> From the outside
You should try visiting the inside.
More generally, we Brits draw a measure of distinction between cultural pride and nationalism: the former is good, and we have plenty of it; the latter is viewed with suspicion, for good reason.
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Their attempts to claim culture is governed by strong borders is also hilarious when an hour's drive in any direction from London would expose them to people they probably wouldn't even realise are speaking English.
I've always wondered why people who so proudly claim to not be from here speak with such authority about how it is to live here.
It's Fox news claimed no-go zones and Sharia law cities all over again. Utter bullshit.