Stay proud to be British, you're a really nice bunch of people. i can confirm that as I have lived abroad and you don't meet nicer thatn the British (well there are a few not so nice ones, but in general).
The thing about the British is that they are tolerent of perhaps too much and they moan in silence unlike the French who go up in arms about the slightest thing. The British don't want to get like that but the peolpe's voice needs to be heard!!!
Why do most immigrants cross France to get into Britain, because it's much harder for them to stay here, it's endless papers in France and the French are hot on ID. They need to tighten up the system in Britain, paper and admin are not pleasant but do have their purposes.
Looking at it from an immigrants point of view, if you had atough life somewhere and thought you could do better for yourself and your family, well you would probably do the same thing!!
Just stay nice, that's all, having lived abroad I can guarantee that you are!!!
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