John Oliver explains what Americans missed by kicking out Brits - CNET

At heart, though, the biggest thing Americans are missing out on is deep-seated British pessimism. "Americans are optimistic people who believe the sky is the limit. Whereas in Britain, we are painfully aware of our limits. In fact, just look at the British sky itself. Even the sun is incapable of asserting itself there," he says.

So as your fireworks soar toward the heavens, remember that if you'd remained British you might now be tuing your back on your neighbors or insisting that foreigners are complete undesirables.

Oh, wait.