Over the last 1000 years we've spent far more time warring with France than with Germany. Pre 1900, they were mainly our allies.
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Pre 1900 Germany had only existed for about 30 years ...Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostHang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith
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Indeed, infact we fought with them against the French during the Napolionic wars. Most memorably at Waterloo where the arrival of the Prussian troops was a decisive factor in the allied victory alongside Hanoverian troops already taking part in the battle.Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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No country is a rip-off. Each country adjust its prices according to the demands of the local population.
It is unfortunate that the majority of the population in UK is chavs. Therefore all chav goods are fairly cheap and non-chav goods are fairly expensive.
So booze, cars, sunny holidays in noisy chav-infested locations, jewelry, obstentatious clothes are cheap but if you are into nice things like good food, spacious housing, elegant clothing then you are better off anywhere else in Europe. It is just a matter of supply and demands.I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.Comment
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Riiiiight so if more people wanted spacious housing, there'd be more spacious housing :-/Originally posted by Francko View PostHang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith
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Well, yes, if people thought that this was a necessary thing to have then people would have it. I don't think people in the rest of europe are much richer than in UK but yet 100sqm would be considered a normal flat, not a super-luxury flat with double/triple super-large rooms as in UK. In London some 2-bed flats are as big as a studio flat in Spain or Italy.Originally posted by snaw View PostI've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.Comment
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Think you've forgotten population density in your theory Franko. And I'm guessing people in the rest of Europe, generally are much poorer, normally ...Originally posted by Francko View PostHang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith
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That is more like an excuse. Holland for example is much more densely populated than UK. Yet the houses there are generally much bigger. I have never heard anybody in England complaining that their flat is too small, despite the room size is minuscule compare to european standards. Therefore you get minuscule rooms.Originally posted by snaw View Post
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They are? You've never lived in Amsterdam then Franko ...Originally posted by Francko View PostThat is more like an excuse. Holland for example is much more densely populated than UK. Yet the houses there are generally much bigger. I have never heard anybody in England complaining that their flat is too small, despite the room size is minuscule compare to european standards. Therefore you get minuscule rooms.Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith
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I did. And in the center of it too. But yet the studio flat was much bigger than what I would have got in London for the money.Originally posted by snaw View Post
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