Oppose the Unification of Europe?

[Soviet Taoistan]

I am Scottish as well and understand exactly what he means.

The English dislike the Scots, the Scots dislike the English, the Welsh probably weigh in hating people as well. Why are we a unified country?

We all live on the same island? We share a language? 1707? The fact that we've dominated you for centuries?

I share much more in common with fellow Scottish than with British in general.

You mean you like horrible food, are unhealthy and wear skirts?

Outside perspective here from California. The food all over the isles kinda sucks if you ignore all the Indian places. If you joined the EU, you could have more French and Mediterranean food. And that is without a colonial system like in the East. Everyone wins!

ok there is an idiot stereotyping there, but british food it wonderful in local specialities.... where do you think sandwiches came from, and jam tarts and burgers and basically alot of american -canadian food is british and french and scotish... random, but a scotsman invented the telly!

Having been to London and Glasgow... not much going for it food-wise. Admittedly a subjective statement but eh, when sandwiches and jam are your defenses...

Oh, and American food is pretty bad too. The best stuff we do is fusion cuisine and that is just playing around with other people's kitchens basically.

EDIT: Good cheese though on the isles. French cheese is over rated. Still, fully joining the EU collective would allow more Spanish cheeses, the underdog of European cheeses, in.

[North Suran]

In 1958 export of UK was distributed like this:
EEC - 13%
Rest of Europe - 13%
The Commonwealth - 52%

Today UK exports are distributed like this:
The rest part of EU - 56%
USA - 14.6%
The Commonwealth - 4%

I'm confused about what your trying to show, are you some sort of neo-imperialist longing for the days when Churchill would allow millions of East Indians to starve to death?

Do bear in mind that you are arguing with someone called "Imperialist Reich".

[RoI2]

Outside perspective here from California. The food all over the isles kinda sucks if you ignore all the Indian places. If you joined the EU, you could have more French and Mediterranean food. And that is without a colonial system like in the East. Everyone wins!

Where does this stereotype come from? Our food is awesome.

Ahem:

You mean you like horrible food, are unhealthy and wear skirts?

The moral of the story is: Don't stereotype one nationality and then cry foul when the same thing is done to you.

One word - haggis.

[Theodoran]

Outside perspective here from California. The food all over the isles kinda sucks if you ignore all the Indian places. If you joined the EU, you could have more French and Mediterranean food. And that is without a colonial system like in the East. Everyone wins!

Where does this stereotype come from? Our food is awesome.

Ahem:

You mean you like horrible food, are unhealthy and wear skirts?

The moral of the story is: Don't stereotype one nationality and then cry foul when the same thing is done to you.

o dear... *laughs and falls off chair* People are starting to see you're an idiot RoI2

[North Suran]

Oh ya Scots/Welsh/NIers you're as British as any Englishman.

Not correct for Northern Irishmen.

To be British, you'd have to be born in Great Britain - not Ireland.

That's why its technically incorrect to refer to the UK as GB, since Ireland is actually a separate island.

[Earth and Vulcan]

Untrue, churchill wouldn't let millions of East Inidans starve to death. That's what Japan would do.

[RoI2]

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o dear... *laughs and falls off chair* People are starting to see you're an idiot RoI2

Starting? You moron.

[Theodoran]

ANYWAY!

before i went off on one....and started being ean to poor ichle RoI2
yeah, USE is cool, except the united states of europe is a bit naff, federation maybe?

o and the know the saying "only in america" well with all the culture if this happened we could say "only in europe"

[Imperialist Reich]

In 1958 export of UK was distributed like this:
EEC - 13%
Rest of Europe - 13%
The Commonwealth - 52%

Today UK exports are distributed like this:
The rest part of EU - 56%
USA - 14.6%
The Commonwealth - 4%

I'm confused about what your trying to show, are you some sort of neo-imperialist longing for the days when Churchill would allow millions of East Indians to starve to death?

Do bear in mind that you are arguing with someone called "Imperialist Reich".

Aw, no. My name dosnt represent my personality. I am not an Imperialist.

[RoI2]

Oh ya Scots/Welsh/NIers you're as British as any Englishman.

Not correct for Northern Irishmen.

To be British, you'd have to be born in Great Britain - not Ireland.

That's why its technically incorrect to refer to the UK as GB, since Ireland is actually a separate island.

My grandfather is NIrish - he considers himself British. Someone on NSG is NIrish - she said she considers herself British.

[Theodoran]

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o dear... *laughs and falls off chair* People are starting to see you're an idiot RoI2

Starting? You moron.

using primative violent threats are we? awwww.... i sympathise with you.

[North Suran]

Outside perspective here from California. The food all over the isles kinda sucks if you ignore all the Indian places. If you joined the EU, you could have more French and Mediterranean food. And that is without a colonial system like in the East. Everyone wins!

Where does this stereotype come from? Our food is awesome.

Ahem:

You mean you like horrible food, are unhealthy and wear skirts?

