John ʕ꘠ ͟ʖ꘠ʔ Ford

Things I LOVE about MY (British) culture that ARE being threatened; - Religion as PRIVATE and not anyone’s business. We aren’t Americans. No megachurches, no ChRisT is KInG, no loud preaching and big crucifixes everywhere. In my culture, you quietly worship, whatever your faith is, and mind your own business. It’s gauche and taboo to shout about it. - Boasting and performative cruelty as tacky. In the old days, you were trashy and uncouth if you loudly shouted about how rich and big and strong you were or nastily attacked other people or groups. We used to be famous for manners, that’s unfortunately been yankified. - Being PROUD of variation and novelty in our communities. I loved that I could go to a yoga class at a Quaker meeting place, chat with my Muslim friends about their plans for Eid, grab edamame for lunch and listen to live English folk music at the Bulgarian-owned village pub. I don’t want to eat bread and dripping and go to a sad cold church where we all believe the same thing, fuck off.