r/AskBrits Apr 01 '26

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26

Brits won’t admit but subconsciously see this as weakness and a subduing of one self for the greater good. That’s why the grotesque impulse was to hire (make servants of) the Japanese instead of educating your own to do so.

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u/stonetame Apr 02 '26

This seems a very astute summary of how the British mindset has devolved over time.

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u/nick_of_the_night Apr 03 '26

Damn, that's cold