Britain will come out of this recession before Euroland...

[AtW]

He is here just to practise his english so he would argue against anything really.

Well I never...

[ace00]

Well I never...

The rain in Spain falls mainly down the drain.

[Doggy Styles]

There is a plethora of arguments against joining the Euro...take your pick...

This is all very well, but what was your view before you found this out?

[PM-Junkie]

This is all very well, but what was your view before you found this out?

I don't have a view. According to AtWat, being against the Euro is not having a valid view, so I am irrelevant and your question is therefore non sequitur.

[AtW]

According to AtWat, being against the Euro is not having a valid view

That's not the case.

One can be against immigration (or euro) because of objective views on cost of it to the state, long-term benefits immigrants bring etc - that's why. This sort of person can change his view is it if proven conclusively that (some) of immigration is beneficial (people like me for example).

Another can be also against immigration (or euro) but on the basis of racism - now that's now okay, that person might not want to express his view publicly so this person will also try to grasp for valid arguements like the first one, but in this case it's pointless to refuse such arguements because underlieing reason for this persons opinion has nothing to do with arguements.

As long as such number of people is low (like racists in this country) it's okay - the important thing to convince 60%+ of people to be pro euro and maybe 30% more not to be too much against it, the remaining 10% can hold their views as much as they want, while at it they might regret that UK changed its own currency from shillings to 100 pences per pound

[lambrini_socialist]

That's not the case.

One can be against immigration (or euro) because of objective views on cost of it to the state, long-term benefits immigrants bring etc - that's why. This sort of person can change his view is it if proven conclusively that (some) of immigration is beneficial (people like me for example).

Another can be also against immigration (or euro) but on the basis of racism - now that's now okay, that person might not want to express his view publicly so this person will also try to grasp for valid arguements like the first one, but in this case it's pointless to refuse such arguements because underlieing reason for this persons opinion has nothing to do with arguements.

As long as such number of people is low (like racists in this country) it's okay - the important thing to convince 60%+ of people to be pro euro and maybe 30% more not to be too much against it, the remaining 10% can hold their views as much as they want, while at it they might regret that UK changed its own currency from shillings to 100 pences per pound

http://bpperry3.blogspot.com/2008/12/lion.html

[AtW]

http://bpperry3.blogspot.com/2008/12/lion.html

Talking of Lions, seems inappropriate for UK's main animal, I mean it does not live around here naturally? Say in Australia they got Kengroo, it makes sense - I'd accept Unicorn, but Lion seems totally out of this world...

[themistry]

100 pences per pound

did you just pluralise a plural?

Or is that propper English?

TM

[themistry]

Talking of Lions, seems inappropriate for UK's main animal, I mean it does not live around here naturally? Say in Australia they got Kengroo, it makes sense - I'd accept Unicorn, but Lion seems totally out of this world...

We had an empire at one point

[AtW]

We had an empire at one point

Indeed. I don't have problem with Lion and I love Unicorn - just felt it was rather odd animal from the two (if I had to choose from).