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But don't forget, the Germans are rather better educated than the Brits so are unlikely to do some rash.>

Nothing at all to do with what the Brexiteers were promised.
 
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But since you tried to tenuously link it to the Brexit vote; we knew this already. It was a bald-faced lie by Boris and his 'numpties'.

Its not only EU companies that have been overcharging UK consumers.
 
I can remember a holiday in the US (a long time ago), and being shocked that US prices were around 50% of UK prices.

 
And on planet Earth for that matter.   

 

There's just no pleasing remainers: it's as though they want the news to be bad all the time.

As somebody who was pro-remain & earlier saved approx s$500SGD getting these beauties for my trip next week...

I can assure you that I'm hoping/wishing for nothing but positive news from the UK.

Whatever ones views, the decision was "Out" so let's get on with getting the best from it[emoji1303]

Yep brilliant quote that one and a motto to live by!!

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^^This.

 

I actually make you right. To remove all uncertainty and, well, it's uncertainty that's causing the problems, the UK could have gone straight to WTO rules and issued visa rules and tariffs very quickly, then got on with securing trade deals with other countries. EU citizens working and living in the UK could have been granted leave to remain with easy work visas for other EU folks based on offers of employment. 

 

All this nonsense about access to the single market is just that, nonsense. The US sells more into the EU than the UK, but it isn't part of "Europe", the Chinese even more so. The UK trade deficit with the EU is colossal.

 

The war thing is a much bigger worry. Nothing is being handled right anywhere over anything right now.

 

The £ was screwed as soon as they hit the QE button way back when. UK's been living on borrowed time and borrowed money for way too long. It was going to happen regardless. I see 36-38THB to the quid coming.

The UK cannot negotiate / do anything formally around Trade Agreements until it leaves the EU (I.e. A maximum 2 years after triggering Article 50).

In fact, if we start negotiating with any countries that the EU is already negotiating with (US & Canada to name 2) we'll be liable to big fines & if we start negotiating (bear in mind we have no negotiators as the EU has negotiated on our behalf since we joined) with countries that the EU are not currently negotiating with we still could be liable.

National Treasure part 4 the last part in the series. Watching that tonight then I'll watch a bit of shameless season 7.

 

Not all expats' salaries are based on local currency - I live much of the year in a very expensive ME country but my salary is fixed in GBP. Everything has become much more expensive of late.

Not sure what line of work you're in but in mine (Finance IT) if you're posted overseas on £s you're usually on an International Assignment (accommodation, home travel, per diem expenses etc... All paid for) the benefits of which far outweigh what I've gained in fx rates.

But I wanted a local term contract (took a 30% pay cut to tax equalise but that was 8 years ago at 2.35SGD to the £1) so I wasn't constantly living 1 month away from being sent "home" (or worse!)

 

bad for sterling bad for expats

If you take the common meaning of Expat (I.e. somebody who's posted abroad) the drop in sterling is a good thing. E.g. I was getting £1 for every s$2.1SGD now I'm getting £1 GBP for every s$1.69SGD, approx 20% pay rise.

But I have friends & family in the UK so far from feeling "I'm alright Jack" I'm concerned for how things are going to be for them when the price hikes due to cost of Imports kicks in so would more than welcome a return to the rates/£ we had before 24th June.

 
 
" I don't really buy the EU laws issue either. What law specifically are you against. To me, EU laws have worked to protect workers rights and protect the environment. "
 
 
To me it seems like EU lawmakers were searching for things to do to justify their existence:giggle:
 
Over the last decade Brussels has made between 1,000 and 2,000 laws every year 
2. It's illegal to eat your pet horse
In 2009 the EU introduced a law which suggested it was illegal to eat "pet" horses after staggering figures revealed that around two million pet horses are eaten across the EU each year.  

The Phils won an international case. Duterte gives up rights without need or immediate compensation. Very surprising given his jingoist talk.
 
