SourGumGum@lemmy.world to World News@quokk.au · 8 days agoRecord number of Americans applied for UK citizenship as Trump began second termwww.scrippsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down13
arrow-up1123arrow-down1external-linkRecord number of Americans applied for UK citizenship as Trump began second termwww.scrippsnews.comSourGumGum@lemmy.world to World News@quokk.au · 8 days agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squareWalk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 days agoAre they stupid? The UK is headed in the exact same direction.
minus-squareObi@sopuli.xyzcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·8 days agoI can picture a few reasons. They want to GTFO/move to Europe, but not willing to learn another language, and they’re not aware of Ireland’s existence. They have ancestry claims to citizenship and/or other existing links to the UK. They watched too many British movies/TV shows and think England is nicer than it is. They’re getting jobs in London.
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoNot every European country is equally easy to move too.
minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoWhat I told @Flyingsquid who I hsve not seen on here in a long while.
Are they stupid? The UK is headed in the exact same direction.
I can picture a few reasons.
They want to GTFO/move to Europe, but not willing to learn another language, and they’re not aware of Ireland’s existence.
They have ancestry claims to citizenship and/or other existing links to the UK.
They watched too many British movies/TV shows and think England is nicer than it is.
They’re getting jobs in London.
Not every European country is equally easy to move too.
What I told @Flyingsquid who I hsve not seen on here in a long while.