place without them.

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u/porilo Europe Feb 22 '17

Terrific Tourists, very good tourists, probably the best.

As a Sapaniard who lived in Amsterdam for 5 years, I have to say the opinion I have of britons comes mostly from contact with the Amsterdam tourists and the Costa del Sol ones. The god-damn scum of the Earth. I want to believe that they're not the same at home, but when they're abroad they are trash.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17

Brit here, can promise that Costa del Sol and Amsterdam tourists are not representative. They are almost exclusively the worst half of the uneducated working class. All they're looking to do is get pissed up, the same as they fucking do at home anyway.

If you get on their good side, they'll be good to you. But they have almost no respect for strangers.