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{{quote|''We are with Europe but not of it. We are linked but not combined. We are interested and associated but not absorbed.''|[[Winston Churchill]]}}
{{quote|FOG IN CHANNEL; CONTINENT CUT OFF|[[Beam Me Up, Scotty|Probably apocryphal British newspaper headline]]}}
{{quote|At the moment, Britain isn't even ''in'' the European car. We're outside the car at the traffic light going, "we're going to clean your windows, alright?"|[[Eddie Izzard]], ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}dd5x3zp1QL0 Dress to Kill]''}}
The UK's rather odd relationship with the rest of Europe and the rest of the world. Not to be confused to the similar, though fiercely independent approach of Switzerland.
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'''[[Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys|Perfide France]] - the French'''
The English have fought at least 20 wars against the French since the Norman Conquest. Before the Germans started seriously arming in the lead-up to [[World War
Today the British have a rather complex relationship with the French. They've had many differences over foreign policy, especially over the [[European Union]] (de Gaulle stopped British entry a couple of times). However, they fought together in both World Wars, signed the ''Entente Cordiale'' over a century ago and are in [[NATO]] together. In June 1940, an Anglo-French Union was seriously considered but overtaken by events. The two have recently signed a historic defensive and cooperation act, to save government military spending.
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Modern relations with Spain are fairly pleasant. Like with France, many Brits will have holiday homes in the country and enjoy the culture. In fact, it is common to see characters in British television talk of clubbing in Ibiza or [[London Gangster|big bad crime lords]] going to Spain to disappear for a while (although there is now an extradition treaty with Spain, it is not retroactive).
There is of course, [[
'''Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll: The Dutch'''
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Somewhat strangely, the SNP, who want Scottish independence, are also pro-European integration. They believe that Scotland will be more autonomous in a unified EU. Evidently having failed to notice that the EU constitutional treaties would [[Did Not Do the Research|automatically boot an independent Scotland out of the EU, probably causing economic collapse]]. This also applies to other EU member states with secessionist parts, such as Spain.
As of 2016, the prospect of "Brexit" (the eventual departure of the UK from the EU altogether)
'''Special Relationship: The Colonials - Americans'''
While the UK-US relationship was one of mutual animosity and resentment up until [[World War
The relationship can occasionally be strained, particularly when an American utters the [[Stock Phrase]] "We saved your asses in World War Two" (the civil response is usually something along the lines of "When you ''finally'' got round to it..."). It's not as hostile as Hollywood would like you to believe, though; it's not like the UK's still fighting the Revolution against the traitors.
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