American Reacts | Which Country Do You HATE The Most? | England | REACTION

[@BadBoyV1]

The problem with this video is they asked people in London, no wonder said England, the rest of England is brilliant

[@Terrahawk_]

The best thing I can say is that two things to keep in mind are 1) we have a self-deprecating humour everywhere in the UK and Ireland too and b) most of us like to travel. When you do it broadens the mind and you appreciate the world more. So for me I wouldn’t name another country to hate either.

[@thadtuiol1717]

The question is clickbait nonsense.

[@Whippy99]

I’m English by birth, Irish by genetics (with a healthy dose of Scottish) and British by choice. I’m proud to be all three.

[@mikedixon9089]

Same 😅

[@mikedixon9089]

The English are quite pragmatic and concise of our history the other nations in the union correctly have a grudge it’s nothing personal myself being English I feel British not English that doesn’t apply to the Celtic nations ironically I’m from Liverpool by birth so 50% Celtic so I feel a connection not political it’s a feeling ❤

[@SpartasEdge]

Nicely put Whiipy.

[@SpartasEdge]

​​@@mikedixon9089 'Righty' in your OPINION. Times have changed, this isn't the Empire anymore, generations removed.

[@jay71512]

Same lol

[@jameshudson2352]

I emigrated to Australia 8 years ago and I don’t regret it but I do think most people who say they ‘hate’ England are often overlooking just how beautiful and culturally historic it is. I took all that for granted when I lived there and I wish I could have it back now.

[@bdazzer8521]

Its now been culturally inriched in to a 3rd world nation

[@geoffsmith1479]

I moved to the US for a couple of years and I found I missed a lot about England, and I romanticised about it while I was away. Didn't take long to lose that feeling after I was back. Also, I daresay you'd be surprised just how much England has deteriorated in just those 8 years since you left. It really has fallen off a cliff post Brexit Anyway, you're right, there's beautiful scenery and some amazing history... but when you're queueing up at a food bank to get fed or huddled under a blanket because heating just got so ridiculously expensive, then that history isn't really worth a whole lot. I'm not going to say I hate England, but I have no love for it, and especially not the establishment that is feeding the rapidly growing wealth gap.

[@Jimmy_Jones]

I'm currently in Rome. Whilst the architecture is older. It's in poor condition. The UK just presents its history better. But the government is utterly incompetent. Society will be in ruins in a few years if nothing is done.

[@luapnitsua5859]

​@@Jimmy_JonesThat's a good point 😉.

[@martinwebb1681]

@@geoffsmith1479 ... I have family in the US so have spent time their over the years, personally I am always pleased to return to England as I find the US dreadful to be honest, I have always loved England for me there is no better place and I have travelled to a fair few places, but I'm always glad to return home to England.

[@danholland8722]

I'm 40, live on the outskirts of London and had only been more north than Norfolk once in my life (Blackpool when i was 18), so last year I went to Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Falkirk, York and Leeds, stayed one night in each place and had a great time! There's more to Britain than London

[@BadBoyV1]

100%

[@timothymartin5538]

Absolutely, I live just outside of London too, admittedly haven't been to Scotland, but that's just lack of interest, but I know so many people that have been to dozens of countries yet never travelled further north than Birmingham.

[@JackJohnCMG]

Tbf I think people just can't justify using they're holiday time off to go somewhere just as moderately miserable as the rest of the UK. I've also met a fair few northerners who have never been to london so defo don't think it's just Londoners being insular

[@lukespooky]

"England" is the only answer they feel safe giving

[@GrinnerUK]

They asked Londoners not Englanders.. Very woke in London and tend to say the things they think people want to hear

[@petrokemikal]

True.. I used to live in Lodon.. And Id be loaded if I could get a pound for every conversation I was involved in with people who are very opinionated about things they actually fail to understand.. Talk shit and then go to a party and back to your flat.. London life..

[@robertcottam8824]

@@petrokemikal Do they have schools outside London? I thought the rest of England was just factories, sheep and Brexidiocy.

[@petrokemikal]

No, what youve just described is actually london !!@@robertcottam8824

[@stephenpine2448]

If you're English right now , there's a tonne of social pressure to do 4 things : 1) Pretend that you love everyone and everything 2) Hate your own nationality, and especially its history - mostly because of the British Empire (even though that only accounts for about 150 years max of English history) 3) Forget our pivotal role in saving Europe in WW1 and then again in WW2. 4) Then once you've forgotten those... mentally self-punish yourself even more because of Brexit. None of this actually helps anyone of course .... but the pressure to do it is definitely there.. and I think that's really sad. Especially because if you know anything about European history over the last 500 years ... then you will know the other side of the coin too. An even-handed study of history will show that England has usually been a (net) force for good and for progress in the world. Even with ALL the failings and with the history of the empire. (I'm saying all this as someone who is half English, half Scottish but I live in England).

