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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    The people who voted Brexit weren't concerned about their ability to side load apps

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Following the last few years the list of topics they were concerned with is growing very slim.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Well they were basically only ever really concerned about two things (immigration and muh sovereignty), they didn't give a shit about anything else, they'd even say it would be worth the UK going backwards for decades to get out of the EU.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    They are well on their way to becoming the 51st State!

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    52nd*

    Canada and UK act all haughty about being superior to the US but we have MAGA here and the UK has similar, and there is a reason they are called TERF island.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    Nah, that's Australia. Australia and the US are closer allies than UK and the US.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    I read that linguistically, Australian English is closer to American than British versions. Having never yet been there but occasionally having a Violet Crumble when available, I can believe it.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    It's a mix of both. For basic things like elevator vs lift, Aussies will generally understand both words and use them interchangeably.

    Historically there was a lot of British influence, but these days I feel like it's definitely getting closer to US English. A lot of media (movies, TV shows, YouTube creators, etc) in Australia is American, and a lot of American slang enters the vernacular that way.

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