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Anecdotally - lots of Brexiteers I know are going out of their way to buy British and avoid buying EU at all costs.
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I won't believe it until I read it in a quality paper like the mail.Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostComment
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So why do I see those low class people in third hand BMWs with the St George's flag on their license plate?Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostAnecdotally - lots of Brexiteers I know are going out of their way to buy British and avoid buying EU at all costs.
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Because they're your neighbours?Originally posted by Eirikur View PostSo why do I see those low class people in third hand BMWs with the St George's flag on their license plate?Comment
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And I wish them luck with that.Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostAnecdotally - lots of Brexiteers I know are going out of their way to buy British and avoid buying EU at all costs.
Pick a product, any product, that is 100% British from raw materials (and for animals include feed, fertiliser for the land, chemicals for water purification, etc) through the supply chain to the finished product.Comment
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Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostAnecdotally - lots of Brexiteers I know are going out of their way to buy British and avoid buying EU at all costs.
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You don't need to be a Bretard to buy British, being doing it for years where the quality is comparable. It's just a shame we make crap cars, larger, wine, fresh fruit and veg grown in season not some hot house.Make Mercia Great Again!Comment
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Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostAnecdotally - lots of Brexiteers I know are going out of their way to buy British and avoid buying EU at all costs.
If they are buying British, that's good for the economy and good for the environment.
Many of us have talked about doing that for ages, but that doesn't mean we detest every country in Europe and hope that all their citizens suffer. That's the difference.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Detesting the supra-national political organisation known as the EU, is not the same as detesting every individual sovereign country on the continent of Europe.Originally posted by WTFH View PostIf they are buying British, that's good for the economy and good for the environment.
Many of us have talked about doing that for ages, but that doesn't mean we detest every country in Europe and hope that all their citizens suffer. That's the difference.
Please though, don't let reality get in the way of your hyperbole.Originally posted by Old GregI admit I'm just a lazy, lying cretinous hypocrite and must be going deaf♕Keep calm & carry on♕Comment
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You need to avoid mirrors.Originally posted by Eirikur View PostSo why do I see those low class people in third hand BMWs with the St George's flag on their license plate?
His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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