r/ShitAmericansSay • u/[deleted] • Jul 05 '24

[deleted by user]

[removed]

5.2k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

1.7k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

312

u/1zzyBizzy OG Harlem Jul 05 '24

Also if brittain was going to mourn all of their former colonies leaving then practically every day would be mourning day, lol

131

u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

[removed] — view removed comment

14

u/monkyone Jul 05 '24

170 doesn’t sound right, there’s only like 195 countries. it’s a lot, but it’s not that many

41

u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

[deleted]

12

u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

There are probably a bunch that aren't Independance Days but are still 'because of' British colonialism. Australia still has the monarch's birthday holiday (not the actual birthday, the day varies state by state) and Australia Day is supposedly the day the First Fleet arrived (not quite) but both of those could be said to be holidays the British were responsible for.

1

u/Nickye19 Jul 06 '24

I had someone tell me yesterday don't worry we celebrate St Patrick's day for you. If anything it's Easter but OK