[@thadtuiol1717]

What bugs me about the empire is that all the Welsh, Scots and even Irish today try and pretend it was nothing to do with them, when if you've read anything at all about the actual people involved in it, from exploration, trading, military campaigning, and administrating it, people from aforesaid nations played a massive role, especially the Scots. In fact, the British empire was a huge Anglo-Scottish undertaking.

[@True_Heretic]

I don't feel that pressure at all. I think that you may be like a lot of people in our country. Far too subjective and opposed to any kind of change or rethink. (Opposition to change is only due when a society has gained perfection, surely Stephen? I don't do 1 2 3 4 or punish myself with Brexit. Then again Brexit destroyed the Pound and it will probably never recover completely. So maybe those that voted for it should give themselves a bit of a slap after all. We have made good contributions to other societies, usually to make our exploitation of them more efficient. We invented concentration camps (internment camps), found all kinds of imaginative ways of destroying peoples and their cultures, championed the Slave Trade, developed super rich Britons and way, way, way, more super poor Britons, and have a chunk of our population develop the narcisism that most imperial powers generate within a percentage of their nation. Yes, we stood against the Nazis, bravely and impressively. We invented so many many important things on a technical, industrial or medicinal basis that benefitted people all over the world (probably most of that by those on your Scottish side), and we have come up with some super cultural stuff, for sure. Like any other society we have good elements and bad, now and throughout history. There is nothing special about us. We are just human beings like everybody else.

[@patchworkpants]

I'm not mentally punishing myself over Brexit. Our messed up economy and destroyed importance on the world stage as a result of Brexit is doing a good enough job of that on it's own. It just made me realise how many gullible morons there are here. In fact it's raised my self worth because it's made me realise I am actually much brighter and more reasonable than half the population.

[@True_Heretic]

@@patchworkpants Nice one, Patch!

[@lillibitjohnson7293]

Maybe ask the indigenous populations of the colonised world if Britain was a force for good in their opinion after having most of their families either wiped out or stolen ….. its all relative not just white peoples perspective

[@wurble]

You have to remember politeness is a big thing in the UK. I think many of the people who said England were just afraid of appearing xenophobic or racist on camera, so just gave an easy cop-out answer.

[@Jimmy_Jones]

So the government currently is making the UK a great place to live?

[@martinwebb1681]

Yes I think many of them said it tongue in cheek.

[@True_Heretic]

I disagree. I think you misread them and projected your own philosophy onto their comments.

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

@@True_Heretic bet you're from the leafy suburbs that don't get shitey end of the stick though?

[@True_Heretic]

@@MarcoNegrisEye I actually live in social housing, you cheeky git. You lost your bet.

[@upsidedownsyndrome8254]

London is in its own little bubble so I wasn't surprised.

[@FurryWulfz]

Also one of the worst places to live in England. lol

[@bludgerabled]

Right but our problem is usually with the political side, not with the rest of England. Just like everyone else.

[@mikedon5205]

Think since brexit alot of londoners resent coming out of the EU because of their northern brothers and sisters .. Got to say on the brexit vote it looks like the londoners were proven right .. Too late now anyway

[@Hulks92]

I wouldn’t be surprised if the responses against England increase if you go to the north.

[@timothymartin5538]

​@@mikedon5205 not even vaguely, the problem has been that Brexit wasn't completed and now the country is neutered, all because of the London centric mentality of parliament. We all know we don't want another Brexit debate, but London is rarely right about anything, it's a different world from the rest of England, i don't blame it for having its own priorities, but it doesn't represent Britain in the slightest, making it an absurd place to be the political centre of the country.

[@barnsleymat]

There's a thing with a lot of people who lean to the left, they get a hard on slagging off England. They see every other country wearing rose tinted glasses. You get used to them, I almost feel sorry for them. PS. I've lived abroad for many years and came back, best thing we've done

[@martinwebb1681]

You really are generalising there matey, I am very left leaning but I love my country with a passion, England is one of the greatest places on the planet. A green and pleasant land without the slightest doubt.

[@dzod]

@@martinwebb1681 He's referring to the new left not the old left that you are.

[@HistoritorJimaldus]

Pointing out all the problems with the country (caused by right-wing ideology for the most part) isn’t the same as being unpatriotic - it’s a fact that other more left-leaning countries are doing far better - most are democracies for a start, the Uk isn’t. England should be a lot better than it is - those who really love this country want to improve it and boot out the illegitimate Tory tyrants instead of flag-waving and pretending everything’s fine or having an ‘I’m alright Jack’ attitude

[@chuckberet1521]

I was born in England, as were all my children. My parents were Irish. I love Ireland, but I love England too. Great history, and great people

[@KnightmareUSA]

It's edited, there are plenty of flag wavers in England on par with the USA, but even for somewhere as small as the UK there are many people that have never travelled outside of their hometown

[@animalcharitychannel]

English here.. High Energy Prices, we sold off all our assets, to easy on crime, NHS in crisis, Asylum problems.. I dont hate England but man its getting hard to love

[@homedogoli]

Yeah it's pretty hard to support the way we're being run right now, shame we don't have any good options... English people never want to say it but the NHS is absolutely fucked, what good is "free" healthcare when you have to wait 6 months or more to get an appointment with your GP?

