From: Tony Williams 

Mark wrote:
> Thanks. I thought it was interesting (and the site has had a number of
> thoughtful posts on a variety of subjects), but I posted the link to get
> additional points-of-view on it, since I knew we had a number of Brits here.

I'm actually living in the USA at the moment but I do keep in close touch
with friends and family in England. The perception of England over here is
remarkably different from the reality in many ways, but to be fair that
works the other way around too: most Brits don't know much about what
things are really like in the US either.

I responded to the post not just because of the misconceptions but because
I think he's got it exactly backwards. If anything, English
nationalism/patriotism is getting stronger than it was a few years ago.
I've noticed things like St. George's day and the English flag being
rescued from obscurity - it used to be that the English were almost
embarrassed to have a national flag, but that seems to be changing. Then
again, the ugly side is that nutters like the BNP are getting more votes.

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Tony

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