Prior to becoming British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher explained her philosophy to an American audience as "let your poppies grow tall," although it was reported she added under her breath, "unless of course they are from the worker's unions."[REF] .
The quote was made in the United States for political purposes and any assertion that the United Kingdom itself has a culture of tall poppy syndrome in the crab mentality sense like Australia and New Zealand[REF] has been disputed [REF].