For the foreigners, what are your thoughts on the politics, culture, the people, etc.?
And for the natives, what do you think 'Britishness' or 'Englishness' is?
I can't make up my mind as to whether I want to confine it to the UK, Britain or England - they are all such loaded terms.
I think I've had this conversation with my girlfriend in the last year.
I really have no desire to travel. The United States is massive, and there are so many different cultures that it would take a lifetime to even be exposed to them in all in this single country. I've already been to around 15 states, plus Puerto Rico. I've known people who have never left their city or their state in their lifetime.
But I wouldn't mind going to the UK. Not so much for political reasons, although it would be nice finally meeting other members of the libcom group, or posters I've "known" for years. No, I think I'd go because elements of popular culture are pretty familiar, but different enough that I've always been curious about them. I guess, specifically Caribbean or black influenced urban culture and music. That's what I grew up in, with hip-hop, salsa, reggaton etc, and I see grime, dancehall, dnb, garage or whatever they call it now the rough equivalents.