[on pre-EU British passports] You used them to shove aside officials. 'Out of my way, Johnny-foreigner! Reason for visit? Imperialism!'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker jokes about old British passports being tools for arrogant imperialist behavior.
- In plain terms
- Old passports were used to act superior abroad.
- What can you take from it?
- Past national pride can seem arrogant now.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How has travel changed?
- Do national stereotypes still exist?
Another view
It mocks people who faced real travel barriers.
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