My dh has some friends who come from another country. They are a couple, I have to admit that I don't know them very well, they were his friends pre-me and baby. He sees them every now and then. They are pleasant enough, quite friendly actually.
Anyhow, they have just had a new baby and we were invited around, was very pleased to be invited and looked forward to going.
They had some other friends there, who were also from the same country. (DH and I are from England). The lot of them could not stop slagging England off, and I felt quite cross about it, as this is where I was born, this is where I live, this is where my children will live and grow up. I quite like England, it's not perfect, but bloody hell, it's home.
These people mingle mainly with people from their own country, they try to recreate their own country here (fair enough). But they seem to hate it here, the following things seem to be a common source of complaint:
The British in general, their bad attitudes, lack of work ethic, lack of sense of humour, etc
The children, fat, lazy, rude.
The schools, no pride in uniforms, not enough sport etc.
The parenting: Giving children too many options, making them "spoiled", etc
The food: all imported, tasteless fruit etc.
The weather: Rubbish
The young women: Slags, the blokes drink too much, are not as beautiful, handsome and fun and sporty like people from their country.
But, they seem quite happy to live here and earn pounds, use the NHS, (which they complain about too). They quite happily travel around Europe, go skiing, and generally make the most of being in Europe. Although their "real" holidays are when they go "home" every year.
AIBU to have felt so cross when they were slagging off our country right in front of me, as if I should feel this way too? Even if I did feel this way, it's like someone shouting at your child, it's ok if I do it, but don't want a stranger to do it.
Still fuming....