I'm 44 and am really quite sick of having to be aware of drinking enough water.
Until just a few short years ago I could just crack on and not think about it. If my mouth was dry as Gandhi's flip flops, I'd have a drink, otherwise I wouldn't think about it.
Now I start to feel like shit, and can't figure out why, until I remember that i've only had a pint of water today and could probably stand to drink some more.
It's bullshit.
I'm English and agree with OP. What we've done to countless nations over the past few centuries is fucking deplorable, all in the name of racism and wealth hoarding. Sure, it was nothing to do with me, but Brexit tells me that I'm surrounded by fuckwits who would gladly oppress other countries all over again in the name of British 'superiority'.
Did you know that independence from British rule is the leading cause of national holidays across the world?