Meh, I guess that's a matter of opinion more than a technical thing. I never consider them as European. And now there's talk of a Brexit or w/e it's called and they always have special treatment and exceptions when it comes to EU policies, plus different currency.
Plus they're not connected to the land mass.
So that's how I based my opinion on that matter, and I know many others have a similar view. I just consider them as their own culture whether it's UK, GB, or ENG depending on the context. That's not to say they have no significance on and in Europe, but yeah as I said before.
We didn't want the Euro because we knew it was going to be ***, and so it has proven. Personally I`d be happy if the other European countries saw it the way you do, maybe then they'd stop trying to tell us what we can and can't do in our own country.
Biggest problem of Euro is not actually Italy, France or Spain, we were all fine(to a degree). Germany is the issue. Empress Merkel decides everything, we've been all for some reason level synced to their economy and this *** all of our countries. Meanwhile she laughs evilly from the throne of her newly made fourth Reich
"Yes Greece, plead more...soon you'll be assimilated!"
Even Serbians aren't very fond of the Euro here. Before the Euro their international currency was the Deutsche Mark and they still treat Deutsche Marks as legitimate currency privately and publicly they still use them to a certain degree.
Same with Bosnia and Montenegro too from what I hear. I'm going to Montenegro in June so if I remember I'll inquire.
We didn't want the Euro because we knew it was going to be ***, and so it has proven. Personally I`d be happy if the other European countries saw it the way you do, maybe then they'd stop trying to tell us what we can and can't do in our own country.
Since we have a Brit here, what do you think of the Tories trying to pull away from the European Court of Human Rights? Do you think that will be a pragmatic step for Britain overall?
Biggest problem of Euro is not actually Italy, France or Spain, we were all fine(to a degree). Germany is the issue. Empress Merkel decides everything, we've been all for some reason level synced to their economy and this *** all of our countries. Meanwhile she laughs evilly from the throne of her newly made fourth Reich
"Yes Greece, plead more...soon you'll be assimilated!"
Sweden is known for being confused with Switzerland
It seems Denmark is often confused with the Netherlands or Germany.
Although it was somewhat amusing when I was in the US, and someone was talking about how they had been to Copenhagen, and that the mountains there were beautiful.
Biggest problem of Euro is not actually Italy, France or Spain, we were all fine(to a degree). Germany is the issue. Empress Merkel decides everything, we've been all for some reason level synced to their economy and this *** all of our countries. Meanwhile she laughs evilly from the throne of her newly made fourth Reich
"Yes Greece, plead more...soon you'll be assimilated!"
Ehh... France isn't one of the problem countries. But generally speaking, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain are considered problematic with regards to economy.
maybe then they'd stop trying to tell us what we can and can't do in our own country.
It's more along the lines of:
If you want the common benefits of being part of the EU (e.g. no trade/transportation barriers, etc.), then you have to accept the common restrictions which that entails.
Biggest problem of Euro is not actually Italy, France or Spain, we were all fine(to a degree). Germany is the issue. Empress Merkel decides everything, we've been all for some reason level synced to their economy and this *** all of our countries. Meanwhile she laughs evilly from the throne of her newly made fourth Reich
"Yes Greece, plead more...soon you'll be assimilated!"
She bears a striking resemblance to Emperor Palpatine.
Ehh... France isn't one of the problem countries. But generally speaking, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain are considered problematic with regards to economy.
You are right, for some reason, the French wealthy are sticking around being taxed at rates upwards and exceeding 100% of their income. I'm not sure if they are being generous or idiotic, but either way, it's not a long-term solution. They are already starting to feel the effects of lesser investments....
We didn't want the Euro because we knew it was going to be ***, and so it has proven. Personally I`d be happy if the other European countries saw it the way you do, maybe then they'd stop trying to tell us what we can and can't do in our own country.
Since we have a Brit here, what do you think of the Tory's trying to pull away from the European Court of Human Rights? Do you think that will be a pragmatic step for Britain overall?
The European Courts are infested with 90 year olds living in the 1500s. They overturn rulings that are designed to protect children because it breaches the Human rights of a pedophile.
We should never have joined the EU in the first place. There was a majority vote against it but Labour went ahead anyway, thinking that because we didn't change currency to the Euro everyone would be fine with it.
Edit: King is right though, we should move this to P&R really.
Ehh... France isn't one of the problem countries. But generally speaking, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain are considered problematic with regards to economy.
Mediterranean countries had a later industrial development due to heavily relying on agriculture. The server merge into Germanic European Union hit us the hardest.
Frau Merkel is constantly threatening us to work harder!
edit: even between northern and southern Italy there's a huge disconnect
But generally speaking, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain are considered problematic with regards to economy.
Order of soon to fail (or failing):
Greece, Portugal, Italy, Spain. Belgium and France are approaching 100% debt to GDP ratios as well. Belgium is safer atm, but France, /sigh, those French... lol
Even though Italy is higher than Portugal in numbers, Portugal has more factors that place them higher up on the list. Spain while in the 80% range, has massive unemployment problems.
We didn't want the Euro because we knew it was going to be ***, and so it has proven. Personally I`d be happy if the other European countries saw it the way you do, maybe then they'd stop trying to tell us what we can and can't do in our own country.
Since we have a Brit here, what do you think of the Tory's trying to pull away from the European Court of Human Rights? Do you think that will be a pragmatic step for Britain overall?
The European Courts are infested with 90 year olds living in the 1500s. They overturn rulings that are designed to protect children because it breaches the Human rights of a pedophile.
We should never have joined the EU in the first place. There was a majority vote against it but Labour went ahead anyway, thinking that because we didn't change currency to the Euro everyone would be fine with it.
Edit: King is right though, we should move this to P&R really.
Yeah, you're right, but it gets very American-centric sometimes.
This is a thread that I found on another website I post at. It can be really really interesting. I thought it deserved a place here.
Post your random thoughts for the day here, or anything else that intrigues you.
For starters, is it possible to give constructive critism to someone who doesn't have a neck? I totally just walked by a girl who didn't. Someone isn't getting a necklace for Valentines day!
And who decided black and white can't be colors? I want to say a racist. I really do.
