Ok, we are out, what now?

I've still got some melamine cereal bowls. They fit perfectly in the stand for water for the birds.

We had a yellow melamine tea service. The cups were permanently stained brown. The only way to clean them was with bleach.

Personally, I like the choice of goods in our shops and restaurants.

Do you remember Wimpy and the Golden Egg?

If we go back to Rome will the Scots insist we rebuild Hadrian's wall? I think I live the wrong side of it (or right I suppose if Scotland splits and stays in the EU)

My DD1's plates and bowls are all melamine. They're lovely but can be a tad impractical. We spend ages sometimes when we're minding DGS2 hunting for the one microwaveable item in the cupboards!

I dare say that some Scots would like to build a wall but most definitely not all!

Hope so, trisher. I do not have far to move then.
Don't want the Antonine wall. That's too far North.

Thread title is from Finding Nemo isn't it? Fish escaped from dental surgery but in plastic bags!

I see you've reached the same state of surreal hysteria as I have, Elrel.

I haven't a clue what's going to happen. Sadly, I don't think our so-called leaders do either. Power vacuums are always dangerous.

Daphne - we got a set of melamine 50 years ago when DD aged 2 started to 'help' with the washing up! I used to rub them with bicarbonate of soda on a damp cloth! My DM once left hers soaking with diluted ammonia in it next to the sink. And drank it later in mistake for bitter lemon. It must have been quite weak as she was fine, she drank lots of water afterwards.
Wish I'd never sent the melamine to a jumble sale, nostalgia strikes again. I have a couple of Bakelite egg cups from the 1950s though.

What needs to be done now?
Clear our cupboards out and look for melamine?

Ah well Jalima that's why I specified I wanted to have lots of money if I was back in the 20s!

When I find myself agreeing with Osborne, Cameron ... and now... Clarkson- then you know something is truly really, tragically, seriously amiss.

Some picnic tableware you can buy nowadays in places like Marks and Dunelm are made of a type of melamine - the a patterns are more modern too!

Ours was like this.

lol @dj

I did that when I was seriously hard up. I didn't find any melamine, but I found some 1970s Hornsea Bronte and made a few pounds. I've also got loads of stainless steel tableware from when my mother downsized. Must do a boot sale soon and see if it's become 'retro' yet.

@granjura

I agree with you about Cameron and Osborne. They're beginning to look like pussy cats. I wonder if it's all been a plot all along to salvage their reputation in the history books.

Daphne - that's the one, ours was yellow too. My granny liked her own cup so we got a blue cup saucer and tea plate for her. Years later after granny died my mother insisted upon putting the blue melamine set in the dustbin. I wondered whether it was vaguely connected with burning a gypsy's caravan when they died.

Germany is seriously considering offering Britons dual citizenship. I've just been on the phone to my daughter, who says that she'll go for it if they bring it in.

^Senior German politicians have suggested offering dual citizenship to young Britons in a bid to keep the UK in touch with the EU.

Sigmar Gabriel, the German vice chancellor, said he would raise the issue of dual citizenship, which is generally forbidden in Germany for non-EU citizens, in the country’s national elections next year.

“Let’s offer it to the young Britons living in Germany, Italy or France so that they can remain EU citizens,” Gabriel said at a meeting in Berlin of his centre-left Social Democratic party.

“It’s a good sign that the youth of Great Britain are more clever than their bizarre political elite,” Gabriel continued. “For that reason we can’t raise our drawbridge on them. We have to think now about what we can offer Great Britain’s younger generation.”

The opposition Green party has also called for Germany to make it easy for Britons living in Germany to get a German passport.^

www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/03/german-politicians-propose-offering-young-britons-dual-citizenship

It's shame it's only the young ones, because I'd apply.

I didn't realise that German citizenship was just for EU citizens. I got it before we were in the EU. We can have dual citizen ship because the UK allows it. However you have to be able to speak German (quite well) understand the Constitution - equal rights, freedom of speech,monogamy etc and agree to it (which is sometimes difficult for Muslims) understand the rules under which we are governed.
(Tested by multiple choice test)

As to Sigmar Gabriel I don't know what he is after because the most difficulty people have, is with their home country some of which expect their people to give up nationaity when taking another.When you consider that it will be 2 years until the UK has finished talks and left, then that is enough time for most Uk people to get dual nationality.

What he said was not correct as Turkish workers are allowed dual nationality and Americans as well until they are 25.
there was a long fight with Turkish authorities as anyone giving up Turkish nationality gave up the right to inherit anything from their families. This has now changed.

Most people don't have a German passport as when you become German you get an identity card. This ID card means you are are registered where you live and you have to show it whenever asked to by the police. You have to show your ID card when you go to hospital or open a bank account, or collect a parcel, or a car which has been repaired, consult a lawyer etc. I believe you need it to prove you are 18 going to an allnight disco

You only need a passport to travel to another continent or to the eastern block.
I don't have one I have an ID card and in America and the UK I use my British passport.

Interesting!

I read an article recently that Berlin is keen to set itself up as an IT hotspot, possibly attracting young people from London, Cambridge (and Estonia). Berlin has a very 'young' image, soit might work.

My son is keen to work in Germany. He has schoolboy German, but he's a good linguist and I don't think it would take much to improve it.

I love that, daphne, the youth of Great Britain are more clever than their bizarre political elite.
I really agree with that. Shame they didn't vote in greater numbers. That wasn't very clever, was it?

Thread title is from Finding Nemo isn't it? Fish escaped from dental surgery but in plastic bags!
Elrel 'Finding Dory' will be coming soon - something to look forward to at last

daphnedill that melamine set looks very classy! I still have some Hornsea, is it worth anything?

Ah well Jalima that's why I specified I wanted to have lots of money if I was back in the 20s!
Badenkate even 'those downstairs' were happy and well nourished in Downton!! And could afford a little house when they retired.

Sorry, back to 'what now'

I can just about discuss the weather in German

No astute insights or perceptions, or even reminiscences about melamine but Just to say that daphnedill & durhamjen, you give me hope that there are still people of my persuasion in the world. Even more depressed than I was last week. My Polish friends suffering abuse, chaos in every political party & Gove slithering on Andrew Marr show this morning. I live in a fiercely UKIP area (UKIP council) and a load of at best xenophobic & at worst racist neighbours - "voice crying in the wilderness" comes to mind, so thanks dd & dj for restoring my faith in the human race!