As a West Virginian, I feel compelled to note dumber, flatter states whenever they call attention to themselves.
As a Briton I can feel smugly superior to rebellious colonists all over the globe.
"As a Briton I can feel smugly superior to rebellious colonists all over the globe."
You mean that place where the sun never used to set?????
And that's why there's no empire left (among other reasons) :-)