I agree.
Hi, everyone!
I was in England for the Jubilee, thanks to the free air tickets my husband got for my sister and me. Saw part of the flotilla through the crowds, saw Charles and Camilla leave Kensington Palace and got a wave and a bad photo, spent time in Canterbury and visited historic country homes.
1. It is still cold and wet in England. Most of the time we were there it was rain and 45-55 degrees. One day of sun in the 70’s.
2. Lots of fed-up Brits who volunteered political opinions to me, even though I didn’t ask. Points of anger include Muslims, smoking restrictions, regulations, taxes, and the EU.
3. Egyptian hotel manager in London who was very nice asked me what I thought about Mubarak. Being a diplomat (and unfortunately suspicious of Muslims even though this seemed like a very nice man) I said, “I don’t know much about Egyptian politics, but it does seem like Mubarak helped us for 30 years and then we just threw him to the wolves.” The Egyptian guy got animated and said, “That is what I think! Egypt is ruined!” So there you go with Obama’s swell foreign policy. No one will trust us again.
4. I expect anti-EU sentiment to swell in the UK. The Jubilee had a side effect of reminding the Brits about who it was who stood up to the Germans (and who surrendered), how they once had an empire, how they once had more freedom. One guy in Canterbury told me that Muslims had made London a sewer, and he wanted to know about the KKK! Honest to God. There is NO WAY they will vote for the EU if there is a referendum. And if Cameron doesn’t have a referendum, his government will fall.
Miss Marple, reporting European news you will not hear from the American media.