Bloody marvellous

**DimPrawn** · 19 July 2006, 12:18

The 20,000 British passport holders:

HTH

**NickIT** · 19 July 2006, 12:22

its 12k Brits...the rest are dual nationals and Commonwealth citizens.

The number is 22k btw...not 30k.

Well according to the BBC

**TwoWolves** · 19 July 2006, 12:50

Its because we are such an adventurous sort.

Whilst trekking through the Himalayas some years ago I had to register at a police outpost en-route. The local bobby kept a wall-chart of the nationalities of the mountaineers that came through. The UK represented three times any other nationality.

Package tour in Basra... excellent idea!

**CommitmentISnotANissue** · 19 July 2006, 13:32

There once was a dog called MINTON,
who ate all the shuttle cocks.......

"BAD MINTON"

**PropertyCrashUK** · 19 July 2006, 22:28

What was the name of that RN warship that ran aground in Oz a few years back? Is the captain then still captain?

How come so many RN ships just happened to be in and around the Med this time of the year - Summer cruise?

**Spartacus** · 19 July 2006, 22:33

HMS Nottingham.

He was a Commander and was busted back to Lt Commander

Traditionally the RN has always had a strong Med presence but in any case we're only talking two ships here.

**DaveB** · 20 July 2006, 09:17

And despite the headlines of 20 or 20 thousand being stranded their only around 5 thousand are currently being evacuated. Most of those holding dual nationality are staying put.

**dang65** · 20 July 2006, 09:41

Originally posted by DaveB

Most of those holding dual nationality are staying put.

Well, I'm glad there's a trace of the famous Blitz spirit around still. Seems awfully un-British to run away the moment a few bombs start getting lobbed over.

In the museum in Wandsworth they sell a map called "Where the bombs fell" which shows all the WWII bombs and V1s and V2s that landed just in Wandsworth. Pretty scary to look at actually. Probably not as scary as a map of Berlin, but still...

Bloody marvellous