we are leaving yipee

I agree Rose . I would be interested in hearing views on the way forward but I'm not interested in being hit over the head with ' I hope you're happy now' threads [smile

I SO agree with NanaandGrampy and Willsnan, what's done is done, life goes on so enjoy it, an inquisition won't change anything.......

I started this thread as a light hearted post. The majority voted for out - accept it and move on. Now it seems the "Chicken Little" syndrome seems to be in effect. Calm down dears - go forth and multiply.

I feel like xenophobia won.

I think a lot of people who voted out did so for many reasons; they are not racist although there may be some who are.

I was not one of them, but I do know people who did vote out, some educated to a very high level, some worked at high level in industry, one whose wife is German and has many German in-laws who are very unhappy with the EU too.

sorry oldkranky - just answering one post.

I did ask DH if Lidl and Aldi would close down now, better go and get his muesli while he still can

I picked up on that this morning* Jamila* 2 family members work for and I wondered how they will be affected.

I feel like xenophobia won

This is simply an opinion and not a fact.

Why do people find it so hard to distinguish between the two?

Should have had Saiinsburys in that post or it won't make sense.

Blimey - many of our banks and energy providers are not UK based. Better withdraw my cash and stash it under the mattress. And install a wood burning stove

Now where's that number for my polish builder before he heads back home....

Sainsbury's was open and trading this morning Ann60 do you know something I don't?

What shall we spend our extra £350 million a week on? Shall we send David Cameron a shopping list? Oh, hang on, we have to wait two years for it don't we?
I thought there would be a catch......

£350m a week won't even pay the tea bill for all the lawyers and bureaucrats that will be needed to negotiate the exit. I'm sure Boris mentioned this, didn't he ?

I think I could stomach the decision if I didn't think that those politicians involved in Brexit weren't simply trying to progress their personal careers at Britain's expense.

Why do people find it so hard to distinguish between the two?
There are a lot of opinion polls (which have often been proved to be wrong after results are out) which are being posted as Facts today!

And install a wood burning stove
One Made in Britain I hope Anya

No. Not everyone who voted Out are xenophobes. But the xenophobes who voted Out most likely swung it for them.

The £350 million has been spent many times over this morning propping up the banks AGAIN.

However you voted it is all done now and we just have go with the flow. In reality no one knows how it will all pan out in the end, and it's going to be a few years before we feel the effect of the vote. As with all things in life there will, I am afraid, be winners and losers.

Already several big companies and institutions are talking about moving their operations from the Uk to another EU country. We could be losing 1009.s of jobs far sooner that expected.

I'm a little sceptical of the big companies announcing they are moving jobs because of the vote to be honest. I worked for a big company in a senior position in the financial crisis before last ( who knew there had been so many ) and I was privy to the financials of that company.

So when they announced redundancies based on the impact of the crisis I also knew that the harsh reality was that they saw it as a way to trim the fat as they not impacted at that time by the crisis.

So it suited them to have a whipping boy and the cynical heart of me wonders if this is a similar situation?

We are a democracy and we have to accept the voice of the people. Contrary to popular belief, not every Leave voter is a moron; some of them, like me, agonised for weeks before casting their vote.
It will be hard, the may be a bit of a recessions.
The Eu will be very vindictive, it is already starting with the mayor of Calais wanting to renege on the treaty re. borders and passports. [we can have our blue passports back - yeay!]but we shall have our own sovereignty back, we shall be able to take our own decisions on our own fates.
It is useless to whinge about what has been decided, the people have spoken! Be positive, and supportive of the decision. After all it is what happens after every general election - perhaps not quite so divisive, but similar.

Pity us in N. Ireland. The majority of the country voted to remain. Now we are faced with the prospect of a return to border control and producing a passport to drive a few miles/kilometres down the road. We have benefitted tremendously from EU grants to agriculture, research, social development and reconciliation projects.

Thanks England and Wales!

Away to apply for my Irish passport (we have an entitlement to dual nationality here) to make travelling in EU countries still easy.

Don't blame you.

Ha! American Fox news reported that Britain had voted to leave the United Nations!
And I thought I was confused!

In cloud cuckoo land if you think light bulbs will go back to the old ones!