The British Are Anchored by an Islander Mentality
Unlike Mainland Europeans, My Country Can't Just Imagine Its Borders Away
“You’re abroad then?”
“Well I’m in Berlin. I’m an hour and a half away.”
“We can’t put you up for a job when you’re abroad.”
“What if I was in Newcastle? Edinburgh? … Shetland?”
“Fine.”
“But they’re further away than Berlin. I can be in London in an hour and a half!”
“You’re out of the country.”
My acting friend, Ryan, has a British agent and a German agent because he pursues his career in both countries. That’s a typical conversation with his British agent. If he’s not “in the country,” …
