How is it that most Caribbean nations are actually quite democratic, stable and prosperous?

[Tooting Carmen]

Yea I feel like you've never actually met a British person before

In Britain, one's feelings towards the US are generally split on a Left-Right basis - the former more negative and the latter more positive.

[Davystayn]

People watch cricket smoking weed and drinking rum on picture perfect islands, what is not to like?

[Davystayn]

But those you mention weren't settling colonies.

USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. I bet USA alone makes British people proud LMAO.

Bit of a thorn tbh, but not really, there was always Canada and losing the US in turn led to creating Australia and NZ

[XenophobicPrussian]

Tax havens, heavy tourism from North America. I know a few people who go to the Caribbean every winter. A more interesting question would be why they still score how they do on IQ despite these improved country conditions.

[Westbrook]

Believe me I'm very familiar with their opinions of America. Fortunately I lived in Britain during the Obama years and people didn't hate us nearly as much.

In Britain, one's feelings towards the US are generally split on a Left-Right basis - the former more negative and the latter more positive.

[Daven]

USA was definitely colonized by the British. Doesn't matter if they expanded its territories later on.

[Westbrook]

I get what they're trying to say, whoever it was. Being the only former colonials to fight for independence by means of war rather than wait around for the British to permit it, and forging our own identity from such an early point in our history does set the US apart from the other Anglo countries in a big way.

USA was definitely colonized by the British. Doesn't matter if they expanded its territories later on.