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Previously on "Should England join the European Time Zone"

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  • Paddy
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    Originally posted by Churchill View Post
    Whs.

    Btw, it's called GMT for a reason! The rest of the world takes its time from us, the Great British!

    Rules is rules, and we all know where we'd be without rules, France!!!
    France was on GMT until they let the Germans govern them in WWII

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  • VectraMan
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    Originally posted by Churchill View Post
    Btw, it's called GMT for a reason! The rest of the world takes its time from us, the Great British!
    WHS. It would seem rather ridiculous to not have Greenwich meantime in Greenwhich.

    If we want more light, and want to be more in sync with the European working day, why are we tampering with time? Why not just all get up an hour earlier?

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  • darmstadt
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    Originally posted by Churchill View Post

    Btw, it's called GMT for a reason! The rest of the world takes its time from us, the Great British!
    Personally I work either CET but as I work in computers I use UTC:

    UTC replaced GMT as the basis for the main reference time scale or civil time in various regions on January 1, 1972

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  • meridian
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    Originally posted by zeitghost
    Why would we want to be on Berlin time?

    Who won for flip's sake?

    Must be wonderful to be on Berlin time in Portugal though.

    I think you'll find Portugal is on UK time

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  • cailin maith
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    Originally posted by DiscoStu View Post
    No Andyw option
    True but it's not the worst other option we have ever had

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  • DiscoStu
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    No Andyw option

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  • George Parr
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    Originally posted by xoggoth View Post
    Yes. Where's the poll you lazy git?
    Added poll, now back to bed for me.

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  • Sysman
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    Originally posted by threaded View Post
    I know a few places in Denmark and Holland (so I suspect it happens in the rest of Europe) that have their UK facing departments working on UK time.
    No thanks. The hour ahead means you have time to sip coffee and read the papers before the phone starts going.

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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by minestrone View Post
    Why don't we just remain at GMT the whole year round?

    It is a myth that Scotland actually wanted this.
    Whs.

    Btw, it's called GMT for a reason! The rest of the world takes its time from us, the Great British!

    Rules is rules, and we all know where we'd be without rules, France!!!

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  • bekarovka
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    Keep it GMT +1 all year round - I just hate those frikkin dark evenings.

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  • HairyArsedBloke
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    Keep it how it is.

    If you cannot cope with 1 hour difference between UK and EU then you are not competent to be in international business in the first place. The US manage and they have 4 time zones across their main land.

    It also give a competitive advantage when dealing with the US.

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  • minestrone
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    Why don't we just remain at GMT the whole year round?

    It is a myth that Scotland actually wanted this.

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  • xoggoth
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    Yes. Where's the poll you lazy git?

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  • threaded
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    Originally posted by George Parr View Post
    and leave Scotland in Tundra Time?
    I know a few places in Denmark and Holland (so I suspect it happens in the rest of Europe) that have their UK facing departments working on UK time.

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  • George Parr
    started a poll Should England join the European Time Zone

    Should England join the European Time Zone

    12
    Yes, it saves me changing my watch when I go on a booze cruise
    25.00%
    3
    No, I vote UKIP, stuff the Europeans
    58.33%
    7
    I don't care, I can travel through time if I give my Tornado enough wellie
    16.67%
    2
    and leave Scotland in Tundra Time?

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