Hello, what’s the modern British attitude towards foreigners? In the past Britain (or the English at least) had this us vs. them attitude. For example, in the works by Agatha Christie the British preferred their own company. I read also books about colonial times such as Burmese Days by George Orwell and A Passage to India by E. M. Forster. Now, I know that it’s all in the past. But is it anywhere still a thing? When I was in England, I had this impression that people are mostly polite and they often smile. What do they really think? Do they like to befriend people of other nationalities, color, ethnicity? Or do they prefer to stick to their own kind, group, community? For example, I know that Britain is a very class conscious society but at the same tries to be accepting and tolerant. Is it something pushed and superficial or is it real? What do British people expect from a foreigner to be accepted? What is the expected behavior? I kindly ask you to answer my questions, please :)
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I’m a 27-year-old woman and I’ve never been in a relationship. I’m a virgin and I’ve never been kissed by anyone. I’m overweight and I struggle to lose weight, because I consume food to alleviate my emotional pain. I feel that people pity me, because no man finds me attractive. I think I have pretty face but my body isn’t pretty at all. I was rejected all my life and I feel that I don’t deserve to be loved. I yearn for love and intimacy. No man wants to give me a chance. I know that I must lose weight so that someone I like can like me back. It’s like an endless circle. Tbh, I prefer reading books to interacting with people. I’m so shy so sometimes I feel like a Victorian heroine in the novels I read. I’m not a loser though. I’m well educated and I travel a lot. Sometimes I just want someone to understand me. I don’t know if a man ever looks with me with love in his eyes, stroke my cheeks, kiss me. I don’t know. I feel ashamed for writing this but I think that it’s the only place where I can do it.