It’s astonishing how often english people foster the illusion that their culture escapes the scrutiny of outsiders. They seem to forget that its vehicle - the english language - is spoken universally around the world; so whenever english people speak, their potential audience is anybody else. Foreigners typically stay silent and don’t bother to engage, because british influence is negligible compared to america’s cultural imperialism; nevertheless, it’s not difficult to acquire an insight. Social media and the protracted brexit campaign made this easier than ever, because it encouraged the public to assert publicly and loudly their deepest convictions. It irreversibly undermined the artificial image of exceptionalism cultivated by the uk government in foreign relations. The reality of the English culture is neither private, nor a mistery to outsiders.