**** Elections thread *****

[Poopadoop]

Seriously though, it's refreshing to live in the UK where everyone hates their own country after living in the US where there's so many jingoistic 'my country right or wrong' twits, and even Canada where most people are more or less oblivious to the idea of national feeling.

[BananaStand]

Seriously though, it's refreshing to live in the UK where everyone hates their own country after living in the US where there's so many jingoistic 'my country right or wrong' twits,

You must have left a long time ago. It's considered pretty hip for Americans to hate America these days.

All the cool kids are doing it.