The 4th of July has become a world-famous US holiday. This is likely due to the influence of American film and media around the world, as well as the fact that all those pesky aliens keep trying to take over the Earth every Independence Day. So how do us Brits celebrate the Fourth of July, especially considering that we’re the ones that they wanted independence from (and got, on that fateful day in 1776)? Do we snarl and snap at our American neighbours, never truly forgiving the young upstarts for...
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