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Yes, it is symbolism ... but I want one! ??

(134 Posts)
Urmstongran Sat 22-Feb-20 13:47:08

Available from next month (once old supplies have been used up!)

M0nica Tue 25-Feb-20 15:28:54

Irish is the way I am going as well, my sister already has hers.

jura2 Tue 25-Feb-20 11:20:51

My grand-kids will be able to have one, and a Swiss one too. They are very lucky.

Nezumi65 Tue 25-Feb-20 09:08:41

Yup gaga - I’m the only one in my household & immediate family who can’t get an Irish passport ?

Lucca Tue 25-Feb-20 07:49:34

I like that

GagaJo Tue 25-Feb-20 06:49:37

Irish is the way to go!

Nezumi65 Tue 25-Feb-20 06:20:31

Paddyanne - have been following some lawyers on Twitter and it sounds as if Scotland can call a referendum without requiring permission from Westminster (the govt disagrees, but it sounds as if their argument for that may be shaky).

Interesting times

Callistemon Mon 24-Feb-20 19:32:53

He has a burgundy passport and a blue passport.

Callistemon Mon 24-Feb-20 19:31:07

And 'All right' is probably the best I will ever get!
I treasure that.

jura2 Mon 24-Feb-20 19:23:49

Nowadays not 'fit', not hot and not goodlooking - but after a day of giggles on the slopes, where I can still keep up and give him a run for his money and do a few tricks he can't do...'peng' I was. That will do for me. Happy.

M0nica Mon 24-Feb-20 19:21:51

I don't want one and will not have to have one until 2028.

Callistemon Mon 24-Feb-20 19:19:20

Apparently he told DD that I was 'all right'
A compliment indeed!

Callistemon Mon 24-Feb-20 19:17:57

peng
Fit, hot or goodlooking, someone you really like (apparently)

If my DGS says I'm OK, I'm happy
grin

varian Mon 24-Feb-20 19:15:22

You no longer have the right, which we all had until 31st Jan, to live and work in 27 neighbouring countries.

Leave the country if you wish but do not take it for granted that you will be welcome to stay in any of the other 27 EU countries.

You and others like you have deprived us all of that right.

Kandinsky Mon 24-Feb-20 19:07:28

lol - we’re still free to do all those things. We are allowed to leave the country you know. hmm

varian Mon 24-Feb-20 19:03:13

It's hard to imagine anything more pathetic than people rejoicing in having a new blue passport when they voted to deprive themselves and everyone else of the Feedom to move to, live and work in 27 other European countries. Pathetic.

jura2 Mon 24-Feb-20 17:56:38

My granson said I am 'peng' - no idea what it means, but apparently it's a compliment smile

Firecracker123 Mon 24-Feb-20 16:14:05

Well I said you were sad ?

jura2 Mon 24-Feb-20 15:22:57

''Greta I often take mine out and admire it''

oh myyyyy precious, me wants it

paddyanne Mon 24-Feb-20 14:27:12

I do not hate all things English Just WESTMINSTER .I have English family and believe it or not English friends .The attitude on the English parliament ,and that is what it is depsite denials from on this site ,towards Scotland are nothing short of disgraceful .
Did WESTMINSTER have to ask the EU for permission to have the referendum.No they didn't,so why is it necessary for us to ask several hundreds of MP's who know nothing about Scotland and care even less to go the polls in a UNION of which we are supposed to be EQUALS .
Westminster treats us and the other component parts of the UK with the same disdain they treated colonies for centuries .
I said only what is true,NI and Wales were "aquired" in a different way to the SIGNED treaty between England and Scotland ,I wasn't insulting anyone .My late aunt from Newport Sth Wales often remarked the same thing

cupaffull Mon 24-Feb-20 14:18:03

I am sad to hear .....
"Documents revealed French firm Thales have been given the contract to oversee the new blue British passports and that they will be made in Poland"
Is it really trueshock that we can't make our own?

jura2 Mon 24-Feb-20 14:15:48

oh my, how exciting

Callistemon Mon 24-Feb-20 14:09:30

Greta I often take mine out and admire it
wink

Callistemon Mon 24-Feb-20 14:06:57

Pantglas thank goodness, someone read my posts! smile

MerylS, yes, especially sung by a male voice choir.

Greta Mon 24-Feb-20 13:51:30

Colour is obviously very important to some posters. Do you sit and look at your passport, then? I pick mine up when I need it and later put it back again and I can honestly say I don't give it a second thought.

MerylStreep Mon 24-Feb-20 13:35:02

Callistamon
even if it is the best no 'ifs' it is the best ? It gives me goose bumps.