Also thought Poland would be higher. Should be higher.
I don’t consider Ireland an ally. A friend maybe but certainly not an ally.
I am surprised to see Japan that low…I would have thought they would be much higher (somewhere close to Italy) considering the collaborations we have with them when it comes to commerce, defence (building the next gen fighter jet) and all the other bits that people on Reddit like to compare (tea, monarchy, driving on the left side, island nation, previous imperial power, small houses, rains a lot)
CANZUK 👌
Every EU country: Overwhelmingly positive, “enemy” is almost margin of error
The EU itself: 25% “enemy”
>Israel more generally hostile than Saudi Arabia
Spicy
1% see Ireland as a hostile threat to England while 17% see Israel as a hostile threat to England?
17% see israel as an evil threat, well that is something…
Not gonna lie I don’t consider Spain to be an ally. Having an unjustified and hypocritical territorial claim against us and constantly violating our territorial waters with its navy is hardly a friendly act. They certainly aren’t a threat but not a friend.
Sweden is really high. Never seen much of a uk sweden link before.
Sweden is the top non Anglo-Saxon country on the list, huzzah fellow Britons from a Swede! 🇬🇧 🤝 🇸🇪
30% friendly on Saudis is crazy
The problem with this poll is that it treats “don’t know” as the same as being neutral. But those are not the same thing. If I say that I think China is a rival that is neither friendly nor unfriendly, that isn’t “don’t know”, but that would be the only option on the poll. “Don’t know” doesn’t mean “neither”, and vise versa.
Portugal is not on the list, but it’s actually its oldest ally on paper.
Why does 1% of UK citizens consider Poland a threat? Lmao
why is the list of countries so random?
The Netherlands too small for this polling? Even if its like DIRECLTY adjacent? that’s some bullshit.
France isn’t at the bottom. We used to be a proper country.
Even if you dislike some of the other options, it seems outright ludicrous to view any of them besides Russia and China as generally hostile. Even China is kind of a stretch.
China spies on us and is a geopolitical competitor, but then the US spies on us, too, as an ally. Only Russia really stands out as openly and broadly aggressive and adversarial. None of the other countries even remotely qualify, like Israel or Saudi Arabia, let alone the EU.
As a Canadian I am deeply disappointed that even one Brit could see us as generally unfriendly. Let alone a hostile threat!
In what world are we even rivals? We’re besties.
I just want to know who is represented by that 1% who consider New Zealand to be generally unfriendly to the UK. I want their names for our ledger.
India under Modi having a better score than the EU is crazy
France here. I get the running gag from History but seriously, we are allied for +100 years…
I love you guys.
Luv’ me BBQ’s, Kiwi’s an’ Maple syrup. ‘ate Russkies. ‘Nuff said.
If I don’t see my country here, is that a good sign?
I have lived and worked in both Ireland and Germany and felt more welcome and comfortable in Germany.
The poms are alright, unless we’re playing for the Ashes. Then they become Australia’s mortal enemy.
And obviously the least trustworthy European ally is us. Well, fetch the cow.
That one Guy: Everyone is an enemy
Buh, where is PORTUGAL? oldest ally??
Sincerly britan, first you kill the portuguese monarchy, now you are ghosting us except when u need to get drunk in the Algarve.
The fact that some people voted that Russia is genuinely a friend and ally is actually bewildering.
Turns out the constant threat to nuke is just “Friendly Banter”
I like how Brits still hate France more than Germany despite WW2, lol. Rivalry goes deep.
_Poland – 52%, Ireland – 52%_
Poland is second Ireland. **As prophecised.**
I want to know who is seeing Australia as generally a hostile threat
Funny to see perceived opinion about Saudi Arabia and the s$&@load of weapons the brits keep selling them regardless.
10% of this response group just went through the list “Dunno, dunno, dunno, dunno, dunno…”
France should be 100% friendly rival, we have truly fallen as a country. King Charles must retake Calais!
I think more Britons believe India to be an ally than Indians who believe Britain to be an ally.
I mean, this kinda confirms there’s an Anglo world (five eyes alliance) which is somewhat hostile to EU (not to claim they are openly against EU but covertly some of their policies are anti Europe). Culturally UK, US, Aus and Canada are more similar to one another than they are to Europe. I don’t see this changing anytime soon. UK was the creator of this sphere but after WW2 US overtook this role and now Anglo world is American world.
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Russia is evil Australia
Poland as friendly rival? Can someone explain this one?
Man, EU placing below Japan and India is weird. Were only Brexiters asked?
