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Bien pensant English people are very enthusiastic about other people's ethnicities: oh, you're Armenian! How wonderful. You must be so glad to have such a heritage, they coo when finding out which part of 'foreign' someone is from; they are similarly enthusiastic about any foreign ethnic group's attempts to preserve their exclusive ethnic community and historical claims to land. But when it comes to the English ethnicity that foreigners perceive in them, they deny that they actually possess such a thing. How can this be?
 

version

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Bien pensant English people are very enthusiastic about other people's ethnicities: oh, you're Armenian! How wonderful. You must be so glad to have such a heritage, they coo when finding out which part of 'foreign' someone is from; they are similarly enthusiastic about any foreign ethnic group's attempts to preserve their exclusive ethnic community and historical claims to land. But when it comes to the English ethnicity that foreigners perceive in them, they deny that they actually possess such a thing. How can this be?

Orwell's often invoked along these lines:

"England is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of their own nationality. In left-wing circles it is always felt that there is something slightly disgraceful in being an Englishman and that it is a duty to snigger at every English institution, from horse racing to suet puddings. It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during ‘God save the King’ than of stealing from a poor box."​
I think you could probably say the same for America nowadays and not just England. A lot of people over there cringe at the national anthem being blasted before sporting events, etc.
 

luka

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All staff in london are indian now. Theyre all bumbling and incompotent but i guess theyll get used to it given time
 

luka

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The glory days were when aussies and kiwis did all these jobs. They were friendly and ultra compotent
 

luka

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The east europeans had terrible personalities but more or less knew what they were doing
 

yyaldrin

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in berlin all of the food delivery personnel and i mean ALL, are indian, there's not a single other nationality involved in that sector of the economy, they're a bit dangerous on the bicycle lanes and you have to be careful because they're driving these ridiculously big e-bicycyles and they're on the phone 24/7 i guess calling with their family? i have no idea?
 

luka

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But all the old staff have been liquidised and replaced with indians who have just arrived in the country and have clearly never had a job before. Theres no one to teach them and set an example so service standards have plummeted across the city. Theres only indians working entry level jobs.
 

hmg

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I dont think theyre genetically incapable of working in a coffee shop
Well no, it's the most basic job there is. Hard to think of anything less intellectually demanding. Same level as street sweeping, but without the fresh air and contemplative aspect.
 

luka

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You need to be alert though and you need to be quick and organised and you need good social skills
 

luka

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The kiwis and aussies were in hmos too but now they have their adventures in asia which is cheaper, nearer more interesting and way more fun than london
 
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luka

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Very noticeable that no young fashionable people visit london. Only massive squares come here now
 

luka

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Young people used to get drawn here fpr the music and clubs and fashion now its for harry potter and jane austen television adaptations
 
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