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/Cabbage_Vendor ? Feb 22 '17

Seems more like you hate us than the other way around.

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u/BookOfWords United Kingdom Feb 22 '17

A lot of us don't. 17.4 million voted to leave, in a nation of 64.1 million. Millions of us are unhappy about the result and worried about the future and the loss of our citizenship. Then again a lot of people just don't care, or notice, or think it doesn't concern them. That's people for you.

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u/Cabbage_Vendor ? Feb 22 '17

True, it's just sad that many seemed to use this vote to go against the ruling government instead of against the European one and now you're stuck with an even worse one.

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u/BookOfWords United Kingdom Feb 23 '17

I'm trying not to think about it :/