9 minutes ago, luckyluke said:

After a very short time they realize it was a bad idea.

Why ?  do you give them a "Manchester kiss" or some such violence.

3 minutes ago, johng said:

Why ?  do you give them a "Manchester kiss" or some such violence.

That's exactly what I mean, they come to sit at my table and start to speak "something" I usually not understand. 

I have absolutely no idea what a "Manchester kiss" is, and no desire at all to know what it is. 

There was once a guy who said to me: "don't you speak English" 

I answered him "I do, you don't". 

Can you post a photo of yourself so "us Britons" make sure we don't innocently try to talk you. ;')

59 minutes ago, johng said:

Can you post a photo of yourself so "us Britons" make sure we don't innocently try to talk you. ;')

What about a "banner" on my table with :

"No mad dogs & Englishmen" 

 

With thanks to Mr. Noël Coward. 

 

But enough, I stop here. 

 

8 hours ago, luckyluke said:

What about a "banner" on my table with :

"No mad dogs & Englishmen" 

 

With thanks to Mr. Noël Coward. 

 

But enough, I stop here. 

 

I can see why people are aggressive to you. How ironic your obsession with British politics (maybe your own is so boring) and your dislike for Brits.

 

10 hours ago, luckyluke said:

That's exactly what I mean, they come to sit at my table and start to speak "something" I usually not understand. 

have you thought of been a little more friendly!

 

On topic. Uproar that the UK government are looking after the interests of the UK people. The EU were always using NI to keep the UK locked to the EU. Now they will not be bale to. Well done Boris.

 

Condemnation for remainers. No surprise their.

14 hours ago, sawadee1947 said:

You are playing with your (Britain without Scotland and NI) reputation. 

Does UK turns into a Rogue State? 

????

I would add that is exactly what the vast majority in England want,...more than definitely want

   Shut of Scotland,and as for Ireland ,you can keep it, just get shut of the problem,once and for all,..just what Boris aims to do

   Well done Boris

On 9/8/2020 at 5:14 PM, nauseus said:

They certainly do have ammunition. The question is will they use it? 

The trade deficit with Germany is on goods, which will be subject to tariffs at WTO rates from both sides, however the UK has a trade surplus with the EU of over $30Bn in financial services and these can be subject to a lot more non-tariff barriers.

So yes, there is the ammunition.

Frankfurt stands to gain much more in terms of financial services trade than Munich and Stuttgart will lose in auto sales - so anyone who thinks the German car manufacturers will sway the German government stance may be mistaken

Edited September 10, 20205 yr by crobe

18 hours ago, luckyluke said:

Since many years I try to avoid Britons in Pattaya.

For some obscure reason there are always some who want to speak to me. 

After a very short time they realize it was a bad idea. 

I believe, whith the actual situation, when I go back to Pattaya next month , there will be only Britons who know who I am, and keep away from me. 

 

We are not all that bad - and having lived and worked on the Wallonian-Flemish border there are other countries with internal problems

24 minutes ago, crobe said:

The trade deficit with Germany is on goods, which will be subject to tariffs at WTO rates from both sides, however the UK has a trade surplus with the EU of over $30Bn in financial services and these can be subject to a lot more non-tariff barriers.

So yes, there is the ammunition.

Frankfurt stands to gain much more in terms of financial services trade than Munich and Stuttgart will lose in auto sales - so anyone who thinks the German car manufacturers will sway the German government stance may be mistaken

It is you who are mistaken. It would take years, if ever, to shift even a fraction of the financial services market out of London. The German auto industry would lose out immediately in the event of no deal; that means an immediate loss of jobs and that's why German car manufacturers can sway the German government. 

 

16 hours ago, luckyluke said:

What about a "banner" on my table with :

"No mad dogs & Englishmen" 

 

With thanks to Mr. Noël Coward. 

 

But enough, I stop here. 

 

That'll be the day!

