How do British people feel about the 4th of July?

It may shock you to learn that that the United States isn't the only country in the world and that our annual Fourth of July celebrations are not, in fact, a global tradition. Yes, I know, confusing, right? read more

Well I cannot answer for how the British feel about the 4th of July but I imagine it’s not a lot different from what most Europeans feel about the it. For most Europeans the 4th of July is the day after the 3rd. read more

With that in mind, I decided to ask a group of Brits how they really felt about the Fourth of July — and was shocked by their extreme candor."Americans are proud of their heritage and delight in the thought of knocking back the might of the British Empire over 230 years ago," wrote The Guardian's Saptarshi Ray in an op-ed back in 2007. read more