Why is British Exceptionalism a thing?

What? With their current domination of Europe Germany is the most relevant nation in the world right now. Merkel is widely recognized as the leader of the free world, an informal title that used to be reserved for the president of the US.

>China
>Russia

Far less important that Germany.

It's more pathetic with them trying to remain relevant when social-geopolitical factors make it obvious they can't have that same influence. As a Brit I think it's much more respectable to acknowledge that fact rather than trying to pretend we still have a world spanning empire and have the same imperialistic clout as we used to.

>this tired meme again

English would never become the franca lingua if not for american cultural hegemony.

>yank posts

We set the time!

>germany
>important
>ever

they're only relevant to the world when they're trying to take it over

>russia
>more important than germany
>despite russias economy being absolutely tiny in comparison
russia is only as important as we make it seem

>Do Brits still believe they are a great Empire?
yes! Especially the ass backwards northern England where three generations live in the same house! The son who never had a job, the father who never had a job and the grandfather who lost his job in the mines. But don't worry they all voted for the Brexit and when it gets even more expensive to export ore to mainland Europe the mines are magically going to open again!

*Globish

Because this country was the greatest on earth

Reminder

>French replaced Latin as the most important language of diplomacy and international relations (lingua franca) in the 17th century. It retained this role until approximately the middle of the 20th century, when it was replaced by English as the United States became the dominant global power following the Second World War.[49][50
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language#History

Brits are so pathetic that even at the height of their "empire", they couldn't make English overtake French
Meanwhile, as soon as our hegemony started after WW2, we put frogspeak back to its place and made YOUR language relevant, something that YOU could never do in a century of "domination"
German diplomats had to use fucking French ("chiffon de papier") to communicate with British ones in 1914 (peak of the British "Empire") because English was still so irrelevant than no one spoke it outside of Britain, America and the irrelevant 3rd world shitholes that composed the British "Empire"
You pathetic bongs should be grateful that we made your culture relevant for you

>Because this country was the greatest on earth
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>he types, in Roman alphabet

This tbqh. Brits are just riding their kids coat tail

Why is American Exceptionalism a thing?
Do Americans still believe their culture not simply an extremist extension of British Puritanism and whiggery?

No, very few Brits believe they are a great Empire, it's absurd to argue they weren't though. I as a Brit think our cultural and intellectual contributions are second to none, I think the races that inhabit this island have distinguished themselves in ways that no others have.

A lot of people feel this way though, about their respective cultures. It's just easier for Brits to argue their case, especially when their language is the default one used, typed on computers using the world wide web. Consider the most formidable intellects humanity has ever produce, the most transformative individuals - anyone capable of objectivity will at-least observe a gross over-representation of brits.

>because English was still so irrelevant than no one spoke it outside of Britain
This notion that English would not have proliferated were it not for the USA is bizarre. It goes without saying that the USA was a major catalyst, but in so much as it perpetuated a process already in motion. The worlds most powerful country ceased to be a English speaking nation called the UK and became an English speaking nation called the USA. The USA, despite is secession was a nation made, and made great by Brits, for Brits. The sundering of political unity doesn't invalidate the profound influence the UK has had on North America.

Also I don't want to take the piss but the reason French lingered as long as it did was in part due the Norman legacy, the British ruling class was very well educated and members active in government often spoke several European languages. When the USA became #1, the old world found itself contending with a people who were un-apologetically monolingual. But before this it was not uncommon for dignitaries to have a working knowledge of English.

One thing that's hilarious though is how insecure Frogboos are about this whole thing, must be frustrating - having your greatness eclipsed by the island savages to the north. French was commonly spoken during formal occasions between people who didn't share a native tongue. OK? Does this make the fact Brits turned the greatest man France ever produced into a tourist attraction... twice, any less painful? I hope so desu Frogs, we don't hate you nearly as much you hate us.

Why do we not say Americans rest on the Laurels of their fathers?

Brits actually believe that they had a great empire lmao

But they also did.