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Brits Take The Mick Out Of Americans On Independence Day

Of course they did.
Jessica Pitocchi
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Deputy Audience Editor, HuffPost UK

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The British response to Independence Day is exactly what you’d expect it to be.

While Americans are celebrating 241 years of independence, Brits are over on Twitter being their usual sarcastic selves.

Many have taken a trip down memory lane and pointed out an unfortunate irony of the situation for Americans.

241 years since USA decided they could easily find a better head of state than the British Queen/King. Can't win them all. #IndependenceDay

— Simon J Dixon (@WoodinRivers) July 4, 2017

#IndependenceDay Kind of ironic, the USA wanted freedom from a corrupt right wing British gov't and now 241 years later we both have one!

— Jon Wilson (@Cantthink01) July 4, 2017

Some are full of congrats.

Happy Independence Day to all my fellow American immigrants who ended up back in Britain anyway. x

— Sarah McIntyre (@jabberworks) July 4, 2017

This is GIF represents all British people today. Happy 4th of July you Americans #IndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/LnSn48WIBY

— Alice Sutton (@Alphaglitchgirl) July 4, 2017

Others have dragged US President Donald Trump into the mix.

For some reason, people here in the UK aren't celebrating the Fourth of July 😕... Happy #IndependenceDay from my office. pic.twitter.com/oW65RhEDVd

— Jay (@JTLtravelblog) July 4, 2017

Time to start #IndependenceDay off with a hot cup of covfefe #Merica

— logiclust (@logiclust) July 4, 2017

Happy #IndependenceDay USA, we've got your back! pic.twitter.com/xVK3iiTfbB

— IRBF.org.uk (@IRBFUK) July 4, 2017

One day soon there will be another #IndependenceDay—the day Trump leaves office.#ImpeachTrump #25thAmendmentNOW

— Scott Dworkin (@funder) July 4, 2017

And the conspiracy theorists among them have even been seeking out the hidden meaning behind the trending emoji.

Why is the #IndependenceDay emoji a Union Flag? Is it a clever firework/Britain thing? Are they blowing up Britain? OMG

— Stuart Taylor (@chainbear) July 4, 2017

Based on this emoji for #IndependenceDay, the hashtag firework is filled with strontium carbonate and copper chloride.

— Kyle Hill (@Sci_Phile) July 4, 2017
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