Why does everyone hate us so much ?!

[englandd]

I’m talking about being English, spent alot of time on the cesspit that is Reddit this World Cup and the vast majority absolutely hate England, I known it stems from the British empire but as far as I’m aware it wasn’t just England who were bad back then was it ? I mean Spain and Portugal took a big part in colonialism too but why is it just the English that gets the hate ?
Last night I would’ve been genuinely happy to support Norway if they went through, I can’t imagine hating another nation so badly. Maybe I shouldn’t take it personally 😆

Aibu ? Do we deserve the hate we get from something that happened hundreds of years ago ? For what it’s worth the British empire were ruthless and I don’t celebrate anything they did, but I also don’t think we should be punished still for something that happened so so long ago.

Fan behavior + general meme/trendy-ness of it...

It isn't for any historical reason - I mean if you want to back to empire times, the French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, don't get the same hate.. If you want to go for more modern examples, the German and Japanese don't get much hate despite their atrocities.

For me, it started with general fan behavior, the attitude of traveling fans, arrogance of media mismatching the performances etc. And then it just spirals to become the "trendy" thing to join in on.

The same thing happens with domestic football - right now Arsenal (even before they were the champions) have been the club to dislike for a while.. People cite fans, attitudes, behavior online, but never really any specific reasons, it just becomes the done thing, and people get on board.

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Also for those saying that it is because people like to cheer for the underdog, so we will be rooted for more against Argentina... no chance! Argentina are so popular, world wide, all because of Messi - I don't live in the U.K. but instead a country that is not even in the world cup, and Argentina is a clear favorite here, and it is just because they love and know of Messi...

The only places that will be cheering for us next match will be Argentina's direct rivals, and the countries they just knocked out... I don't think we will have ever had such support coming from Egypt..

No, we hate how the media rams the England team’s mid successes down the throats of all the nations in Britain. It’s cringe and a bit desperate, and we are heartily sick of it.

I’m Scottish with an English husband. I don’t hate English people. This thread is about football.

Ha ha. This thread proves how lovely the Brits are, yet again. Are we actually the only people in the world with a wide ranging sense of humour?!

As I said im sorry this gets under your skin but we are gunna keep on dancing at the pink pony club

800 years of the British ruling Ireland???? I have seen and heard a lot of strange things, but this is up there.
It was in 1600 (400 years ago) when the "Plantation of Ulster" took place, with the influx of Scottish and English settlers, which was the catalyst for the religious split in Northern Ireland.
Then Cromwell conquered Ireland between 1649 and 1653.
Then there was the Battle of the Boyne in 1689 and the uprisings by Irish Catholic Republicans from 1789, which led to the ultimate Easter uprising of 1916.

Actually the chant is "you're shit, but your birds are fit". So they give credit where it's due...

You definitely dont get English humour

No hate here.

Absolutely crap.
They have been amazing and you know it.
Come on send the media links where English fans have been badly behaved. I am waiting.
You know it. Full of joy, excitement and cheering on one of the best teams in the world.
Meanwhile you lot can’t admit it’s all about hatred and bitterness. Get over yourselves and leave England alone.

We dont
Massive genrelisations bassed on anedotal experiences help no one HTH

But the English people alive right now played no part in that.

I've never come across any English person (in person or online) who looks down at the Irish! A LOT of British people especially here in the NW are of Irish descent. Literally half Irish on my dad's side, both Northern and Southern Ireland.

It’s very well documented that it was deliberate, (I have a degree in Irish history). Also the troubles was not the famine, that’s two different parts of Irish history by about 100 years.

People don’t ‘hate’ the nation, for gods sake 🤣

You’re not that brilliant or interesting. It’s not that deep.

But people turn up here going ‘you hate us because we’re awesome wwaaahhhh’ and it’s just embarrassing. As if the England team is the centre of the world and we all spend time sitting around thinking of new and inventive ways to dislike you.

Fair does but we have a lot of history to get through

Based on 30 years of travelling.

Like I said, absolutely no hate, but it is noticeable. Why I have no idea.

Ok love, you do you 🤣 No idea what the fuck you’re on about, but have a great time

This post nails it! 👏👏

It’s not that mid. It’s worth celebrating, as anyone else would if they were in the semis

Your pp did say ‘we hate you’ which seems full on

But if Scotland had got through to the semi-finals instead of England pretty much every England fan would be watching and supporting them.

Mid successes? We are in the final FOUR.
How many goals did Scotland score again?
oh yes - one.
Thats hardly success is it?

I know. Re read please. I am saying exactly that. It was deliberate, then there was the 16 rising, then came the troubles. I also have a degree in history 🤣

Again, you should have replied asking why they have a player who shared child sexual abuse material. For that, they deserved to lose in my opinion and I - like most of the world - absolutely adore Haaland and a small part of me was excited for him and Nyland to go through.

If I had £1 for every time I heard "800 years of oppression" as a child (English, relocated to Ireland, to my grandparents house where my dad grew up), I'd be a rich woman. Don't bother bringing logic into it.

@EssCarGo Go on any social media report about England winning a game and you will see people in the comments literally hating a nation. Mostly the Scot’s, who claim ‘it’s not just us everyone hates you.’ 🤣