Do i need a passport if i went to France on the ferry?

neilbond007

omelette451 wrote: »

Yes, and that's precisely my point. European countries fought with each other because they didn't understand each other and because they saw 'others' as inherently inferior. European literature and historical documents are full of ignorant throwaway statements criticising other people for being different, even though it usually only comes down to the shape of their nose or the colour of their hair. But then you get periods of peace which were usually brought about because noble or royal families inter-married across the continent, and yes, that did include ours. Then you look at the 'flexible geography', by which I mean that the borders of twelfth-century 'Britain' in no way resemble Britain's contemporary borders. Did you know, for example, that for hundreds of years south-west France (where Bordeaux is) was part of England? Even though the rest of France was not? But is someone born in Bordeaux today, to descendents of the English families who lived there then, entitled to take British citizenship? No, of course not. It's all an inter-mingled mess, and we can't deny it.



It's also a nonsensical question because I couldn't care less about football, or any other sport for that matter. I don't mind other people supporting a particular team, but not if it gets to the 'down with you frogs' stage - there's never any excuse for nationalistic abuse.



To be honest, I try to avoid answering such questions as much as possible, as I don't care much for the inferences people make from any answer I give. However, if pressed, I would say I have a British passport (note not 'I am British'), but yes I do consider myself European above British, English, or anything else.

blimey. i've learnt more from that post than 10 years of history lessons. mind you most of them were spent with "miss middleton". i couldn't really concentrate too much on them lessons due to size of her chest.
Everytime she wrote on the board you had to write it down quick. if not when her body past it the text would be rubbed off... if only interactive whiteboards had been invented then... IF ONLY!!!

Blakespops

neilbond007 wrote: »

blimey. i've learnt more from that post than 10 years of history lessons. mind you most of them were spent with "miss middleton". i couldn't really concentrate too much on them lessons due to size of her chest.
Everytime she wrote on the board you had to write it down quick. if not when her body past it the text would be rubbed off... if only interactive whiteboards had been invented then... IF ONLY!!!

Am guessing it was the breast leason of the week then lol

omelette451

Blakespops wrote: »

MMMMMM tell the french that every time they go on strike blocking the ports effectivly holding people hostage by not allowing their ferries to bring them home.

I don't see the connection. Again, this is just a sensationalist comment to grab attention but which has no substance. French fishermen do not act in the way they do because they look down on the British, they do it because it's the most effective way to draw attention to what they believe to be their legitimate clause. The fact that the British panic so much and get so frustrated that they join the fight to force the French government into submission serves only to prove them right, doesn't it?

inspector_monkfish

omelette451 wrote: »

I don't see the connection. Again, this is just a sensationalist comment to grab attention but which has no substance. French fishermen do not act in the way they do because they look down on the British, they do it because it's the most effective way to draw attention to what they believe to be their legitimate clause. The fact that the British panic so much and get so frustrated that they join the fight to force the French government into submission serves only to prove them right, doesn't it?

!!!!!!??

they panic, because they want to get home !!!!!! !!
All thanks to you European types

omelette451

inspector_monkfish wrote: »

omelettes are weird....

If by thinking for myself and not considering other people to be beneath me and by refusing to accept that in order to be British I have to hate everyone else and think I'm better than they are I am made weird, then so be it. Frankly it's more a stain on your part of British society than mine if that is so.

whatusername

Blakespops wrote: »

MMMMMM tell the french that every time they go on strike blocking the ports effectivly holding people hostage by not allowing their ferries to bring them home.

The French are only good at 2 things, kissing and surrendering.

European my hole.

inspector_monkfish

omelette451 wrote: »

If by thinking for myself and not considering other people to be beneath me and by refusing to accept that in order to be British I have to hate everyone else and think I'm better than they are I am made weird, then so be it. Frankly it's more a stain on your part of British society than mine if that is so.

Yep. Definately gay.

inspector_monkfish

whatusername wrote: »

The French are only good at 2 things, kissing and surrendering.

European my hole.

...careful

whatusername

omelette451 wrote: »

If by thinking for myself and not considering other people to be beneath me and by refusing to accept that in order to be British I have to hate everyone else and think I'm better than they are I am made weird, then so be it. Frankly it's more a stain on your part of British society than mine if that is so.

But we are better than everyone else, except at all the sports we invented

Blakespops

omelette451 wrote: »

I don't see the connection. Again, this is just a sensationalist comment to grab attention but which has no substance. French fishermen do not act in the way they do because they look down on the British, they do it because it's the most effective way to draw attention to what they believe to be their legitimate clause. The fact that the British panic so much and get so frustrated that they join the fight to force the French government into submission serves only to prove them right, doesn't it?

The french fishermen throwing their toys out of their prams just because they do not like the quota's that the english fishermen have to abide by and every other nation in europe also have to abide by is stupid, you do not see them effectivly kidnapping people, it is not much different to the pirates in africa, we will give you your ships back if you give us a bigger quota. Why are the french so much better than any other nations fishermen? hell no deal with it