It’s the 4th of July and you know what that means: Americans have the day off and the English don’t. To mark the occasion, here are some of our favorite memes of the ‘have fun at work today England’ genre.
The Brits vs the Americans is one of the internet‘s longest-standing beefs. Ever since the inception of social media, the two countries have traded blows over literally anything and everything – whether it be local lingo, food, or even historical battles. And today, it’s the US’ turn to soak up the memes, with the American corner of the internet sarcastically telling their English friends to have fun at work.
Why are people telling England to have fun at work today?
Tuesday, July 4, marks the annual celebration of Independence Day – arguably the most patriotic day in the calendar, as the nation comes together to mark the anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence.
Because the day is a federal holiday, many local government services are shut temporarily, with large swathes of the workforce receiving a day off for the occasion.
Of course, the very point of the holiday is to celebrate the United States‘ freedom from British rule, and, each year, many social media users take the opportunity to laugh at the citizens of the biggest country in Britain, England.
The go-to 4th of July joke tends to be ‘have fun at work today England’, because the people of England are of course at work, as the 4th of July is just like any other day in Britain.
Our favourite ‘have fun at work today England’ memes
The ‘have fun at work today’ meme is a good one, as it manages to squeeze in a historical reference without being close enough to the bone to cause much offense.
Today has seen a flurry of such posts take over Twitter, so here are some of our favorites – starting with a rather bold claim about football/soccer…
There’s no way George Washington could have envisioned himself becoming a Twitter meme back in the 1700s:
There’s nothing quite like a 6ft eagle to drive home that feeling of patriotism:
And what better way to celebrate the 4th of July than rubbing it in the face of the English whilst hitting the motocross track:
English netizens fight back
Whilst most people on the English side of the pond seemed content with letting the US have its fun today, some people couldn’t resist the urge to fight back to the have fun at work England memes.
As predicted, the jibe about the USA being undefeated against England in the World Cup rattled one or two English netizens:
One day the Amerca vs England beef may come to an end, but today is certainly not that day.
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