Lorca. Your post is a little confusing. Are we talking about the EU and the Brexit or Brexit and the US and China? What happened to the rest of the world????
So keep this discussion simple. Lets compare the UK with Spain the country you live in.
human rights. The UK was the first to have such a bill of law. It was the UK that set the process going in Europe after WW2.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rig ... ed_Kingdom
Spain, is a failure on this subject.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Spain
http://www.thelocal.es/20160224/six-hum ... sty-report
free healthcare. Nothing in this world is for free. The UK was the first country to set up a public health care system. That system is free at point of use for
most treatments.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcar ... ed_Kingdom
Spain is considered to have one of the best in the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_N ... lth_System
Having read the various forums where you live can show up small differences in quality and what is available here in Spain.
multiculturalism. Does not really exist here in Spain, especially when compared with the UK.
Poland is blaming the EU's policy on multiculturalism for the attacks in France
https://next.ft.com/content/57980523-56 ... bd05d59113
Spain's treatment of refugees.
http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/04/27/ine ... 57825.html
http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/04/13/ine ... 26980.html
protection of the environment This is not so clear cut. The subject covers many aspects. The UK is cutting back spending in this area. However there are still many volunteer groups active. Nobody wants wind farms in their back yard and fracking is going to be undertaking.
On the other hand Spain has many wind farms, but little solar power. It now issues fines to households, who are connected to the power grid, but still have solar panels. Electric cars are not so popular as other countries. They still issue plastic bags at supermarkets and even require one to where plastic gloves when handling fruit and veg.
consumer and workplace rights I think you will agree that the UK is a leader on this subject. Have you ever had to fill in a complaints form in Spain? Return goods which are not working? Even cancelling something simple like insurance can only be done with 2 months notice via a letter. There are problems with the banks not wanting to pay back overpaid interest (clausula suelo), even though the EU courts have demanded it.
The UK was the first country in the world to give equal pay to women, after the Ford's of Dagenham strike. The UK has upper and lower temps for office workers, Spain does not.
Could go on but maybe this is enough for you to think that there is a lot of difference between the two counties and Spain does not make you or any one in Spain European. If you feel so strong on this subject then maybe start the process to become Spanish.
http://citizensadvice.org.es/topic/how- ... tionality/
Never try to out-stubborn your guests.