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The fact there are those in the other 27 member states that don't want to be part of the EU or at least do not like the way it is going just shows that not everyone is onboard with this. Whether this will favour the UK in the long run who knows but I certainly think there are those our there watching to see the outcome of this. |
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---------- Post added at 15:31 ---------- Previous post was at 15:25 ---------- Meanwhile back on the subject of right wing extremism/Nazism simmering away in Europe: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39835609 Quote:
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Who cares what language they speak in the EU? Honestly, Juncker really does seem to be trying to be offensive. What a pointless exercise.
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Maybe he should think about all the Brits who died freeing Europe twice before he opens his offensive mouth about how irrelevant the UK is.
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Population of EU = 508,191,116
Population of English speaking countries (UK, Ireland, Malta) = 70,165,229 or 13.8% Population of English speaking countries after Brexit = 5,055,229 or 1.14% Also, over 30x more Soviets died fighting Germany than British so should the EU cosy up to Russia more as a gesture of gratitude for what happened 70 years ago? |
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[QUOTE]List of majority native English speaking countries The UK government classifies the following overseas countries as majority native English speaking: Antigua and Barbuda Australia The Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada* Dominica Grenada Guyana Ireland Jamaica New Zealand St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia St Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United Kingdom United States of America No other country may be considered as being 'majority English speaking' for visa purposes.[QUOTE]. |
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Juncker halved his audience. :rofl: |
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Much of former E Europe would probably disagree with you about being thankful to the Russians given how they chose to rule E Europe after the war. Bit of a difference between how they acted in their bit of Europe and the west did elsewhere don't you think. Anyway if Juncker thinks the world's foremost language is irrelevant to the EU it just goes to show how deluded he is. |
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By no means did I want to say that we, or the EU should cozy up to Russia but if you pull the war card out, the Soviet Unions sacrifice stats will always win that game of Top Trumps.
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Me 'pulling the war card out' if that's what you choose to call it does not mean I don't acknowledge the huge sacrifices made by numerous other nations. However, that's totally irrelevant in the context of a debate about the very great offence caused to the UK by a jumped up EU official whose sneering attitude typifies the mentality which helped lead to Brexit in the first place. He could have just given his speech in French and no even mentioned English bu he couldn't resist the opportunity to insult.
It's really not necessary for us, each and every time we mention the major role the UK played in 2 world wars, to qualify that fact. It's perfectly obvious that without the UK, US and Russia's involvement, the Nazis would now be running the show but people from all around the globe fought and died. Juncker wasn't deliberately offending them though was he. ---------- Post added at 10:51 ---------- Previous post was at 10:49 ---------- Quote:
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