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<blockquote data-quote="Estherfromjerusalem" data-source="post: 692759" data-attributes="member: 77"><p>Wow Copa! Nobody has ever taken me so seriously before!</p><p></p><p>Since I am sooooo old (71 next week -- isn't that ghastly!) I can remember England as it was before it became so cosmopolitan, before the waves of immigration. I was born in July 1945, just after the war. Great Britain was a different place then than it is now. It was calm and peaceful (although there were undertones of racism then too, but then as an island Britain has always been a bit xenophobic). I go back for a short visit every two or three years, and it is changing all the time. But since I don't live there, I don't feel qualified to really write anything specific. I did follow the campaigns before the referendum and I could hear arguments for and against on both sides. I don't really know what to think now. I know that when the UK decided to keep the pound and not go over to the euro, I felt it was a good decision. I feel sad thinking that France no longer has the franc, German no mark, Austria no schilling etc. etc. The currency of a country is so much an expression of its character. Why was it necessary for each country to sacrifice part of its character just in order to be part of the European Union? It's not all about money -- or maybe it is? Money and power? Maybe. I think the best thing about the UK being part of the European Union was the fact that war between European nations was avoided. I certainly hope that doesn't change.</p><p></p><p>I didn't mean to write all that! I'm not going to write any more.</p><p></p><p>Love, Esther</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Estherfromjerusalem, post: 692759, member: 77"] Wow Copa! Nobody has ever taken me so seriously before! Since I am sooooo old (71 next week -- isn't that ghastly!) I can remember England as it was before it became so cosmopolitan, before the waves of immigration. I was born in July 1945, just after the war. Great Britain was a different place then than it is now. It was calm and peaceful (although there were undertones of racism then too, but then as an island Britain has always been a bit xenophobic). I go back for a short visit every two or three years, and it is changing all the time. But since I don't live there, I don't feel qualified to really write anything specific. I did follow the campaigns before the referendum and I could hear arguments for and against on both sides. I don't really know what to think now. I know that when the UK decided to keep the pound and not go over to the euro, I felt it was a good decision. I feel sad thinking that France no longer has the franc, German no mark, Austria no schilling etc. etc. The currency of a country is so much an expression of its character. Why was it necessary for each country to sacrifice part of its character just in order to be part of the European Union? It's not all about money -- or maybe it is? Money and power? Maybe. I think the best thing about the UK being part of the European Union was the fact that war between European nations was avoided. I certainly hope that doesn't change. I didn't mean to write all that! I'm not going to write any more. Love, Esther [/QUOTE]
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