Still told to 'get over it, it's done.

So, yes - what does it mean precisely?

I suspect in some cases it indicates a slight stirring of a guilty conscience. Who likes to be constantly reminded that they did something a bit silly?

Or just innate bossiness?

LizzieDrip

^”Tough being retired there but at least they don’t have winter fuel worries”^

True David but they have air-con worries because of the intense heat.

My sister and her husband used to go into the air conditioned shopping malls to keep cool, but they can’t get out now due to their health issues, so are having to use a lot of electricity to power their air-con system at home.

Sister has aircon in the bedroom, ceiling fans elsewhere, along with a shady patio and a small pool.

good considered post Dickens

Doodledog

What does ‘getting over it’ mean, please?

I don’t like the way discussions these days are centred on cliches and popular phrases that are essentially meaningless.

What does ‘getting over it’ mean, please?

Good question.

You might, for example, mention it in a discussion on the economy. And someone will tell you to "get over it".

Lord knows why. It happened. It had an effect - is still having an effect, so there is no logical reason why it shouldn't be mentioned, or even discussed if it relates to the topic.

Political decisions have consequences - all of them. I sometimes refer to the Blair / Bush Iraq War, which also had consequences, and that happened long before Brexit, but no-one has ever told me to get-over-it.

We are currently on another thread discussing events that partly stemmed from a decision taken in 1948 - but no one as far as I know has suggested we 'get over' that.

So, yes - what does it mean precisely? 🤔

”Tough being retired there but at least they don’t have winter fuel worries”

True David but they have air-con worries because of the intense heat.

My sister and her husband used to go into the air conditioned shopping malls to keep cool, but they can’t get out now due to their health issues, so are having to use a lot of electricity to power their air-con system at home.

My sister lives in Brisbane - above the flood line these days, go worries mate on that score. Tough being retired there but at least they don’t have winter fuel worries.

Thanks Allira.

When health takes a sudden turn for the worse, and both of them at the same time, having to worry about the cost of it really is the last thing you need.

Glad your family’s OK and well stocked. It must be frightening though.

Sorry about your family, yes healthcare is expensive there.

LizzieDrip

Yes Allira, I’ve got close relatives in Australia too - in Perth, so not affected by the current floods. I hope your family out there are OK.

My family members also have much to worry about as they both have serious health problems which are impacting on them financially.

They look across the world at our NHS with envy.

Their house is fine, water all around though, and food has finally got through to the supermarkets, thanks, LizzieDrip, Not being in town, they are well stocked with supplies.

Yes Allira, I’ve got close relatives in Australia too - in Perth, so not affected by the current floods. I hope your family out there are OK.

My family members also have much to worry about as they both have serious health problems which are impacting on them financially.

They look across the world at our NHS with envy.

David49

petra

nanna8
If that’s what you think then you rally do have a distorted view of the uk.

I think nanna8 is in Australia, they don’t like polititians much down there.

They don't like them much here either 😂

I'm not sure what's reported in Australian newspapers now, the one I used to read is now behind a paywall. I can only go by what family say and yes, they complain about their politicians just as we do.
In fact, they've got far more to worry about just now with the floods than what's going on here.

I think nanna8 should have used the strike through! 😆
I think so too, escaped. I took it as irony.

escaped

^As for us being a laughing stock - what nonsense. I’ve lived and worked in Europe and our friends over there have more than enough to worry about in their own countries to give us a second thought. We’re really not that important!^

I have foreign friends abroad who rather envy a lot about the UK.

That sums it up “we’re not that important” but they were very surprised when we jumped ship.

petra

nanna8
If that’s what you think then you rally do have a distorted view of the uk.

I think nanna8 is in Australia, they don’t like polititians much down there.

As for us being a laughing stock - what nonsense. I’ve lived and worked in Europe and our friends over there have more than enough to worry about in their own countries to give us a second thought. We’re really not that important!

I have foreign friends abroad who rather envy a lot about the UK.

I think nanna8 should have used the strike through! 😆

”I suppose if I lived there I would be censored or even jailed for saying that the way things are going”

nanna8 I don’t know where you get your view of the UK from (although I can guess) but as a UK resident, I can tell you you’re wrong.

eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the-first-6-months-what-has-labour-actually-done/

Nanna8 - what part of the above is not working in the interests of the British people?

I voted to remain, can see the damage Brexit has done to our economy, but can’t get myself worked up about something we can’t change. We have to work with what we’ve got, not fret endlessly about what could have been. The ballot was ill advised and inexcusable imho, but it happened, the majority of voters who turned out wanted us to leave, and yes, because we’re a democracy the rest of us do have to accept that majority vote and “get over it”. We’re seeing closer cooperation now - we’re back in Horizon and plans are afoot, not before time, to try to ease the difficulties travelling musicians and other performers have experienced.

I think this BBC summary is interesting and even-handed, and yes, it gives examples of some Brexit benefits, small though they may be at the moment. We are, for example, finally starting to see savings on the EU net payments we used to make, though the financial commitments we have are still torturously complicated.

As for us being a laughing stock - what nonsense. I’ve lived and worked in Europe and our friends over there have more than enough to worry about in their own countries to give us a second thought. We’re really not that important!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrynjz1glpo.amp

I don't know where you live Nanna8 but I can't think for a minute why you believe if you lived in the UK you would be censored or even jailed for saying what you've said.

You've literally just said it on a UK based forum.
You're not the first person to say what you've said.
In fact, you can read the the sort of stuff you've written anywhere here, in papers, on social media and you can hear it on the tv news from certain factions.

Nobody else has been jailed for saying it.
You have a skewed view of things.

nanna8
If that’s what you think then you rally do have a distorted view of the uk.

Trump is all about “Taking Control” which was the aim of the Brexit lot, the difference is that the US is powerful enough to actually achieve that aim.

Just don’t believe all those who try to undermine the country. As far as I’m concerned it has always been the most civilised and fairest country in the world. I would be proud to fly a British flag and when we have our version of Last Night at the Proms I still do. I sincerely think the current government is bad for the whole country and the sooner something better is found the better it will be. Question is, who ? That is why Nigel Farage is doing well, not him so much as those who realise the current government is fundamentally not working in the interests of the population. I suppose if I lived there I would be censored or even jailed for saying that the way things are going

Claremont

FriedGreenTomatoes2

I’d vote for Brexit again. 🇬🇧

This is one of the most bizarre thing I've read on GN. Since there has not been a SINGLE benefit so far, and all the promises were lies. It has made us all poorer, ruined our industries, businesses small and large destroyed farming and fisheries, affected all sectors of the NHS, and the list goes on.

Thank goodness, most people have now realised it was a Farage mirage, based on fraud and lies. 11% still think it was more positive than negative, somehow- but I imagine those who would vote for it again is probably much smaller.

But you enjoy that blue passport hey, made in France on Polish paper, or something!

Estimate is that the UK would currently be 27 billion better off had it not happened.

Wave that flag- sadly become a laughing stock in the rest of the world.

What a shame you cannot believe in this great country of ours, is it really only worthwhile if we belong to the EU.? I simply cannot understand why some people are so in love with the EU.

Well, let's hope it's an ill wind blowing from the USA, nanna8!

I guess the USA might be a sticking point these days. I couldn’t believe it when Brexit happened, none of us here could but as they say, it’s no good crying over spilt milk.