[@phillwilkinson8319]

I'm not surprised about that.. London is like a country in itself, none of the rest of us are like them

[@The-Underbaker]

Looking at the people who said they hate England I could probably tell you exactly why they said that. I can also almost guarantee you'd get different opinions throughout England.

[@jrpeacock8695]

with out doubt you are correct.

[@MousePotato]

Exactly.

[@Forestgravy90]

Yeah metropolitan liberal wankers

[@fatsam2564]

I’m sure the government have something to do with it

[@MousePotato]

This must have been heavily edited because most of us love our country.

[@martinwebb1681]

We certainly do ... and I'd say with a passion.

[@martinwebb1681]

@@OneTrueScotsman ... Well that's a problem within themselves and not the country they reside in, some people are always looking for other things to blame for their own unhappiness. They could live anywhere on Earth and still find a problem with it.

[@timothymartin5538]

​@@martinwebb1681 well yes, but then alot of these Londoners are dumb enough to think that England is fascist, so at a certain point it just comes down to a lack of education.

[@Haven-Six]

yes the video reminds me of a dove advert. we asked 1,000 people and 7 liked our product

[@85stace85]

I'm from the North of england, but my dad's originally from southeast London. All his family and most of his friends have moved up north because its more relaxed and friendlier. My dad says he wouldn't move back down there if someone gave him a million pounds. 😂 There's not really a country I don't like, don't agree with some countries politics, but doesn't make me hate the country. Every country has nice things and bad things about it, and every country has nice people as well as massive muppets!

[@85stace85]

@@julianwilcox399 I suppose it depends on the place. My southern side of the family are lovely, my dad hates where he came from, says its totally different from when he was young. A lot of stabbings and such and gang crime now, and he says if you say good morning to a stranger in the street they look at you like youre a weirdo 😂, he came back to live up north 10 years ago and has no desire to go back down. I know there's nice parts, but where my dad's from... 😬😬😬😂

[@timothymartin5538]

​@@julianwilcox399 too true, though personally I despise Bristol, but the rest of the west country is gorgeous and full of welcoming people. Somerset in particular has to be one of the nicest places in the country.

[@TarnMoore]

The ones who say they dislike England are usually the self entitled uni students who unfortunately don’t yet understand how lucky we are living in England for quite a few reasons. Most of us English are proud to say we are from England and seem to have a pretty open mind though especially when you go to smaller towns and villages out of the cities.

[@martinwebb1681]

And why do so many people complain about the weather, we have the perfect climate here in England, that's exactly why the UK is such a green and beautiful land.

[@MarlynMeehan]

@@martinwebb1681 Yes I agree. We may complain about the rain and the cold and although we get some flooding now and again we don't get the extremes like hurricanes, cyclones, earthquakes and there are very few dangerous animals. What's not to like

[@sillybilly1662]

I am American and we love the English. Apart from the Scots and Irish most countries admire England and the British. With the Scots and Irish and some Welsh that is mostly political and little nations resenting their bigger neighbour.

[@jamesdavies3237]

English people saying england is shit is just self deprecating and being polite.

[@bushcrafty7274]

Er no

[@jamesdavies3237]

@@bushcrafty7274 politely Er yes

[@royevetts4900]

asking that question in London just exposes the fact that London is not part of England. Hence the King will have to ask permission to enter it. England has been trying to cut the ropes on London and let it float off down the Thames for 1000 years.

[@kamelionify]

I'm surprised it wasn't France, although I'm not surprised Londoners hate England most of them haven't visited it.

[@stephennicholson1920]

I think English people that hate England is mainly because of the politicians, the high taxes and the high cost of living. There is some beautiful places in England, and I'm proud of our long history, but it's an absolute wreck at the minute, mainly due to how it's being run.

[@lilyanaharforde3374]

It would be even worse under a Labour government.

[@stephennicholson1920]

Were all entitled to our opinion, and we don't have to agree.

[@brendanm6921]

​@@lilyanaharforde3374 a true labour party doesn't even exist anymore. Current labour are just a tory spin off. It was a true labour government that rebuilt this country after the war, gave us the NHS and backed the workers unions. Oh, the horror!

[@lilyanaharforde3374]

@@brendanm6921 Aye, I know. Labour no longer represents the working class and hasn't done for years.

[@brendanm6921]

@@lilyanaharforde3374 honestly, I think the whole of Westminster needs to be totally dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up. Get rid of Sunak, Starmer and all their buddies. Realistically, that won't happen though.

