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There's a significant subset of Americans for whom in their mind Britain looks a lot like Narnia. Frankly the preponderance of cutesy Saxon village names that look and sound a lot like these are part of the reason.

That and the existence of people like Jacob Rees-Mogg.

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It's a little more sinister when you realize how much money, land, and power rests on those frilly, fanciful notions. It's not just Americans, but plenty of British people who fall for the illusion to some degree, much as many Americans buy into "Exceptionalism" or some flavor of nationalism.

Often the debate ends up centered around the monarchy, and then dies a quiet death when the turkeys in the HoL fail to support the notion of Thanksgiving.

Here's a screenshot of all the local by elections held in the UK on Thursday to compare for accuracy:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFMAyTLXsAAqM16.jpg

Pretty good.

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