How are other international students (particularly Americans) feeling about staying in the UK?

I’m a first year student from California and I have developed some mixed feelings about my country that I really haven’t had to grapple with before. Most of it really just comes down to how strange American culture really is. All of these things I thought were normal, or at least knew were quirks of my country but hadn’t really viscerally understood yet are really coming into focus. And then there’s trump, Ukraine, etc., I won’t get too much into it bcs I’m forced to talk about it every day but you get the gist. Just embarrassing all around.

Personally I’ve made the decision that I will not be returning to California, at least for a long time. I love my country, I love my state even more, I think the US has a wonderful and deep culture, as valuable as any European nation, but it’s not enough. It isn’t for me. I am feeling very privileged to study in such a great and ancient place 🇬🇧🇬🇧