The moral of the story is: Don't stereotype one nationality and then cry foul when the same thing is done to you.

One word - haggis.

Haggis is "popularly assumed to be of Scottish origin, but there is a lack of historical evidence that could conclusively attribute its origins to any one place or nation."

And furthermore, it's awesome.

[Theodoran]

Oh ya Scots/Welsh/NIers you're as British as any Englishman.

Not correct for Northern Irishmen.

To be British, you'd have to be born in Great Britain - not Ireland.

That's why its technically incorrect to refer to the UK as GB, since Ireland is actually a separate island.

My grandfather is NIrish - he considers himself British. Someone on NSG is NIrish - she said she considers herself British.

why do you go out of your way to disaggree with everyone!

[Wakenfield]

Oh ya Scots/Welsh/NIers you're as British as any Englishman.

Not correct for Northern Irishmen.

To be British, you'd have to be born in Great Britain - not Ireland.

That's why its technically incorrect to refer to the UK as GB, since Ireland is actually a separate island.

Tru dat.

[Theodoran]

I love haggis!

[Dzvasdvsdv]

I'm confused about what your trying to show, are you some sort of neo-imperialist longing for the days when Churchill would allow millions of East Indians to starve to death?

Ah yeah, the good old days. When the white man controlled the world. Now Britain's a whole 2.2% black. That's pretty much a takeover.

[Reunified Sussex]

Typical. This is always what happens in a debate about the EU. On the one hand you get paranoid, right-wing, nationalist morons rabidly spouting nonsense about how eveil the EU is whilst on the other hand you get europhilic idiots who worship the EU and refuse to see anything wrong with it at all. Unfortunately this makes it impossible for sensible, more moderate people to get a word in edgeways and tarnishes their arguments.

For example, I'm against the EU. I think it's undemocratic, authoritarian and rife with corruption. But how can I hope to persuade anyone if you get people, who are nominally on my side, saying that the EU is "evil and trying to destroy britain and run by the new world order and the commision eats babies for breakfast" etc. Neither does it help if the people on the other side of the debate refuse to even acknowledge any views other than their own, or dismiss them as "right wing extremists".

Until you can inject somemodicum of sense and tolerance into this debate then you'll get nowhere.

Have fun

[North Suran]

Oh ya Scots/Welsh/NIers you're as British as any Englishman.

Not correct for Northern Irishmen.

To be British, you'd have to be born in Great Britain - not Ireland.

That's why its technically incorrect to refer to the UK as GB, since Ireland is actually a separate island.

My grandfather is NIrish - he considers himself British. Someone on NSG is NIrish - she said she considers herself British.

I could consider myself to be American; it doesn't make it anymore true.

The fact is, Great Britain refers to the landmass of Wales, Scotland and England.

Ireland is not geographically a part of Great Britain.

As such, NIrish should consider themselves to be "United Kingdomers" (terrible term, but whatev), rather than British.

[Call to power]

I'm sure this kinda thread isn't the only thing.

well yeah but the rampant scaremongering by those that seem to have an ideology that "omg we should bring back the empire" is one of the nations biggest downfalls

They... they don't use real biscuits, do they?

they eat muffins and suspiciously sour ones at that (the gravy will also be...well beef fat)

[Imperialist Reich]

In 1958 export of UK was distributed like this:
EEC - 13%
Rest of Europe - 13%
The Commonwealth - 52%

Today UK exports are distributed like this:
The rest part of EU - 56%
USA - 14.6%
The Commonwealth - 4%

I'm confused about what your trying to show, are you some sort of neo-imperialist longing for the days when Churchill would allow millions of East Indians to starve to death?

No, I am merely showing the difference in trade which the EU has blocked us from. If we withdrew from it. We could trade with the Commonwealth to a more greater extent. Possibly helping us with our economy.
It would rather have been the Japanese that would starve the East Indians.

[Dzvasdvsdv]

they eat muffins and suspiciously sour ones at that (the gravy will also be...well beef fat)

And you can't buy alcohol under the age of 21. What's that all about?

[Theodoran]

Typical. This is always what happens in a debate about the EU. On the one hand you get paranoid, right-wing, nationalist morons rabidly spouting nonsense about how eveil the EU

Have fun

err, so you just err kinda poo of yourself.

[North Suran]

No, I am merely showing the difference in trade which the EU has blocked us from. If we withdrew from it. We could trade with the Commonwealth to a more greater extent. Possibly helping us with our economy.

You do know what the whole point of the European Union is, right?

[RoI2]

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o dear... *laughs and falls off chair* People are starting to see you're an idiot RoI2

Starting? You moron.

using primative violent threats are we? awwww.... i sympathise with you.

Will you please just fuck off and die.

[Theodoran]

No, I am merely showing the difference in trade which the EU has blocked us from. If we withdrew from it. We could trade with the Commonwealth to a more greater extent. Possibly helping us with our economy.

You do know what the whole point of the European Union is, right?

to enhance trade....