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Old 07-04-2012, 10:28 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles County, CA
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Was wondering about this while watching the fireworks tonight - which are still going on as I write this. What do British people(either living in the United States or in the U.K.) think about the United States Independence Day Celebration?

Are you indifferent? Does it upset you - like rubbing salt in a wound? I'm curious - because a lot of people forget what we are celebrating - and to put it bluntly - we declared ourselves independent from a major world power and then proceeded to defeat them in a long drawn out war.

Does this bother current day U.K. subjects or ex-patriates? Is it considered a demonstration of American "arrogance"? Or do not care? What do you think?
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Old 07-04-2012, 10:30 PM
 
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The British don't care.

Great Britain is a case study for Arrogance!

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Is it considered a demonstration of American "arrogance"? Or do not care? What do you think?
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Old 07-05-2012, 12:24 AM
 
Location: Earth
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Why would they care?
They're going on living their lives.
The world doesn't revolve around the US.

Funny, I end up in London almost every 4 July.
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Old 07-05-2012, 12:24 AM
 
Location: California
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My daughter celebrated with bunch of Brits tonight, here in the USA. They like to party.
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Old 07-05-2012, 12:25 AM
 
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My British friends very kindly wished me and other American friends a happy Independence Day. I don't think it is something they lose sleep over.
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Old 07-05-2012, 01:44 AM
 
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Don't know and don't care.

Frankly, i don't think they contemplate it much. You know...because Brits tend to actually have a life.
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Old 07-05-2012, 04:11 AM
 
Location: Oxford, England
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They don't really care , I don't think they think about it all. Many restaurants and clubs use the 4th of July as an excuse to have American theme parties. It certainly not seen as a reminder of the War of Independence which was a long time ago....

We have lives, we just get on with them and if a party is thrown we enjoy it !
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Old 07-05-2012, 04:37 AM
 
Location: Texas
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I believe they call July 4th Thanksgiving, don't they?
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Old 07-05-2012, 05:38 AM
 
Location: Florida
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The Brits living in England don't care, and the ones living here use the day-off as an excuse to get drunk.
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Old 07-05-2012, 05:40 AM
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Location: Surrey/London
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I don't really care.

The US wasn't highest on our agenda back then anyway (India was).
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