Whereas Italians (for instance) are all Virgins who live with their mums
I reckon this cuts both ways though. I'd also cringe if someone I knew irl were to transcribe the boring, fumbling conversations I have with them and post them on Dissensus.
I enjoy that too. Bringing different friend groups or family together and watching what happens. They always unite in insulting you and laughing at your inadequacies, connecting over their common enemy.
The anti patriotic schtick isn’t just about colonial guilt, it’s also a class signifier which you did touch on. It’s gauche to be patriotic. True power doesn’t need to sell itself. All that understated class confidence and practiced deference and self deprecation is part of the game. That’s your patriotism. There’s so much pride in it.
What we're like is like Scar in The Lion King.