Is Britain the bestest country in the world ever?

[Le Rosbif]

Dunkirk was not an evacuation it was a strategic withdrawl!

It was still possible to attempt a breakthrough to the south.
I guess the withdrawal was a sensisible move from a British point of view, but it condemned France.

[sasguru]

It's typical of the French national character that after being bent over and raped by the Germans three times, they decide that marriage is their only option.
Spineless wimps.

[Moscow Mule]

I believe Great Britain is actually a kingdom.

Perhaps you should avail yourself of a dictionary and an encyclopedia?

[expat]

Yep, I wish the UK was out of Europe two. (It should have started by only France + Germany then gradually and VERY slowly expand rich neighbourgh countries)
And that France was out NATO.
And that we did not spend tulipless amount on the useless Eurofighter.

As for spending vs return from the EU, France too is LARGELY in deficit

But not as much as Germany, the UK, or Italy. Think France has twisted the rules there (quelle surprise) to pay less than its share according to its economy.

You're missing the point if you think that you could run a common market with only a few rich countries. And if it were only Germany and France, you would just have one big export surplus country and one budget deficit country, which would then use guilt and dirty politics to make the big export surplus country pay for their overspending and deficits.

Oh wait, that is what the Common Market was for.

[Le Rosbif]

It's typical of the French national character that after being bent over and raped by the Germans three times, they decide that marriage is their only option.
Spineless wimps.

3 times? like this time?

http://teacherweb.ftl.pinecrest.edu/...%20empire2.png

I' won't even mention the other anglso-saxon's propaganda about France's beeing wimped by the germans in WW1.

[Amiga500]

Perhaps you should avail yourself of a dictionary and an encyclopedia?

Really?

The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain,[1][2] was a sovereign state in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1801. It was created by the merger of the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England, under the Acts of Union 1707, to create a single kingdom.

[Le Rosbif]

But not as much as Germany, the UK, or Italy. Think France has twisted the rules there (quelle surprise) to pay less than its share according to its economy.

Oh wait, that is what the Common Market was for.

Think or have a linky to support this?

[sasguru]

3 times? like this time?

http://teacherweb.ftl.pinecrest.edu/...%20empire2.png

I' won't even mention the other anglso-saxon's propaganda about France's beeing wimped by the germans in WW1.

Oh yes I forgot that France was also royally rogered by the English at Waterloo. And earlier at Calais. And Agincourt.
And by the Germans also at Leipzig.
No wonder France walks funny.

[Le Rosbif]

Think or have a linky to support this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Budget

European union net benefit per capita

Austria -1024
Belgium 605
Czech Republic 2139
Germany -1045
France -805
Italy -778
Netherlands 13 37 -24 16,357,992 -1467
United Kingdom 46 103 -57 60,816,701 -937

Looks very similar to me.

Tu vas pas nous en chier une pendule!

[expat]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Budget

European union net benefit per capita

Austria -1024
Belgium 605
Czech Republic 2139
Germany -1045
France -805
Italy -778
Netherlands 13 37 -24 16,357,992 -1467
United Kingdom 46 103 -57 60,816,701 -937

Looks very similar to me.

Tu vas nous en chier une pendule!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/h..._pays_what.stm

Bsed on European Commission Data.

But if you prefer Wikipedia, just give me 10 minutes and check again