As for the bad coverage in the Phils. This is not a technical problem. It has something to do with regulation and the political non-system. Improving the regulatory body would run counter Dudirty's strategy of destroying governmental structures not owned by him. Bringing in Chinese would be a sweet deal for him personally along the lines of his bribe-taking.

In fairness 2) seems reasonable (Filipino fisherman get to fish there, fruit exporters get a better deal & encourage foreign infrastructure investment).

3) Would be welcome by everybody there (I don't know anybody who doesn't carry 2 sims/phones because any single telcos coverage is pants.

At 25 you've got your best earning years ahead of you, degree or no degree, change your vocation for something that pays better & gives you an opportunity to move overseas or work from anywhere.

Less than one euro to the pound at many UK airports http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37609114

"The worst rate is currently 88 euro cents at Moneycorp at Southampton"...robbing barstewards!!!

A British national can bring  their non EU spouse to the UK and access the NHS

It's easier for an EU national to bring their spouse over to the UK based on an EU residency cert/card than it is for a UK national to go through the UK FLR/ILR process (for starters they don't have to meet the financial or "Knowledge of the UK" criteria).

A UK citizen who's lived outside of the UK for more than 6 months is not entitled to NHS treatment unless they show that they're resettling in the U.K... in fact it's worse as they're actually liable for 1.5x the cost of treatment.

Edit: to add link http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/expat-money/11713544/Expat-families-torn-apart-by-UK-visa-requirements.html

Semantics with words. I assumed people understood what I meant. I was referring to not been equal with Thai citizens unlike many are in the UK from the EU. Happy.

In some ways EU citizens are treated better than UK citizens (e.g bringing their non-EU spouse over to live, access to NHS even if they've lived outside of the UK/ EU for more than 6 months).

 
My comment about some of my fellow members of the EEF (Engineering Employers Federation) 'not expecting to be where we are now' is because the referendum was about leaving the EU, it was NOT about leaving the EEA (European Economic Area) - which is what is now being proposed. In fact although Farage proposed leaving the EEA the 'official' Leave campaign (Boris et al) specifically stated (more than once) that they didn't envisage leaving the EEA. I don't think the unelected May has any mandate for taking the UK out of the EEA and is playing with fire as regards the UK economy.
As regards the 'collapse' of the Euro - there is no sign of that yet - investors seem to have a lot more confidence in the Euro than GBP. I am sure that the Eurozone will adapt and survive - the EU may well look quite different in five years to now. I believe that Brexit will ultimately strengthen France and Germany's economies as financial and high-tech industries relocate out of the UK. If hard Brexit goes ahead I would say its a virtual certainty that many automotive and aerospace jobs will move within 2-3 years. This is what I am hearing and hence the joint letter last week from the EEF & CBI to the PM. A lot of serious people are seriously worried - this is not 'sabre-rattling' or fear-mongering. International business is hyper-competitive - putting the UK's economy at a disadvantage to our competitors is lunacy - a lot of these folks talking about 'free trade agreements' have no idea what one actually is (clue - it does not actually mean what it sounds like!).
The days when getting a trade deal was achieved by sending a few gunboats into a harbour are long gone. Its hard to imagine an isolated UK achieving the kind of deals that the EU has obtained - not without giving away a awful lot. 
It actually doesn't matter if things might improve in 5-10 years' time if you've already trashed major sectors of the economy.....

 
I have nearly the maximum allowed, as yet I have only ever won low grade prizes, waiting for that e mail that tells me that ERNIE has given it to me big style, I do win a decent enough amount 75 - 100 GBP most months though. 

Well we all know now it was a big mistake. Personallly, I can probably weather it out for a couple of years, assuming no big health crisis which, believe me, can really drain the resources. I have some empathy for those who were living on the edge, especially those with committments here. What the hell do you do, go underground I suppose.

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Lots of free VPNs about & I'm somebody mentioned you can access it from their Facebook page but I don't use fcukbook so couldn't confirm.

C&E is customs and emmigration? What's more he was only "brunging" in less than 2000 dollars. Was 65000 baht worth of dollars. Also you cannot polish a turd.