Okay, stupid question, of course you do.
I've felt so down all day because of this, and just have this constant sick feeling in my stomach. I genuinely feel like I'm grieving.
I feel like I'm grieving for our growing economy (slow but steady).
I'm grieving for our loss of cultural enrichment. If we weren't a part of the EU I'd never have met people from the likes France, Norway, Germany, who have so much to offer to our country. We have so much to gain from these cultures.
I'm grieving for us no longer being a leading institution for academia. The vast majority of my lecturers were European researchers- Germans, Dutch, Portuguese, Swiss, Italian. Without these people, the research department at my university would be nothing. UK is no longer going to be at the forefront of science.
I just feel so ashamed for us as a country. For making such a strong gesture of unwelcome to EU migrants. My sister's boss is Portuguese, and she could see the sheer hurt in her, with her boss expressing that she now feels unwelcome in the place she calls home. This is mirrored by so many EU immigrants across the UK. My university professor tweeted-
"I am an EU migrant trying to make a contribution to your country. It is because of people like me you voted Leave. Yes, it hurts."
I just feel so disgusted and sickened that we chose to make these people unwelcome. These who have such much to contribute to us.
I feel genuinely depressed about this. Can anyone who voted Stay shine a light on this for me please. And anyone who voted Leave, **** off, you should be made to pick up the pieces.