Tldr: Long winded way of saying “is he wrong to assume that?”
American here, I can assure you that the majority of the people around me have absolutely no idea about anything involving the UK government.
In the last month I have overheard two separate conversations in different states, asking if the UK has a “president”, and at least one got the answer “no, they have a queen”.
I’m not even sure most Americans are aware the queen died. I’m not sure how they could possibly have missed it, but our country is collectively under a rock, so…
I have heard many people over the years trying to argue US law for things happening in the UK.
I have had to inform a great many people that the UK includes Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Most people have been surprised to find out Ireland isn’t united as a single country.
Americans in general are not smart. Even less informed about anything that happens outside the US than I assume most people in the EU know about the US state Ohio.
Tldr: Long winded way of saying “is he wrong to assume that?”
American here, I can assure you that the majority of the people around me have absolutely no idea about anything involving the UK government.
In the last month I have overheard two separate conversations in different states, asking if the UK has a “president”, and at least one got the answer “no, they have a queen”.
I’m not even sure most Americans are aware the queen died. I’m not sure how they could possibly have missed it, but our country is collectively under a rock, so…
I have heard many people over the years trying to argue US law for things happening in the UK.
I have had to inform a great many people that the UK includes Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Most people have been surprised to find out Ireland isn’t united as a single country.
Americans in general are not smart. Even less informed about anything that happens outside the US than I assume most people in the EU know about the US state Ohio.