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I take a different view. The British Empire covered 25% of the earth and was deeply involved with much of the remaining 75%. Visitors from countries that were once colonies are often shocked at how the things about empire that they learned in school are completely unknown in the UK and the very discussion of many topics is taboo. For example, the Chinese history curriculum goes into great depth on the Opium Wars, while the average Brit knows virtually nothing about it. There are also people still alive with very unpleasant memories of empire and they are just as likely to visit the uk as anyone else. By saying that most visitors would not want such detail, I see an implication that the average visitor shares the same mindset as a white Brit who has no interest in empire, which I don’t think is strictly accurate. Given recent debates about academic freedom and how the role of empire is explained at tourist sites I think this section really needs to be expanded to cater for visitors from former colonies. —The preceding comment was added by User talk:82.26.253.48 (talk • contribs)


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