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Ok, that all makes sense to me; and there is a prominent link to the British Raj page. Sometimes one can forget that the British Empire is historical and no more. In contrast the US never had an ""official"" empire, so speaking of a present-day ""American Empire"" does not sound anachronistic. The fact that there was a real British Empire makes it easier to look at present Britain as ""non-imperial"", despite a few obvious counter-example BOTs. ""...black humour over the fact that they all thrash us at cricket"" made me laugh.   "