[@transponderful]

Typical I have met Londoners who have never left London. Some don't know about the rest of Britain. They think up North is Corby

[@imswat890]

Two things. English politeness. Can't go wrong if you pick on your own. Second because they are on an English street doesn't automatically mean they are English, Specially if it is filmed in London. I'm English. Proud to be English Equally proud to be British.

[@jitendrakulkarni69]

I agree with 'every country has its own beauty"! Except I'm not keen on France, Paris in particular. The vibe is so uptight over there

[@martinwebb1681]

They're bloody rude would be putting it more honestly. Especially in Paris and the surrounds.

[@will6376]

Everyone in the comments is correct but another main point I'm not seeing is that this is being asked in London... Londoners don't leave London and so aren't properly british

[@sillagegentpepper]

On travel to Scotland: you'd be amazed how many 'well travelled' people never venture north of Manchester. Even the Romans lost interest before they reached the border..

[@wardjunior1450]

Wait, how could that guy say he likes London but not England. It’s the exact opposite. London’s wank.

[@alanc1989]

London is probably not the best representation for the whole of England! The northerners wouldn't skirt around the question and would most probably give you an honest answer.

[@andrewmoore5628]

I would have said France, this is by no means representative, truth,we all love Americans they're our brothers.

[@joebaron7247]

I despise our politics but I love our people, history and landscapes.

[@mattf9406]

I guess these answers come down to interpretation of the question. Some may be taking it to mean things like the culture, weather, landscape etc. While others may be taking it more as the people and the way they are run etc.

[@Haven-Six]

I do not intend to upset anyone with this reply, just I'm happy to call out any absolute idiot that would consider mentioning the U.K or the USA in responce to that question. Of course politics are a problem for every country, but I'm sure consideration of others countries that allow such things as modern slavery that is very much a thing to some countires in the Americas, also a country that host a yearly festival such as the Yulin Dog meat festival China "The cruelty begins the moment dogs are taken off the streets or stolen from homes, crammed into tiny cages without food or water, before being killed in the most inhumane ways, Some media outlets have reported that dogs are intentionally tortured or boiled alive to improve the taste of their meat" they claim the demand for dog meat has declined to less than 20% of that population.... this is still over 280m people its sickening that a so called 3rd most ""Politically influential countires"" allows this. so hopefully any ignorant brits that prefer to hate on the UK over that, please move to a country you hate less, make the UK a better place.

[@diane9656]

Poor Jane ❤🇬🇧 The ones who said don't like England have probably never travelled abroad. I'm a londoner retired to our Lake District, you can't beat it 🇬🇧 I love the UK in general

[@timothymartin5538]

Cumbria is the gem I don't want any Londoners to discover

[@grindelston5968]

It's only because we put ourselves down, put each other down and put other people down for a laugh, it's just banter. We are Basically Australia without the stupid accents

[@TheBestPrevail]

London isn't really England.

[@johnharrison8648]

I love how polite most people are about other countries. Obviously people don’t feel the need to be polite about England.

[@gaelsomerville5163]

This is very English. We may take the piss out of other countries but we also don't take ourselves too seriously. And we like being in a country where we can criticise our own government (and not get shot).

[@posvid]

If you ask wanky studenty types in central London then you will get a lot of these self-haters but this is not typical of England.

[@stephenriley118]

They might as well ask "What country is it OK to say you hate, bearing in mind that an answer that is 95% of the world will get you cancelled with immediate affect"?

[@joshcrawford4076]

Being English even I was surprised on them answers. I love living here but I live in the quiet countryside which is beautiful... these guys seem to be living the city/big town life which can get overwhelming! Also the politics are becoming even more of a big joke these past few years so that might be a reason too (my guess).

[@martinwebb1681]

Yes I live in the country also and love England, but I grew up in London most of my life and have always loved London too.

[@josh8764]

I live in the countryside and hate it. Yeah the country itself is beautiful but the people ruin it

[@4Kandlez]

@@martinwebb1681 You obviously had the financial means to move to the country, most of us don't. I very much doubt you'd enjoy living in London today.

[@martinwebb1681]

@@4Kandlez ... No that is the very reason I moved to the countryside because of financial means, I could no longer afford to live in London so the country was the only option for a big enough house for me my wife and the kids.

[@raw6460]

They're asking people who live in London... they're clueless about the rest of the county. I'd never live in London

[@DBZYY69]

He was interviewing Londoners, they’re not real Englanders

[@frayserken]

Its a bit arrogant to think you a more English because you live in a village outside London

[@TheCornishCockney]

Well I’M very proud to be English and i love my country. Worked all over the world as a telecoms contractor and loved every country I lived and worked in,even Russia ! But I had a 7mth contract in Saudi and hated it,in fact it’s easily the worst country I’ve ever been to. Disgusting police too after some of the things I saw. By the way,worked in White Plains,near NYC and the people were very polite and welcoming,loved it.

