We’re a frugal people, only recently arrived at wealth, and then mostly in the southeast of England
Not from England here, but this reads as either a completely disingenuous, or a real testament to how terrible colonialism and capitalism really is.
You're telling me that the foremost experts on colonialism, the ones that have stolen the most from the world throughout history ( Okay, the United States has taken so much that they've probably surpassed England hand-over-fist by now, but you know what I mean) Was considered a poor nation up until like 60 years ago?
I know the whole article is about not rinsing your soapy dishes, but I just can't get off of this idea that either people in England think that they are actually modest, or all their colonialism and Imperialism did fuck all for so many people, that why are they not all communists by observing the overwhelming evidence by now?
This is more confusing than anything.