What do BuzzFeed writers around the world make of Brexit Britain? TL;DR: Everyone thinks we’ve lost our minds.

The government hopes to boost British exports in the wake of Brexit. The Department for International Trade tweeted about the possibility of exporting "innovative British jams and marmalades" to France.

Javier (Mexico): "This is written by Monty Python, right?"

Scott (USA): "This sounds like an idea that a young child would come up with."

Sonia (India): "Reminds me of a classic Bollywood scene where these characters miss India and are genuinely afraid of what British culture might do to their kids."

Rafael (Brazil): "Innovative how? Like robotic self-spreading jams and marmalades? I would import that."

Pierre (France): "You know we already have Marks & Spencer on this side of the channel? Thanks, but we're good."

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Once the UK has left the EU it will need to negotiate new trade deals all over the world. A number of MPs have suggested bringing back the royal yacht – which was decommissioned in the '90s – as a sort of floating trade office.

Sebastian (Germany): "Maybe they also can exhume Francis Drake to restore the empire's power on the sea. Has everyone lost their minds?"

Alfredo (Spain): "So that's where the £350 million will go. On a fancy yacht. Classy, Britain."

Sonia (India): "If you do this, it should stay away from India. It was embarrassing when you left the last time."

Victor (Russia): "Have you guys heard about digital communication? Email works just fine, you know."

Mark (Australia): "+1 India. On several levels foreigners in boats do not mix with Australia."

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A Conservative politician started a petition calling for any British person supporting EU membership to be jailed for treason.

Scott (USA): "My only response to this is that I clearly died at some point earlier this year and my consciousness is now trapped in a parallel plane of existence that's been entirely scripted by George Orwell."

Sonia (India): "Honestly, we're facing similar stuff in India and I feel your pain. This can get too real too soon. Be wary of men like this."

Pierre (France): "And they say the US is crazy."

Eimi (Japan): "Whatever happened to democracy?"

Mark (Australia): "A travelling boat? Treasonous convicts? THE BRITISH EMPIRE IS BACK, BABY!"

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At the Conservative party conference, the government proposed a raft of anti-immigration measures, including a plan to name and shame companies that employ foreign workers.

Sebastian (Germany): "As a German this reminds me of the darkest moments in our history. I can't even joke about it."

Conz (Argentina): "My family fled Europe during the war and landed in Argentina. I am now an immigrant in the US. This wave of anti-immigration breaks my heart. We are not all rapists and murderers and drug dealers or sketchy and scary. We all have different reasons why we left the countries we were born in, and all work hard to feel at home and get used to a culture that's not ours. We are not here to take what is yours, we are here to make everything better for you and for us."

Scott (USA): "When do they break out the coloured armbands?"

Mark (Australia): "This is not even a dog-whistle, it's a foghorn. For all the talk of 'Australian-style' immigration policies around Brexit, we wouldn't go here. The UK is better than this."

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