A bit of a personal anecdote if you will indulge me. During the Vietnam war I was stationed in north of England for a brief tour. The children of WWII vets would talk about how their fathers would say, "Never pick a fight with a Yank" (American). "They are the toughest, meanest SOBs on the planet. They will kick your ass until you can't stand up, then pick you up and kick your ass some more". We never had any trouble with British street gangs if we were in uniform.
During WW2 there were pitched street battles between US GI's and British Tommies and commandos, mainly over the way the GI's treated the black GI's. The black GI's joined in the fighting with the British soldiers, this was rife in the west country towns. Some returning black GI's named their new daughters Devon and Somerset as they were treated so well when there.
A bit of a personal anecdote if you will indulge me. During the Vietnam war I was stationed in north of England for a brief tour. The children of WWII vets would talk about how their fathers would say, "Never pick a fight with a Yank" (American). "They are the toughest, meanest SOBs on the planet. They will kick your ass until you can't stand up, then pick you up and kick your ass some more". We never had any trouble with British street gangs if we were in uniform.
During WW2 there were pitched street battles between US GI's and British Tommies and commandos, mainly over the way the GI's treated the black GI's. The black GI's joined in the fighting with the British soldiers, this was rife in the west country towns. Some returning black GI's named their new daughters Devon and Somerset as they were treated so well when there.