I don't have too much of an opinion of them considering I've never been to the UK and don't hear too much about them. It seems like a great place to visit, although the accents get on my nerve.
I live in the U.S. and I jokingly shade them all the time, but I really do like the U.K. as a country. I've been there once and it was an amazing experience, and I have friends that live there.