This American of Italian descent thinks Britain is great, the best ally a nation could have and our best partner in the world. I love Britain and Scotland. I cannot wait to visit again, I am waiting about 2 years.
Are we just a dinky little island that would quite easily fit into a corner of Texas or any other American state. **England is a very important country in the world. **
Do you view us as being a tad insignificant in the great scheme of things. NO
A nation of people with bad teeth (not true any longer) **In the recent past yes, but who cares? **
A people who are insular and unfriendly. **I never felt that, Brits always seem very friendly when traveling or when visiting, of course I mainly met them at Pubs or Castle ruins. Scots are very friendly. **
Just a place with lots of cute olde worlde monuments, cobbled streets, dark satanic mills, dreaming spires. **That is part of it, well except the satanic mills, I did not see those, but so much more. The country is beautiful and the grand olde buildings are wonderful, but it is also the country that began the industrial revolution and the parent of America’s culture. **
A country full of restaurants serving lousy food (again no longer true) **I liked Scottish restaurants, English food was still lacking in 1993. I’ve heard London is better, but has the food really improved all over England? **
Is there anything we have that you would like to see in America. **I am thankful we do not have your monarchy, other than great old buildings, ruins and castles what do you have that America does not have at this point? I guess I wish we had more history, but I do not know if that is what you were asking. **
Are we just a country that has shot its bolt. It is possible, but you’re not dead yet.
Jim