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/WeighWord Britannia Feb 23 '17

What's your opinion on Rome? Were they merely tyrannical, genocidal oppressors who contributed nothing to the world?

Read a book, lad. There are multiple facets to history.

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u/AbstractLemgth United Nation Feb 23 '17

Funnily enough, I don't idealise the Roman Empire either. At least the Romans didn't asset strip the countries they invaded.

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u/TheHonourableJoJo Great Britain Feb 24 '17

The Romans most definitely did asset strip the countries they invaded. The reason they occupied Britain was to take tin, Egypt was occupied for the grain harvest etc. That's all without even considering the mass enslavement of foreign peoples.

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u/AbstractLemgth United Nation Feb 24 '17

That's true, I remember some of this now. I guess that was a dumb comment to make.

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u/TheHonourableJoJo Great Britain Feb 24 '17

+1 For being far more civil than I've come to expect from the Internet.