Record number of Americans applied for UK citizenship as Trump began second term

https://www.scrippsnews.com/world/europe/record-number-of-americans-applied-for-uk-citizenship-as-trump-began-second-term

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Beldarofremulak@discuss.online · 23 pts · 1y

The Brexit UK? The one that still observes their monarchy and has a "House of Lords" with hereditary peers? That's the MAGA endgame don't rush it you will get there soon.

Walk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Are they stupid? The UK is headed in the exact same direction.

Obi@sopuli.xyz · 10 pts · 1y

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.

Duamerthrax@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Not every European country is equally easy to move too.

Fredselfish@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

What I told @Flyingsquid who I hsve not seen on here in a long while.

resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Y’all need a computer scientist? I like rainy weather and can pretend to enjoy tea. I can’t pretend to like beans on toast.

PixelTron@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

The coffee is good these days so you don’t have to drink tea, & cheese on toast with beans is amazing (has to be cheddar or something with some zing to it!), maybe a little onion or something grilled in with the cheese.

valkyre09@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

CATHEDRAL CITY!!!

AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

Holy shit, beans on toast actually sounds amazing.

Duamerthrax@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Sorry, the UK decided they didn't have any use for computer scientists after WWII.