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Which country will be next to follow us out of the EU ?

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JenniferEccles Mon 04-Jan-21 11:43:34

It will be interesting to see, won’t it?

Maybe others will want to see if we do indeed ‘prosper mightily’ over the next few years, or perhaps there are some already chomping at the bit to give it a go as independent nations.

Sparkling Mon 04-Jan-21 18:20:37

The good news is that the people that enjoy living out of UK are still able to stay where they are, they don’t have to come back here, I dare say lots will apply for citizenship if the country they live and contribute than here, which is fair enough. They have a choice.

Urmstongran Mon 04-Jan-21 18:21:10

Not France MOnica
Spain.
Are you confusing me with another poster?

Maggiemaybe Mon 04-Jan-21 18:25:37

polyester57
Yes, I certainly do thing that the British change of diet had something to do with being in the EU. As did the diet in Germany and all other EU countries,

I prefer to put it down to Elizabeth David - she introduced me to French and Italian cooking 50 odd years ago.

Round here it had a lot to do with people moving in from India, Pakistan and other far flung countries as well. My favourite eating place when I was a student was Greek, ten years before they joined the EU.

biba70 Mon 04-Jan-21 18:31:55

why is this in 'chat' - it is purely political and nothing to do with 'chatting'.

Jane10 Mon 04-Jan-21 18:37:21

We are chatting. We are chatting about differing attitudes to the EU.
Info item: there are 23 European countries not in the EU. Interesting.

Maggiemaybe Mon 04-Jan-21 18:39:58

biba70

why is this in 'chat' - it is purely political and nothing to do with 'chatting'.

Does it matter?

I actually think it’s good that some of us who avoid the Politics thread like the plague are chatting about something other than COVID and personal problems.

biba70 Mon 04-Jan-21 18:43:02

it matters because it is clearly a political thread- so what it the point of having categories otherwise.

If you want to avoid politics like the plague - avoid politics.

Maggiemaybe Mon 04-Jan-21 18:44:45

And if you don’t want to chat, shoo.

petra Mon 04-Jan-21 18:46:16

we chat about politics.

lemongrove Mon 04-Jan-21 18:52:10

vegansrock

All the anecdotes seem to confirm that people hear what they want. I have close family members in both Italy and Ireland, their jobs range from university professor to bus driver.All more than happy to be part of a cooperative organisation which crosses national barriers. Not perfect, and scope for reform from within as with any other organisation, supportive and giving protection in many areas.

Including your own contribution of anecdotes....?

Urmstongran Mon 04-Jan-21 18:52:38

I like chatting generally like this. It’s not about a topic in the news. It’s exchanging viewpoints. Interesting actually.

lemongrove Mon 04-Jan-21 18:53:29

Jane10

We are chatting. We are chatting about differing attitudes to the EU.
Info item: there are 23 European countries not in the EU. Interesting.

I didn’t realise that there were so many!

lemongrove Mon 04-Jan-21 18:55:11

Petra what an interesting life you’ve led, in countries that we don’t hear much about.
Which was your favourite one?

Maggiemaybe Mon 04-Jan-21 18:59:13

I didn’t realise that there were so many!

Me neither, lemongrove. I’m now racking my brain trying to name them all. No doubt I’ll be googling to get the last few.

LauraNorder Mon 04-Jan-21 19:01:43

That’s a great question Lemon and as it’s a chat thread it would be interesting to hear about Petra’s experience.

Casdon Mon 04-Jan-21 19:03:28

I think not petra, a chat involves a level of respect for alternative views that is absent. I find it embarrassing.

lemongrove Mon 04-Jan-21 19:05:57

Try it Casdon....join in!

LauraNorder Mon 04-Jan-21 19:07:01

We lived in Lot et Garonne, SW France during the referendum of 2016. Most of our French friends expressed envy at the result however our friend in and around Paris thought we were crazy.
Our Dutch friends of many years say that they and their neighbours would like to be next ones out.
We only have one Belgian friend who tells us that Belgium was a very poor country before all the bureaucrats moved in to Brussels and they would be worried if the EU began to break up.

lemongrove Mon 04-Jan-21 19:11:19

The Brussels effect has certainly been good for Belgium, although they are experiencing some racial tensions from what I have heard.It’s no wonder that poorer countries like the EU.

lemongrove Mon 04-Jan-21 19:12:23

Just to clarify, the racial tensions are nothing to do with being in the EU.

Casdon Mon 04-Jan-21 19:21:44

I don’t like the behaviour of the playground lemongrove - as you know I am happy to stand up for my point of view when I think it matters, but there’s some schoolgirl level posting on here, and I don’t want to join in with that.

Fennel Mon 04-Jan-21 19:23:00

I didn't realise that all the different states of Russia were counted as European.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_population

lemongrove Mon 04-Jan-21 19:23:37

Casdon

I don’t like the behaviour of the playground lemongrove - as you know I am happy to stand up for my point of view when I think it matters, but there’s some schoolgirl level posting on here, and I don’t want to join in with that.

Where????

grannyrebel7 Mon 04-Jan-21 22:14:50

I don't think any country will want to follow our example. Total madness!

LauraNorder Mon 04-Jan-21 22:22:00

Petra I hope you come back to tell us about your experience in Eastern Europe. It’s a chat thread and a few of us would be interested.