What Do British people think about the 4th of July? (independence, rating)
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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?
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 !
The US wasn't highest on our agenda back then anyway (India was).
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