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Still, we've got the Falklands eh. And unless Sheep get ICTs then the job market is ok. Obviously there will still be a few who come over here to marry welshmen I suppose.
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It only got out of balance because of Mr Blair and his army of clueless feckwits.Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostEven worse when the indigenous populations of the former colonies want to compete on your own miserable rain sodden soil.
They have gone away now so hopefully things will gradually get back in kilter. Perhaps.
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Yeah but what about now? Living a fecking ridiculously expensive country which no longer 'owns' any sunny annexes to escape to isn't much fun when brassic Shirley?Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostThat's what made Britain great - out of necessity we created one of the biggest empires in history out of lots of nice warm places.
Even worse when the indigenous populations of the former colonies want to compete on your own miserable rain sodden soil.
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Did the crown jewels come from Canada?Originally posted by AtW View PostDidn't Australia, New Zealand and Canada also help create the Empire?
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Well they're ****ed to start with. Don't they know that (eurozone) Europe has the Euro? And there are plenty of Euro shops here already...Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
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Well they had too because Scotland was and is poor and tulipe.Originally posted by scooterscot View PostTo add the to that it is mostly Scots that are to be found living abroad rather than the stay at home southerners. The way it was during the height of the empire, the Scots were the adventures of the crowd.
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To add the to that it is mostly Scots that are to be found living abroad rather than the stay at home southerners. The way it was during the height of the empire, the Scots were the adventures of the crowd.Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostScotland is part of the Britain that created the empire.
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Scotland is part of the Britain that created the empire.Originally posted by AtW View PostWhat about Scotland?
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Scotland joined England in a union (when they realised we were buying up all the nice warm sunny placesOriginally posted by AtW View PostWhat about Scotland?
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The thermometer hit the late 20's last week and without any ozone layer over the country you're guaranteed a good fry.Originally posted by AtW View PostWhat about Scotland?
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That's what made Britain great - out of necessity we created one of the biggest empires in history out of lots of nice warm places.Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostAs it's been said on here before, if you're going to be poor you might as well do it somewhere nice.
Can you image being poor in the UK.
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