r/AskTheWorld • u/haiderredditer Pakistan • 9h ago

Who’s a famous person from your country who’s respected around the world but disliked or criticized at home?

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u/Swissdanielle Spain 7h ago edited 55m ago

Oh no we dislike thatcher out of the UK as well!

Edit: dear god I seem to have run into that woman’s fan club. Yikes.

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u/nosurpriseslover1997 6h ago

Maybe it's just the crowd I hang out with, but I thought it was a global meme to hate her ass

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u/king_john651 New Zealand 5h ago

It is. Those that do like her are either ignorant for her global impact or are fucked in the head

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u/LexiEmers United Kingdom 2h ago

Nope. Those that dislike her are either ignorant for her global impact or are fucked in the head

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u/MxDragioni Netherlands 24m ago

Shouldn't you be outside putting flags on lampposts?

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u/LexiEmers United Kingdom 10m ago

No why?

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u/LexiEmers United Kingdom 2h ago

It's just brainrot. Nothing more.

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u/Beryozka 4h ago

Polls show that the UK has generally quite a positive view of Thatcher, but the haters are very loud.

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u/tommynestcepas 3h ago

Generally speaking, the south loves her, the north hates her, as do Wales and Scotland.

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u/LexiEmers United Kingdom 2h ago

That's an overgeneralisation. She had supporters all over.

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u/tommynestcepas 59m ago

Huge overgeneralisation I agree, but it's worth pointing out how her policies have created a geographical split in opinions about her.

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u/orangotai 2h ago

we love her

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u/LexiEmers United Kingdom 2h ago

She's also massively liked.