OK, pedant point. Into the EU. But I was also referencing the frequent Brexit view that treats the two as synonymous and claims Britain (implicitly ignoring NI) isn't a part of Europe.
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Not a pedant point as it is the British who generally treat the EU and Europe as the same. That's because many British people (I've met them) don't regard themselves as European for reasons nobody else understands.
jul 23, 2025, 11:54 am • 0 0 • view
Yes, and Fox is one of the worst of these 'Fog in Channel - Continent cut off' types. Hence I point out the irony (or hypocrisy) of his moving "into Europe". BTW, on meeting British people, look very carefully at my user name and @ ...
jul 24, 2025, 1:50 pm • 1 0 • view
Yes I saw your name and I realise you're British but I didn't see the very well hidden sarcasm in your post. Well done, but you can see my dilemma here.
jul 24, 2025, 2:07 pm • 2 1 • view
Apologies, I should have thrown a 🤔 in there. But Fox is the epitome of the moronic right who see "Europe" as a separate continent, one and the same as the EU, and the UK as distinct. - of course, he may not have realised Ireland is part of Europe in all senses... British Isles, innit.
jul 24, 2025, 2:25 pm • 1 0 • view
Don't start with the British Isles thing.....oh sarcasm there again.
jul 24, 2025, 3:34 pm • 1 0 • view