Edited September 10, 20205 yr by nauseus

18 hours ago, luckyluke said:

That's exactly what I mean, they come to sit at my table and start to speak "something" I usually not understand. 

I have absolutely no idea what a "Manchester kiss" is, and no desire at all to know what it is. 

There was once a guy who said to me: "don't you speak English" 

I answered him "I do, you don't". 

Don't tell me ...............

 

....................... and then he kissed you! ????

 

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that's why German car manufacturers can sway the German government. 

They just wait until the very last moment like last-minute-man Boris? ???? 

 

Even after so many years, you still haven’t understood that the single market is worth much more than the small U.K. market. No one will come to the rescue of the breadcrumbs when it would damage the big pie. (Unlike Brexiteers, of course, who fight for their 0.1% fishing industry)

 

 

 

 

Edited September 10, 20205 yr by welovesundaysatspace

14 hours ago, izod10 said:

I would add that is exactly what the vast majority in England want,...more than definitely want

   Shut of Scotland,and as for Ireland ,you can keep it, just get shut of the problem,once and for all,..just what Boris aims to do

   Well done Boris

They should bar you from entering the continent. ????

7 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said:

They should bar you from entering the continent. ????

Don't feed the troll.

The UK is important, strategically, so I don't think Europe (i.e. France/Germany) will tell us to FO.. Probably be some last minute compromises. This is the problem really - we're telling them to FO, they're telling us to FO, but we both realise that in reality it's a mutually dependent relationship. It's all about getting a good deal. Nobody, absolutely nobody, wants a complete break.

It’s not about free trade from the EUs point of view though is it. The EU doesn’t believe in free trade. The EU only believes in control and domination.

2 hours ago, nausea said:

The UK is important, strategically, so I don't think Europe (i.e. France/Germany) will tell us to FO.. Probably be some last minute compromises. This is the problem really - we're telling them to FO, they're telling us to FO, but we both realise that in reality it's a mutually dependent relationship. It's all about getting a good deal. Nobody, absolutely nobody, wants a complete break.

True, but there is Boris' problem:

A deal would damage his reputation with the Brexiteers.

And a No Deal would damage his reputation with the Remainers who were hoping at least to get a deal. 

And now breaking international laws......... It's both a banana country and a rogue state. 

Where is the reliability of UK gone? ????

3 hours ago, nausea said:

Probably be some last minute compromises.

We can but hope

3 hours ago, nausea said:

... we both realise that in reality it's a mutually dependent relationship. It's all about getting a good deal. Nobody, absolutely nobody, wants a complete break.

Sadly today's developments suggest that is not the case. It appears that the UK government is set on a complete break.

54 minutes ago, RayC said:

We can but hope

Sadly today's developments suggest that is not the case. It appears that the UK government is set on a complete break.

It sure looks that way. The EU won't back down, the new laws are going to the commons next week.

 

This is the kick up the <deleted> Barnier and his buddies have needed.

 

There will be no deal and we will exit as scheduled, it is over.

 

The government cited a recent legal case by 'Gina Miller' who attempted to stop Brexit as the reason why they can proceed with the law changes next week....there's a certain amount of irony in that.

Edited September 10, 20205 yr by ukrules

Looks like someone already blinked.....what a farce.

30 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

Looks like someone already blinked.....what a farce.

...and 80% of the benefits go to Japan, the UK improving just 0.1x% compared to its existing EU-JP trade deal. That’s what happens when you’re small and desperate. 
 

Good news is, they can always ask their sovereign parliament to break what they signed up for. 
 

 

Edited September 14, 20205 yr by welovesundaysatspace

1 hour ago, welovesundaysatspace said:

...and 80% of the benefits go to Japan, the UK improving just 0.1x% compared to its existing EU-JP trade deal. That’s what happens when you’re small and desperate. 
 

Good news is, they can always ask their sovereign parliament to break what they signed up for. 
 

 

Where do you get these ratios from? Hint: don't pull your rabbit out at the same time and give the game away!