Brexit, The Economy and House Prices (Part 2)

always_sunny

Conrad wrote: »

This paint by numbers dozy thinking permeates the entire Remaon tribe.

They tell me we are a laughing stock in Europe, it's just one of thier many infantile feeling based arguments and utterly untrue in terms of the everyday European outside the Brusells privelege chamber

That is a fairly correct statement.

Conrad

ilovehouses wrote: »

Standards are only the half of it. Take a car; 4 wheels an engine and a steering wheel; you'd think there was a limit to how different they could possibly be from country to country and you'd be right.

The other half requires the EU and the USA to recognise their standards are similar and that's difficult. With a common standard AND policing regulator you don't need an EU car regulator and US car regulator - part of the cost saving come from thinning out the burden of regulation - jobs are going to be lost and the US will think it should be the European guys and vice versa.

You're right of course. The pooled power of the EU is in a stronger position of influence than the UK in dictating both standards and the apparatus of regulation.

The mystery of how all those non EU firms manage to sell us vast amounts eh. Perhaps they use a wand?

kabayiri

Conrad wrote: »

We're wasting our energy debating because ardent Remaoners just do not get Brexit, ignore the upside completely and won't give it up until the day finally comes when we've left and all is well.

It's just semi amusing reading thier funny arguments born out of pessimism and confidence issues
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This is a list of work destinations my relatives have chosen, those who have just graduated (or are graduating) :

- London
- California
- New Zealand
- Seattle
- East Coast Australia (next year)

Personally, I think it's a great thing if our young show global ambition.

I used to buy electronic stuff off a Chinese student, at a Manchester Uni. He thought Europe was the place to come, but now he has headed off to South America "because that's where the growth is".

We need more ambition.

always_sunny

Conrad wrote: »

The mystery of how all those non EU firms manage to sell us vast amounts eh. Perhaps they use a wand?

Are you confirming that the EU/UK can already trade with non-EU? Mazel tov!

Herzlos

Conrad wrote: »

The mystery of how all those non EU firms manage to sell us vast amounts eh. Perhaps they use a wand?

If you don't understand how international trade works by now, I'm not going to explain it again. That argument doesn't hold up to even the faintest bit of scrutiny; you know it, I know it, everyone on here knows it.

kabayiri

always_sunny wrote: »

That is a fairly correct statement.

People laugh at the USA, mocking rednecks; overweight Florida types; New Yorkers; etc.

They poke fun at their president.

Doesn't seem to stop them does it?

So who cares.

always_sunny

kabayiri wrote: »

This is a list of work destinations my relatives have chosen, those who have just graduated (or are graduating) :

- London
- California
- New Zealand
- Seattle
- East Coast Australia (next year)

Personally, I think it's a great thing if our young show global ambition.

I used to buy electronic stuff off a Chinese student, at a Manchester Uni. He thought Europe was the place to come, but now he has headed off to South America "because that's where the growth is".

We need more ambition.

So only English speaking countries and beside London, no where else in the UK?
Sums it up really.

The_Last_Username

Herzlos wrote: »

She doesn't like scrutiny. She just wants to impose her demands without anyone talking back to her or pointing out how something is illegal, immoral or just impractical.

Strangely that sounds remarkably similar to some pro-remain pro-EU forumites.

kabayiri

ilovehouses wrote: »

Take cars. It's not that difficult to envisage that developed nations like the US and EU could agree a common standard.
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Standard for what?

Reality. If Apple or Google come in with a mass produced electric autonomous vehicle, built in China, it will herald a new set of defacto standards.

It was the same when PCs arrived. The IBM PC brought about a set of standards as to what a device like this entailed.

I think people are using this as an excuse to hide their deficiencies in addressing challenges.

kabayiri

Did you know that in certain parts of mainland Europe, you can insure different parts of your car to different levels with different providers?

It's a right old pain to code for.

Makes our insurers look a model of efficiency