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13 years ago @ The Lady Who Lunches Blog - The Great British Lie · 0 replies · +1 points

As person with a conspicuous American accent living in England, I get a lot of people starting up convos with me about the US vs. the UK. Many people almost immediately ask me why I would want to come to England from the States, as if it would be crazy for a person to do! I get a lot of people mumbling that they wish they could move to LA. C'mon! When was the last time you'd spent $2,000 on doctors' visits? I did, 2 years ago!

Before coming here, I definitely shared some of the preconceived notions of Britishness you'd mentioned in this post. But it does really bother me, disappoint me, rather, that instead of learning more about England through my interactions with people, I find myself defending my decisions, and furthermore reminding people about the merits of living here rather than in the States! In Brighton especially, I'd expected to meet people brimming with local pride. My tactic recently has been to mimic the British accent so as to avoid the questions and talk about the election instead!