Brexit

[Barrykearley]

They sure learnt well in the early 1940s

[geartox]

2 hours ago, C8RKH said:

I am absolutely sick and tired of French Politicians, their bullshit, their strutting, and the fact they steal oxygen from every other useful living thing.

No issue with the French people, just their f@@king politicans that lick the arses of the old aristocracy...

Same here. If someone in the solar system or in the galaxy can take our "famous" "french" "elites" it will be great !  It's time for them to leave earth... I am ready to start an ULUL or Kiskstarter or whatever project for that 😉. Please take my Lotus if it's the price. You understand why we invented the Guillotine 😉 .... what a beautiful ....hummmmm.... a sweet dreammm 🤩🤩😜 oh sorry I losing my mind...

In France we have a joke which says that  "the rooster is the only animal who opens his fucking mouth even with the feet in the shit". So the truth behind this "french rooster song" is that these guys are really worried, because if UK succeed and UK does not disappear in a black hole after the Brexit, others countries will do the same. You are fighting an ideology, you can't speak with these guys just ignore them and stay united. 💪💪

 

 

[jonwat]

2 hours ago, C8RKH said:

I am absolutely sick and tired of French Politicians, their bullshit, their strutting, and the fact they steal oxygen from every other useful living thing.

The French have never forgiven us Brits for thrashing Napoleon at Waterloo (a lot of French history books to this day claim they actualy won) and then saving their godamn asses from the Germans  in two world wars.

[C8RKH]

13 minutes ago, jonwat said:

saving their godamn asses from the Germans  in two world wars.

You might have something there. But again, leave Paris and the inbred "elite" and the welcome we get is very different. It's like a country within a country. True story - on holiday, rented a french villa a few years ago near St. Emilion. Just outside a small village. Bottom of the drive was a nice modern bungalow. Got talking to the owner of my Villa and asked him about the people in the villa. He just gave a typical french snort and said that they had moved there about 15 years ago but nobody really liked them. I asked why. He just said, "they're from Paris. No backbone. They just surrendered and collaborated".  He then went on to talk about how during the war the local area, which has lots of caves etc, was a hot bed for the resistance and how the French in that area had never forgiven Paris for surrendering so easily. It seems that France and the French is very much like the UK. They hate Parisiens, we hate Londoners...   hahahahahaha!

[jonwat]

10 hours ago, C8RKH said:

They hate Parisiens, we hate Londoners...   hahahahahaha!

Don't get me started on Londoners 

[pete]

And now macron has tested positive

[Kimbers]

I spent some time in Nord 2 years ago with my dad, the people were lovely. And my Uncles war grave wasn't in a tourist area so the French just wanted to know about us and what were were there for etc. We stopped at some lovely local coffee shops and restaurants. Couldn't recommend it more!

In Paris we went to a Fish restaurant and the menu was just in French (well they obviously don't get Tourists do they!) I asked the Waiter for a little help and he shrugged and said "No Parla Engleese" or words to that effect. We ordered and a party of Japanese sat down behind us. They did the same as us and asked if the waiter could speak English them to which he replied in perfect English "Yes sure what would you like". We stood up and walked out.

@geartoxis perfectly correct, even more so than us, the ruling classes in France and Parisians are a world unto themselves. Lets not forget that Macron worked for the Rothschilds and only went into Politics with their blessing....and backing! 

However the fact that the French will not suffer because of a Tariff is wrong. Their Motor, Wine and Food industries in particular will suffer badly. Especially as many of their competitors have free trade agreements with us already, so Korean, Japanese and UK cars won't get tariffs, Australian, South American wines won't etc.

[thebartman]

Some Trade figures ..

https://tradingeconomics.com/france/exports-to-united-kingdom.  ~USD2.9Bn

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/exports/france. ~USD31Bn

[thebartman]

Thanks @C8RKH, yes the scales are indeed different.

Jan to October 2020 was some 24bn Euros and 2019 was some USD37Bn from a different source. https://www.statista.com/statistics/477892/united-kingdom-uk-import-value-trade-goods-from-france/

My general point was that the French will lose a lot of trade from a no deal - and some data to work from.

[Kimbers]

Like I said, Cars, Wine and foodstuffs

[Barrykearley]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55385768
 

finally some good news though - fingers crossed all travel to and from the eu will be banned soon - that should stop our politicians talking about a deal with the eu.

[pete]

And now Dover has closed its ports and Eurostar is suspended

[march]

Oh Bugger - Ports etc.. closed to France - BBC reporting possible Christmas Food shortages - Anyone laying bets on panic buying tomorrow and we haven't done our Chrimbo food shop yet 😱.

[Barrykearley]

14 minutes ago, pete said:

And now Dover has closed its ports and Eurostar is suspended

Bet the terminal on the beach is open for dinghies

You eat pasta and toilet roll for crimbo dinner @march 😳

[Chillidoggy]

Just heard that monumental bell end Vine on Radio 2 moaning and doing his usual whiny hand-wringing about the horrendous queues of lorries in and around the Port of Dover due to it being closed off due to COVID.

So, here’s a screenshot of Dover. Can you see all those red lines indicating the horrendous queues and traffic jams? No? Well, neither can I.

[C8RKH]

Looking busy in Folkstone though just down the road!

[Bibs]

It's Operation Stack, happens several times a year when the chunnel has issues. I appreciate this is currently because France are being dicks this time (most lorries are foreign returning to the continent by the looks of the traffic there) but I'm sure their decision was based on the more virulent Corona in Kent (which is rarely the origin of the freight and where lorries pass through at 56mph and don't stop) and perhaps a little Brexit posturing. 

[SFO]

3 hours ago, Bibs said:

I appreciate this is currently because France are being dicks this time (most lorries are foreign returning to the continent by the looks of the traffic there) 

just remember that the French surrendered to Hitler with barely a whimper .. tells you all you need to know about the resilience of their backbone

let them close Calais as long as they want - we will just have to eat British!

Edited December 21, 2020 by SFO

[Barrykearley]

Many will miss the Spanish sprouts 😳

[pete]

So over 40 countries have shut their borders to us,pity they didn't do it to China when this first happened

[Colin P]

Pity they didn’t stop us going on holiday in September too. 

[Chillidoggy]

We have the biggest hydroponics factory just up the road but guess where all the tasteless tomatoes in Tesco come from? Holland. So much for supporting local business.

When I were a lad, if stuff wasn’t available, my old mum just shrugged, and found something else. Mind you, in those days a Vesta Curry was seen as exotic, garlic was looked upon as something that only the French ate, and a fresh roast chicken for Sunday was a proper treat. 

[pete]

Seeing all the lorries lined up in Kent most seem to be foreign and none of them have paid to use our roads,no fuel bought and no tax paid. So once Brexit it is over shouldn't we be charging them to come in and use our roads as happens when our lorries go to Europe

[Jason is Chasing]

I know the UK is in worse form from this lockdown then we are Stateside,  I also recognize that I'm new to the forum and a fan, not owner of a Lotus.

 

But if you know anyone that might need food on the table this Christmas please dont hesitate to let me know 

[PaulCP]

Anybody else think that the current action by the French, and the rest of the EU to a lesser extent, in blocking access from the U.K. to their country, as well as being Brexit related is just looking for an excuse to blame the U.K. when the devious French politicians finally announce that the current Covid mutation is prevalent there.

They know that they already have it, just like they knew, but denied, that they had BSE many years ago.
What poetic justice it would be if UK scientists found that this mutation actually started in France! (I think I’ll make this my New Years wish)😉