Sad Portugal noises
Holy smokes, what has France done to the UK for >15 percent to see them as unfriendly?
Why is Portugal missing from this ? Oldest alliance that is still in force, in the world.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Portuguese_Alliance
Also thought Poland would be higher. Should be higher.
I don’t consider Ireland an ally. A friend maybe but certainly not an ally.
I am surprised to see Japan that low…I would have thought they would be much higher (somewhere close to Italy) considering the collaborations we have with them when it comes to commerce, defence (building the next gen fighter jet) and all the other bits that people on Reddit like to compare (tea, monarchy, driving on the left side, island nation, previous imperial power, small houses, rains a lot)
CANZUK 👌
Every EU country: Overwhelmingly positive, “enemy” is almost margin of error
The EU itself: 25% “enemy”
>Israel more generally hostile than Saudi Arabia
Spicy
1% see Ireland as a hostile threat to England while
17% see Israel as a hostile threat to England?
17% see israel as an evil threat, well that is something…
Not gonna lie I don’t consider Spain to be an ally. Having an unjustified and hypocritical territorial claim against us and constantly violating our territorial waters with its navy is hardly a friendly act. They certainly aren’t a threat but not a friend.
Sweden is really high. Never seen much of a uk sweden link before.
Sweden is the top non Anglo-Saxon country on the list, huzzah fellow Britons from a Swede!
🇬🇧 🤝 🇸🇪
30% friendly on Saudis is crazy
The problem with this poll is that it treats “don’t know” as the same as being neutral. But those are not the same thing. If I say that I think China is a rival that is neither friendly nor unfriendly, that isn’t “don’t know”, but that would be the only option on the poll. “Don’t know” doesn’t mean “neither”, and vise versa.
Portugal is not on the list, but it’s actually its oldest ally on paper.
Why does 1% of UK citizens consider Poland a threat? Lmao
why is the list of countries so random?
The Netherlands too small for this polling? Even if its like DIRECLTY adjacent? that’s some bullshit.
France isn’t at the bottom. We used to be a proper country.
Even if you dislike some of the other options, it seems outright ludicrous to view any of them besides Russia and China as generally hostile. Even China is kind of a stretch.
China spies on us and is a geopolitical competitor, but then the US spies on us, too, as an ally. Only Russia really stands out as openly and broadly aggressive and adversarial. None of the other countries even remotely qualify, like Israel or Saudi Arabia, let alone the EU.
As a Canadian I am deeply disappointed that even one Brit could see us as generally unfriendly. Let alone a hostile threat!
In what world are we even rivals? We’re besties.
I just want to know who is represented by that 1% who consider New Zealand to be generally unfriendly to the UK. I want their names for our ledger.
India under Modi having a better score than the EU is crazy
France here. I get the running gag from History but seriously, we are allied for +100 years…
I love you guys.
Luv’ me BBQ’s, Kiwi’s an’ Maple syrup.
‘ate Russkies.
‘Nuff said.
If I don’t see my country here, is that a good sign?
I have lived and worked in both Ireland and Germany and felt more welcome and comfortable in Germany.
The poms are alright, unless we’re playing for the Ashes. Then they become Australia’s mortal enemy.
And obviously the least trustworthy European ally is us. Well, fetch the cow.
That one Guy: Everyone is an enemy
Buh, where is PORTUGAL? oldest ally??
Sincerly britan, first you kill the portuguese monarchy, now you are ghosting us except when u need to get drunk in the Algarve.
The fact that some people voted that Russia is genuinely a friend and ally is actually bewildering.
Turns out the constant threat to nuke is just “Friendly Banter”
I like how Brits still hate France more than Germany despite WW2, lol. Rivalry goes deep.
_Poland – 52%, Ireland – 52%_
Poland is second Ireland. **As prophecised.**
I want to know who is seeing Australia as generally a hostile threat
Funny to see perceived opinion about Saudi Arabia and the s$&@load of weapons the brits keep selling them regardless.
10% of this response group just went through the list “Dunno, dunno, dunno, dunno, dunno…”
France should be 100% friendly rival, we have truly fallen as a country. King Charles must retake Calais!
I think more Britons believe India to be an ally than Indians who believe Britain to be an ally.
I mean, this kinda confirms there’s an Anglo world (five eyes alliance) which is somewhat hostile to EU (not to claim they are openly against EU but covertly some of their policies are anti Europe). Culturally UK, US, Aus and Canada are more similar to one another than they are to Europe. I don’t see this changing anytime soon. UK was the creator of this sphere but after WW2 US overtook this role and now Anglo world is American world.
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