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Guys I think the UK is genuinely cursed

This meme uses a widely recognized reaction image of famous Japanese anime director Hayao Miyazaki looking visibly exhausted and fed up, with his eyes closed, both hands resting on top of his head holding his glasses, and a cigarette in his mouth. The text above the image reads "My genuine reaction when the UK prime minister resigns for the 5th time this decade:", using Miyazaki's exasperated expression to humorously express disbelief and frustration at the extremely high turnover rate of UK prime ministers in the 2020s, aligning with the post's title that jokes the UK is cursed.
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My genuine reaction when the UK prime minister resigns for the 5th time this decade:

Overview

This meme uses a widely recognized reaction image of famous Japanese anime director Hayao Miyazaki looking visibly exhausted and fed up, with his eyes closed, both hands resting on top of his head holding his glasses, and a cigarette in his mouth. The text above the image reads "My genuine reaction when the UK prime minister resigns for the 5th time this decade:", using Miyazaki's exasperated expression to humorously express disbelief and frustration at the extremely high turnover rate of UK prime ministers in the 2020s, aligning with the post's title that jokes the UK is cursed.

Origin notes

This meme was shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit per the provided source information. The base image of Hayao Miyazaki is taken from an NHK World documentary about the director. The meme was edited using the Mematic mobile editing app, as indicated by the "made with mematic" watermark in the bottom left corner. The joke references the string of UK prime minister resignations that occurred from the early 2020s onward, including the departures of Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak that contribute to the high count referenced in the text.

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