Do Europeans hate the Brits?

[Floofydawg]

We're in Spain at the minute and have encountered some pretty hostile behaviour. Not so much from the Spanish, as we speak the language, but from other Europeans. We've been coming here many years and I've never before encountered such hostility. It got me thinking, do many Europeans dislike the Brits?

Do you realise how opaque and silly you sound??!

Is English your mother tongue btw?

Somanypiessolittletime · Today 20:47

Did they though? I think most of the non-English posters have been climbing over themselves to say they've not seen any hostility against the English just some sort of "extra warmth" towards the Scots or Irish. Not you though. You said we were hated. I'd agree it seems likely that YOU hate the English, I'm not sure that most of Europe do. I certainly hope not and haven't ever got that impression when I've been in other European countries.

Sorry to post then same thing twice. Realised I forgot to quote what I was actually answering before.

I've travelled quite a lot and you'll find people all over the world that don't like the English. I now live in Northern Ireland but I've backpacked around Australia, New Zealand, North and South America and Europe. I'm English but find people believe we think we're better than others, we all don't tip (they're right), we don't even try to communicate in other people's language (imagine if someone came to a shop in England and just spoke french and expected the cashier to know what they are saying) and we don't respect other people's customs or beliefs. I've read English people leaving reviews on TripAdvisor of holiday destinations and complaining that people 'only spoke spanish' or 'didn't serve a full English' in Spain. 🫣

I work in a hotel bar in a small village in Northern Ireland and we get loads of tourists from all over and I'm surprise at how many English people will ask why our village has the Irish flag while the next village has the union jack. Ask about Bloody Sunday in Derry/Londonderry, the famine ect. Some people are just oblivious to all the hurt we've caused over the years and know only the good part of history not the bad.

NOBODY said there was "rudeness".... sighs

Not half as heavy as yours... equally balanced actually, chips on both shoulders!

I think you don't appreciate the diversity of the English so your pre-conceptions are really dated. Do you not think heritage influences they way many English people behave. In Northern Ireland isn't it something like 97 % identify as white British and it is not much lower for Scotland so maybe you are projecting your ideas on to the English population that includes a huge population and is significantly more diverse.

Got to say, you don't come across as someone who's particularly friendly or a good craic.

I’m very friendly and good craic to people who aren’t blatantly ignorant.

@Treesinmygarden NOBODY said there was "rudeness".... sighs

I think the OP saying people were being hostile to her is rudeness ........ 🙄. I didn't encounter any hostility either if that makes you feel better ....... sighs.

Wow, just wow! That's a whole new low blow!

I'm from a similar background to Cherryvalley5, so a person would have to be spectacularly stupid to think that...

As an Asian person on holiday, it’s always the Brits (don’t know if they’re English, Scottish, Irish or Welsh) and Germans staring at the brown people on the beach, Spaniards are blasé.

Well bully for you - I guess England didn't suffer the way NI did in the Troubles.

I think we're doing just fucking amazing compared to when I was younger!

Sweeping generalisations galore there. It was the British aristocrats and royalty that caused the family yet it is always the English fault?

It’s not ridiculous, it’s completely true and I’ve been experiencing it firsthand my entire life! You’ll have plenty Irish here will tell you the same.

We chose not to go to Spain (We chose Turkey instead) on holiday this summer because of all the anti British demonstrations. It has been made very clear that the British are not welcome and have been actually told to leave because they arennot welcome. It's always worth doing a little research before going on holiday @Floofydawg

Well NI shops manage to accept Scottish bank notes and vice versa?

Is this thread just lots of Irish, Scottish and Welsh people saying that Europeans hate the English?

I live in France and the French near me couldn't distinguish between the accents and really don't care or understand the difference.

Comments like that don't do your nationality any favvours tbh.

Famine not family.

No it's Irish, Scottish and Welsh people saying they get greeted warmly in Europe and English people thinking that means they are hated.

97%?
Was that a typo?

In 2021 42.8% of people in Northern Ireland identified as British (alone or with other national identities).

Eh???

Ignore it. She doesn't know the difference between legal currency and legal tender.

Cheques and credit cards are also not legal tender, but they are still acceptable ways to buy things.

I've been treated nicely by everyone that I've met everywhere I've been in Europe.

Oh well, English people are not hated, they are excellent tourists and spend a lot of money here. Americans...that's another story