[@lilyanaharforde3374]

Wherever Islam is violence and oppression reside and our beautiful England is becoming more Islamic by the boatload, every single day!

[@4Kandlez]

@@lilyanaharforde3374 Exactly, we aren't allowed to be ourselves any more in case we say or do something that "offends" someone, and we get arrested for it. Just look at the controversy surrounding that autistic schoolboy who dropped a quran and slightly scuffed it. This has to stop or we wont have an England, white British are now a minority in London and Birmingham

[@lilyanaharforde3374]

@@4Kandlez Spot on!

[@oli3437]

Yeah that guy picked a lot of self hating white liberal London people when London is majority non white and the half the whites are from Eastern Europe

[@djrizla420]

It all really depends on what you’re measuring, and I think the people in the video are basing it in different things. I like to think the people who say they don’t hate any country, are basing it on the people. The people who hate England mention the cold weather, but I think for some of them, it’s the politics (the same reason some choose America), seeing as we have had the Conservatives in charge for 13 years and the whole Brexit debacle, I’m not surprised some people are sick of it. The thing that gets me is that no one hates Scotland, despite how much the Scots hate us. I’ve noticed it with football, as long as the result doesn’t effect England, we always seem to support Scotland when they play. Admittedly, there’s some playful ribbing when they lose, but we mostly support them when they’re playing. The Scots on the other hand, cheer on any team that’s playing England. If we’re facing Mexico, you can guarantee there are some Scots wearing sombreros while the game is on.

[@daxrico266]

I think a lot of this is just a mixture of self depreciation and politeness. I doubt very much that those people disliked England more then any other country, but they didn't want to specify another to avoid offence

[@bryanjones5151]

When they interview someone from England, why is it ALWAYS London. I worked there for many years and don't feel that they represent the views of most English people. I think most of the people in this post said USA not because of the country and it's people but the mess that's being made of it by the Government in office now. When Trump was in power in was such a different place. Country I hate the most ( and the only country) is Russia. I'm welsh but spent a lot of my younger years away from Wales with being in the Army, then The Police in London and lastly The Prison service, This I joined to get out of London and ended stuck on an island (isle of Wight) for 7 years. I'm British through and through and proud of it. Also very proud of my homeland Wales. I love you Yank muppets and love you n your missis. BTW I spent most of this vid watching the dog...Sorry

[@Penddraig7]

It’s London, need I say more, if you want to get a snapshot of anything English or the mindset of the English, stay away from London, lol and I say that as a Welshman who if it was doing the whole rivalry thing and being biased I might jump on the bandwagon but in the interest of fairness I am not going to, as easy as that might be, I’d like to think I was better than that

[@ben31uk]

Anyone outside of lefty London would of said France

[@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922]

Lefty London lol better than the fascist right my grandad fought in the 40s.. Hitler took away the right to protest exactly what the Tory party are doing right now and mi5 biggest worry is far right extremism

[@sampeeps3371]

What does lefty mean to you?

[@andrewq159]

@@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922 You think right-wingers would do something like Lockerbie or 7/7?

[@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922]

@@andrewq159 no they holocaust ya 🤡

[@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922]

@@andrewq159 Lockerbie was a white guy and 77 bombings an inside job

[@dave1772XD]

What you don't realise is that we have a love/hate relationship with literally everything, and that includes our own country. That being said, as much as we hate each other, if someone else gets involved we'll forget our differences to teach you a lesson!

[@paulhanson5164]

Unfortunately there is no shortage of English people who like crapping on the place, its usually a reflection of their mindset.

[@geoffsmith1479]

The question is: are you aware of the scope of the reflection, as you in turn crap on the English people?

[@darrenfearon4288]

I am from England and I can understand why some of my english counterparts hate England, the cost of living, tired of failing prime ministers and apart from the beautiful tourist spots you see, the working class area's is a shit hole and the knife Crime .

[@powjj]

Ask anyone outside of London and the answers will be very different. France being the main one

[@ndboulton]

FYI these people are mostly saying this as banter... if it comes down to it, you know we consider you lot our brothers in arms.

[@ezio5631]

Scots dont actually hate england, just the politicians which im sure England and every other country in the UK can agree on

[@ianpilkington2037]

I emigrated to Canada from England 25 years ago, I hated it then but miss it now, it's weird

[@britasha1194]

As a Englishman, I hate London, government and journalists, not England. I think I dislike Saudi Arabia, Germany or France the most. I don't hate America... well I hate California, but that isn't all of America.

