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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are there so many Brit bootlickers in here? That country is on a swift path to irrelevance. Economy tanking, brink of the Union dissolving, Brexit, growing xenophobia... like, why?[/quote]

LOL as if the US doesn't have a problem with most of those things... PLUS the possibility of getting mowed down by a machine-gun wielding psycho at the movie theater. [/quote]

The U.S. economy is significantly more robust than the UK's. The United States is not at any reasonable possibility of dissolving. Scottish independence is quite literally a very real possibility in the next couple of years. I won't even get into Brexit. Growing xenophobia? I don't think you've ever been to the UK if you think Americans are xenophobic.[/quote]

January 6 insurrection, election nullification, racial animus and global warming disasters = American paradise, right? PLUS getting shot at the movies OR school - you pick. But the economy IS a bright spot.Kids can get a great education in a wide variety of settings and countries  [/quote]

Racial animosity (not "animus") and global warming are not things that only affect America, not by a long shot, and are very real issues for the UK as well. I also never stated America was a paradise, so stop with your patronizing hyperbole. Kids can indeed get a great education in a wide variety of settings and countries, but its foolhardy and arrogant to believe that your kid who decides to flounce over to the UK for college should have the same advantages in the U.S. job market (or even more advantages) than an equally smart and accomplished kid who graduates from an American institution. The truth is an American kid with a UK degree will have significantly less social capital and fewer networking opportunities.

If you just want to feel posh and aesthetic and try out the European thing for a bit, just do study abroad for a term or two. I'm serious.[/quote]

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