studying for uk residency

[arch@floofy.tech]

@whitequark Some of the stuff in the study guide is honestly hilarious.

My friends and I took to calling it the propaganda test.

[whitequark@social.treehouse.systems]

snubbing americans is funny so i'll allow it

[saikou@gts.chuuni.solutions]

@whitequark I heard they don't even celebrate the Fourth of July over there, fucked up

[xgranade@wandering.shop]

@whitequark It's about as inaccurate as the descriptions we have over here...

[cr1901@mastodon.social]

@xgranade @whitequark My US History textbook was "kind" enough to mention that Jefferson was a slaveowning rapist. Of course, it didn't use that term and really wanted ppl not to pay attention to that "fun fact".

[bob@feed.hella.cheap]

@whitequark do they let Scots read this

[whitequark@social.treehouse.systems]

@bob i hope not there'd be riots

[masukomi@connectified.com]

@whitequark I'd fear for the US education system but it's already dead. They just haven't noticed yet.

[whitequark@social.treehouse.systems]

@masukomi to be clear, this is from a "life in the uk" booklet. it is not education, it is just gatekeeping for immigrants

[whitequark@social.treehouse.systems]

@xgranade oh

[masukomi@connectified.com]

@whitequark So confused as to how this is relevant to UK residency.

"Oh yeah, >200 years ago one of our colonies got uppity and then became a superpower"

ok... what about all the OTHER colonies that got away? like India? and and and and ? And how is a 200 yr old uprising on another continent relevant to being a good resident?

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in related news, i really need to get back to work on gathering the things i need for UK citizenship (because the US going to )

[masukomi@connectified.com]

@whitequark I mean… it's technically true. The fact that they starved because the British refused to give them any food, or that those actions lead ultimately to the creation of the IRA… surely those things aren't important.

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[http_error_418@hachyderm.io]

@whitequark can't wait to see what it says about the Indian independence movement

[snoopj@hachyderm.io]

@whitequark so orderly, the most orderly

No troubles, as it were

[natural20@mastodon.ie]

@whitequark Gotta love that passive voice!

[whitequark@social.treehouse.systems]

@SnoopJ it does mention those

[snoopj@hachyderm.io]

@whitequark lmao fuck that

[whitequark@social.treehouse.systems]

this... document... is gravely insulting to at least tens of millions of people

[whitequark@social.treehouse.systems]

does anyone say 'the Blitz spirit'

[foritus@toot.dusepo.co.uk]

@whitequark Welcome to the British Establishment's view of history. It's gross.