[@oscardawson2502]

The British humour is self deprecating and we enjoy being this way, so that could be one reason and another reason is that most of us hate our current government (as well as many of us disliking the royal family too) so we don’t like how our country is ran but love the British culture that the politicians aren’t involved in

[@kingfisher7687]

Love the dog watching tv at 8.20😂

[@Phil_A_O_Fish]

As someone who's half English and half Australian with Scottish, Welsh, Irish and French ancestors the only country out of all of those that I've ever visited or lived in is England which is unavoidable considering that I was born in Plymouth ( you know the original one and not your ersatz American version of it in Massachusetts? ). What I find really funny about this particular video that you watched is that he asked this question in London and I bet the responses that he would've received outside of that dump would be completely different. To put it bluntly if London and the southeast of England was an independent country the rest of us throughout the whole of the U.K. would probably say that we hate it. Incidentally, I've also lived in North America - mostly in western Canada but I also spent a couple of months in the U.S.A. - and the only country that I really hate is the U.S.A. I have my own reasons for hating your country, King Boomer, and they're too numerous to mention in this comment thread. Suffice to say that I found it to be a violent and aggressive place to visit and would never want to go there again....furthermore I've never encouraged anyone to visit there either; what's the point in travelling to the U.S.A. by plane and then being shipped home in either a coffin or a body-bag after being murdered by some gun-toting maniac because he's had an off day? Thanks but no thanks on that score, Mate!

[@amandaely9983]

South East?! You’ll find more England tattoos in Essex than anywhere else

[@Phil_A_O_Fish]

Ha, Ha, @@amandaely9983, that's so funny especially when it probably costs those people with such tattoos 10 times more than it would if they obtained them outside of Essex and the southeast of England, wouldn't it?

[@000dr0g]

The video Deutschland by Rammstein is the best examination of whether one can love one's country or not that I've ever seen. Tracing the history of Germany from ancient Rome's attempts at invasion, through to half of it being part of the Soviet Union (the group grew up in the DDR), via numerous other historical references, it is astonishing, and deeply rewarding in its richness.

[@Blue.723]

England is a beautiful country full of history.. I'd say the majority of those who don't like it is because we are becoming soft and losing our identity due to political issues from the government to "pc gone mad"

[@hanifleylabi8071]

They didn't even wave England flags at Football games till the 90s, there's no fixed universal English identity.

[@Blue.723]

@@hanifleylabi8071 one sport does not describe a single country's identity and neither does something that's only been around professionally a couple hundred years when a country is centuries old.. I agree with the fact the majority is British and not English to most foreigners.. But living in the places I have I feel its completely different.

[@hanifleylabi8071]

@@Blue.723 Not just football though, English and British identity were almost synonymous for many English people before the 90s. And last census saw just 15% choose an English only identy versus 60% in 2011. Very fluid.

[@heatherarnott5457]

There is an old saying that Scots think 200 miles is a long distance and Americans think 200 years is a long time. 😁

[@gybod9166]

England is just not a very pleasant place at the moment. People are struggling financially more than ever in a cost of living crisis, faith in the government is at an all time low with all the scandals and handling of covid in recent years. People are broke, people are angry, and people are at each others throats a lot and there generally feels like a big divide in society that's not really been seen since the 1980s. I love being English, but I must say I don't like England very much at the moment.

[@neilstonehill7196]

And that’s just in England is it?

[@gybod9166]

@@neilstonehill7196 When did I say that you string? Grow up.

[@YorkshireTripper.]

As an Englishman who does like England i can also see why a lot of people are picking England. For a small country we do get right royally shafted pay is low for most people cost of living is high ,The north south divide is gradually vanishing meaning its becoming just as expensive to live in the north (Leeds myself) . The weather is rubbish , too many silly laws the work/life balance is off we seem to work long silly hours for pittance only evident by all the strikes going on at the minute and hundreds of thousands using foodbanks. Just my opinion we do a lot of things right but equally get a lot wrong.

[@paulrollings9606]

Here in England we're not as patriotic as you Americans are about America. When we speak-up and cast our votes things change unlike the States.

[@katherinebirkett4706]

I find the landscapes of each country beautiful and more interesting than the one that surrounds me, but their beauty is frequently spoiled by the people who live within them.

[@timglennon6814]

I live in the U.K. I don’t hate my country, but I hate the way it is run. I think the people who said that they hate England is down to our Politicians, and the way they run the country.

[@lovelybitofbugle219]

We're just too nice to say anyone else 😂

[@MrsLynB]

Love my country. Born in England. Irish & Welsh grandparents. There’s Scottish in there somewhere to! I’ve travelled all over the world. I don’t hate any country. Each has its great bits & bad bits. We are very self deprecating also! I’ve disliked some places but you can’t generalise a whole country. On something small you didn’t like. We can dislike places for their politics . Or human rights issues. But for me on the whole I don’t hate any other country. I love my own country. When I’ve been abroad I’ve always after a while really looked forward to going home. I’ve lived abroad also & missed my country a lot! So came home. I love other countries to. Love certain places a lot & visit a lot. Love love love Paris. Love Greek islands. Love Africa. Soo many places. Don’t hate any x

[@watfordjc]

The BBC made a Six Nations advert in 2012 that could be somewhat analogous to this video. Based on some of the views in this comment section, and what happened to that ad, it's probably best to leave it for a try not to laugh challenge.

