I was just saying that to my son the other day. He’s been more recently than I, but I’m so grateful I visited England at length, when it was still...England.
I have a friend from there (U.S. citizen now) - she goes back every couple of years to visit. About 10 years ago, she said it was fading fast and of course it’s just become worse. I ran into her last summer and asked when she was going again. She waved her hand and shook her head and her eyes filled with tears...she told me it’s now so alien she doesn’t want to go.
Very sad.
All these EU countries were once so great, so proud, so beautiful and civilized.
I hope the malignant influx never comes to my ancestral homeland of Ireland.