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I'm not sure exactly who their target is.

May? The infamous London mayor? Everyone?
A bit of a mish-mash with everyone having a different gripe.
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Interesting, not only because I thought Australasia was the name of our antipodean continent, but also because this would imply that the UK isn't part of Europe as it's not part of a continuous mass of land. Just saying
Well the classifications don't make the best sense but the continent of Europe includes even Iceland.

Australasia is a geographical region. Australia is a continent.

The UK is part of the continent of Europe. It's geography not politics.
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13-01-2019, 08:37 AM
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Well the classifications don't make the best sense but the continent of Europe includes even Iceland.

Australasia is a geographical region. Australia is a continent.

The UK is part of the continent of Europe. It's geography not politics.
so they [Britian] were right to be part of the EU all along? - well what's all this nonsense about - they are our [british] cousins and we should be helping them - mind you the arabs and israelis started out as cousins and see where that has got them!
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13-01-2019, 11:23 AM
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so they [Britian] were right to be part of the EU all along? - well what's all this nonsense about - they are our [british] cousins and we should be helping them - mind you the arabs and israelis started out as cousins and see where that has got them!


If the Greeks had gotten their geography right we would be on the continent of Eurasia.
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13-01-2019, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Dextrous63 ->
Interesting, not only because I thought Australasia was the name of our antipodean continent, but also because this would imply that the UK isn't part of Europe as it's not part of a continuous mass of land. Just saying
You're right. We are not part of Europe, either politically or geographically.

Of course, the present definitions of a 'continent' fall down completely when it comes to 'Europe'.

More correctly, the continent should be described as 'Eurasia'.
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13-01-2019, 12:45 PM
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I thought Australia was part of Europe since joining the Eurovision Song Contest .... much the same as Cameron was saying turkey is part of Europe however he never passed comment on Turkish singing ability
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23-03-2019, 12:12 PM
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Champs-Elysees in lockdown.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...r-cannons.html
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23-03-2019, 12:17 PM
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We are not part of Europe, either politically or geographically.
You cannot be serious.
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30-03-2019, 10:35 PM
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics...ing-bye-bye-eu

French supporters of “Frexit”. Brexit is a huge inspiration to us and we want France to follow,” said Rabia Ouchikhe, a French citizen from Réunion Island, who had gathered with others from France’s Eurosceptic UPR movement. She said that 800 people had travelled from France.
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30-03-2019, 10:58 PM
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Yes, many of us have suggested that Brexit might encourage others to follow us out.

Who would have thought the Frogs would be one of the first?
 
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