[@wolf0285]

This wasn't a surprise to me.. I've met people from all over, and they are always proud of and talk up where they are from.. Except us..English people will often slate wherever they are from..until the football is on and its 'coming home'. Then when it doesn't come home it's back to miserable. But they tend to stay. And yet we also seem to be a popular choice for newcomers. The Scotland one didn't surprise me either.. they always love seeing England fail at football etc.. yet we're constantly cheering Wales.. Scotland rarely qualify so can't cheer them on lol

[@djjonesy1519]

I'm amazed France wasn't mentioned. I get the Scottish hate against us but I still love them regardless and would be gutted if they was to leave the union. I'm English but obviously with my name my heritage is somewhat Welsh in origin. Then before that, perhaps migrants from Ireland.

[@Bumblebee12323]

The Scots are just bitter but that’s they’re problem.

[@leonrussell9607]

Scottish people don't really hate England, just the politicians

[@romz1]

Once people go out of England for longer than a short holiday ,then they realise how great England and the uk is

[@andrewq159]

For many to say England or the US is ridiculous. None mention enemy countries such as Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, N Korea or Russia - nor impoverished, war-torn countries like Somalia or Yemen. Are they trying to be politically correct?

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

It's very hard to genuinely hate something or someone you don't know that well. That'd be my guess.

[@vargr2089]

one guy mentioned Germany because of WWII, they aren't trying to be politically correct, that's probably something you would never find among ordinary brits, we can be quite brutal. the reason they probably don't mention those countries is because they aren't the first thing on their mind when asked the question, its that simple.

[@hendryde-lux4287]

No, they hate England because there's such a big portion of the population who seem to show a bizarre self pride in their ignorance, intolerance and xenophobia like it's a badge to be worn......just look at your answer Andrew, listing countries whose populations themselves should not be viewed with hatred but the dictators who ferment the violence, terrorism and oppression in the countries should.

[@vargr2089]

@@hendryde-lux4287 that couldn’t be further from the truth, but okay..

[@homedogoli]

@@vargr2089 Londoners are not ordinary brits though, and they are very politically correct on average.

[@northernfireworks402]

England can be great in many respects with or without the right circumstances for some but can also be a hell hole for others. Like all countries it has it's problems which drive you round the bend when never solved and sorted. I've travelled a fair bit and always appreciate on returning the cool temperature and the odd kind of order we practice. The cold and general depressive cloud over the country then gets the mind wondering again about warmth and alien climbs. We can't help the weather but it all could be so much better.

[@walesstar]

Unfortunately us Brits are being shamed about being proud of country,we not allowed to be patriotic anymore. Our pride seems to be offensive to people these days

[@pauldear6660]

When you live in London, it doesn't feel much like the England i was born in and grew up in unfortunately.

[@87leeb]

I live in England and I have never been to Scotland but I have been to other countries. I have heard that the problem with Scotland is that its full of mosquitos and worse than that, lots of Scottish.

[@AlphaGamer1981]

try living here for a few years and putting up with the bollocks we have to deal with. Its expensive, we pay tax on tax on tax, housing is expensive the more money you earn the more tax you have to pay. Oh and did i mention its expensive? Oh and halfway through your video, your lampshade was running off

[@louissanderson719]

Progressive tax brackets are normal through out the world.

[@JungleTunes94]

Of those saying English id say 33% are just being polite or joking,, 33% are British not English, 33% just hated the fact that London voted 1 way in the referendum and the rest of the UK another so really do consider themselves seperate. Personally im British and while I regret leaving the EU accept that it happened. I dont really see how you could hate an entire country, Germany theres history there, 1966 and 1990 stick out. US is like China or Russia and probably fair game but its not the people just the system

[@richardssult913]

We have a similar situation here as you. Love the country NOT the government.❤

[@iamwatching5743]

Truth is its cheaper to get an all inclusive holiday for a week in europe than it is for a long weekend in the uk most ppl want to leave the cold weather

[@daviesjon]

London. Of course! The general consensus for the whole country.

[@raymondadams7570]

most people i know have been to scotland ,ireland and wales from england

[@neilburgess9652]

It's familiarity, the same reason some Americans don't like where they live

[@soulgalorememories9921]

When you visit the UK, don’t spend all your time around London, visit the sights of course, but get out and about to other areas. London is fine for what it is…a huge capital city that is in it’s own little bubble. Most English people outside London would not say England as the country they hate most. I’d have thought France would have got plenty of votes. Hate is a big word though and unless you have experienced any country for a good length of time, you shouldn’t really be hating it. One final point…..I have rarely met anyone that “hates” America in England, we take the p*** of course, but it’s all good natured and friendly.

