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.

Maybe they boast about it in front of you as you insist on calling a game that invented, 'soccer'.

"Its because we're awesome"

Perfect illustration of why England is so disliked.

No way not aggrieved here, it’s brilliant to make the semis. You do sound a bit annoyed on this thread though.

I just don’t see where you get that from at all. Maybe from the media, but certainly not the man on the street. Genuinely, I am completely baffled. We are a nation who have made a national sport of putting ourselves down and taking the piss out of ourselves. If you compare our superlatives to the USA for example, their “AWESOME!!!!” would be our “not too shabby”. Bragging is seen as a very negative character trait in England.

@Dorisbonsonyou are not wrong but there is a massive timeline difference and that is very relevant. People love ancient Roman history because it is so long ago. Many of the atrocities committed by England are only a century or two ago, so there is only few generations and stories are still being passed down. I don't think its right to hate anyone for the sins of their fathers but I understand why you wouldn't be rooting for the nation that abused your great grandparents either.

Your ignorance Bubbles is shocking. But widespread in your country.
Probably why so many successful Scottish people move South.
Crikey even Sturgeon has decided it’s better down here. That says it all really.
I once went on a cheap holiday and there were crowds of men from Shots, wearing kilts and pushing trolleys of alcohol around. Their language and behaviour upset the locals. So using your theory, this must be widespread behaviour of Scottish people abroad????

Oscar Wilde - the famous Englishman.

You missed the interviews with the Norwegian fans then? Overwhelmingly saying that if they lost then they wanted England to win.

There are loads of nations and national teams that various other countries ‘hate’ as much or more than the English. Americans. The French. Argentina.

As has been said 700 times, it comes from the media and pundits.

What are they going to be like if we win it! Seething...heehee 😂

Bring it on England 👑

Are Britain in it?

Honestly, so what? My level of irritation isn’t reeeeally the point of the thread.

Where I live in Scotland is dripping with English immigrants telling locals how to run their communities.

Strugeon has moved south because she is a perjurer and everybody knows it.

It’s the same as on MN where America is always talked badly about. Which I find odd because the US is huge with lots of different people but we are always bashed as if we are all alike. 🤷🏾‍♀️

Britain?

Have you seen the footage of Morrocan fans in London? Do you follow football fan news and hear about the stabbings from non English teams? People seemed to be determined that English fans are the worst, when, while arrogant, entitled etc, we aren't deliberately creating a violent environment.

Idk you’re putting it out there whilst telling others they’re aggrieved.

Everyone’s happy here to be through to the semis. We have some excellent players. This we hate you stuff is better left on Reddit.

I think the Spanish have every right to detest the English on the basis of the revolting behaviour of so many ‘English’ tourists. If I were a Spaniard living in Magaluf, I’d hate us too.

It's very silly. Naive and ill informed.

Ha ha. They must be the misfits.

But if you look at the people who committed those atrocities - the ruling classes, the wealthy landowners, the slave traders. Those same people also terrorised the English.

Most English people descended from peasant labourers, who had their land stolen and whose families starved to death to pay extortionate rents to their wealthy overlords. That tiny band of powerful elites were our enemy too.

We are not your enemy.

It’s a debate love. I’m debating.

That’s great ‘love’. Nice weather here, England winning again. We’re happy not aggrieved. You? Irritated for no reason who knows.

A small minority in Shagaluf?
But plenty from Scotland too. Except they just call everyone English.

Come on.
We all know you can't tell a Scot anything. 😅