[@yusaf2324]

I've been in living in Britian since birth and honestly have no interest in visiting Scotland.

[@Cruithneach]

That's a win-win then, ace

[@watfordjc]

The country most people probably dislike the most is the one they've spent enough time in to build up a list of things they dislike about it. I dislike the government (both little g and big G), the weather (particularly heatwaves, polar vortexes, floods, droughts), collapsing infrastructure, collapsing services, stupidly expensive infrastructure projects (how can Hinkley Point C be "the most expensive object on the planet", 50% over budget, and nearly 3 years over schedule?), lack of housing, high rents, high utility bills, fruit & vegetable rationing, no-one being able to say where on the planet a tracked parcel is, a lack of parking spaces, useless departments/agencies/quangos (Trading Standards are about as effective at getting illegal wires/cables/plugs/fuses off the market as the Environment Agency are at getting anglers sewage-free rivers), customer services so bad at complying with consumer rights law you have to be willing to go all the way to getting a CCJ against a company (or reach the stage of a winding-up petition), censorship of the Internet (whether by the Premier League or a halfwit), low wages, zero hours contracts, building on the green belt...

[@dondorian]

so about the one that said hes never been to scotland.....its tough like if you have 1 holiday a year you dont want to just trek up the road to the same climate (or worse in some cases ) so its totally understandable considering you can travel across to france for cheaper...he looked mid 20's? so yeah it would be the worst thing on my mind at the age to trek down to england for a holiday ....now not so much now but aye back then for sure

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

It's a bit of a broad question , politically there are plenty I could think of , if you are thinking of the people and Country most places are great . As for England being named , London and a lot of our City areas are overcrowded , we have a cost of living crisis and it's cold . I wouldn't want to live elsewhere , and a lot of the answers were tongue in cheek .Once the sun comes out things look so much better .

[@maximushaughton2404]

To be fair, the only thing I was supprised by is, that no one said France. As a whole the British tend not to dislike countries, we may dislike the politics of a country, but that is not the country it's self, which is also why the answer of England came up as much as it did. Wehe same answer English know about the politics here, more than we know of other countries. The daft thing about it is, that if those people that said they disliked England heard someone from outside the UK give the same answer, they may get a bit pissed off at the person that said it.

[@Westcountrynordic]

In my 55 years of breathing I've been to Scotland twice and Wales three times ( even though I live on the English/ Welsh border for over 10 years)

[@Bumblebee12323]

Not one of them had one bad thing to say about Scotland, funny that.

[@martinwebb1681]

I'm English and I love England, I have been to Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and they are Okay places also, but for me I really love England, especially the rural parts and smaller country villages which are all truly beautiful ... as for Scotland I have never been and don't really have any desire to go either, it's just too cold and miserable that far North for my liking. 🙂

[@thomasskinner2259]

visit in the summer its not siberia 4 fecks sake

[@timothymartin5538]

I find Scotland deeply uninspiring, and I love bleak weather

[@paulwilson2651]

Funny how this last 2 Weeks the North of Scotland has had the highest temps. I don't like the UK because of England.

[@JJMiddleditch]

Well you've reacted to road rage and 'Little Britain'. These two things for me might give you a clue why people don't like it along with the weather. Football chants, sense of humour what makes it special. London can feel super crowded and small. I guess it's on a par with New York in that way.

[@weeddegree]

That’s London for you

[@MaximusJohal]

Since leaving the EU, i feel American stuff has come over really quickly like food chains which were considered dangerous before..... Now NHS has American Pharmacies which means alot of dangerous and expensive meds

[@sutty85]

We had these chains before the EU b 😂😂🤦🏻‍♀️

[@sutty85]

The ripping off od thr NHS started with labour pre 2012.

[@louissanderson719]

The first guy needs to get out of London it seems….

[@bdazzer8521]

Londons spreading out, won't be long till its cultural joys finds its way to all

[@amoonray]

Being english doesn't mean anything anymore

[@louissanderson719]

@@bdazzer8521 this interview is a bit shit though. Asking the most insular people in England what they think 😂

[@timasprey6845]

We are proud to be British, but the country has gone a bit to the dogs of late, politics ruining the country, but the general people and the physical country itself is good. So I'd say it's the feeling in the country at present people don't like than the actual country itself

[@andrewq159]

@@timasprey6845 It's still paradise compared to Afghanistan, El Salvador or Burkina Faso, yet no-one mentioned them.

[@nikkihayes5411]

I used to ride my motorbike to Portugal (precovid)for a few months but really hated travelling through Spain.....got so sick of the people and their odd eating habits that i only stayed for two weeks and went to Gibraltar for a break,then went back to Portugal as fast as i could.....got just over the border, had a coffee and a pastel de nata and could feel the tension melt away....stayed for another year then rode up through Spain so fast to get backto Blighty🏍️💨💨💨💨💨👍