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Gonna have to cancel our holiday to Cyprus aren’t we

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notabingthing · 28/02/2026 16:21

we was supposed to be going may but dh thinks it’s too close to Isreal and Iran 😟 would you cancel ?!

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notabingthing · 01/03/2026 12:11

nomas · 01/03/2026 12:09

No one is expecting you to be crying and wringing your hands, equally no one cares when you had a holiday.

we still have lives to live here in the uk that were very lucky to be able to live the way we do.

Exactly, so of course the 😆 and ☀️ emojis when people are about to die is going to rub people up the wrong way.

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Not really, an emoji is an emoji, it’s upto you how you decide to take it.

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nomas · 01/03/2026 12:09

notabingthing · 01/03/2026 12:04

What the hell do you expect me to be like ? I’d like to know if you’ve had a holiday in the last 4 years ?!
Of course I have sympathy, but I also don’t live in Iran, don’t have any family in Iran, nor do I know any Iranians. I can still have sympathy and concern and root for the Iranian people while still looking forward to a well earned holiday you know. If you expect me to be sat at home in front of the news crying then you’re mistaken, we still have lives to live here in the uk that were very lucky to be able to live the way we do.

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No one is expecting you to be crying and wringing your hands, equally no one cares when you had a holiday.

we still have lives to live here in the uk that were very lucky to be able to live the way we do.

Exactly, so of course the 😆 and ☀️ emojis when people are about to die is going to rub people up the wrong way.

Somersetlady · 01/03/2026 12:06

NeverDropYourMooncup · 28/02/2026 16:28

It's the best part of 1200 miles from Cyprus to Tehran. Do you expect somebody to avoid travelling to Leicester from Newcastle because there's a volcano erupting outside Reykjavik or problems with rush hour traffic in Moscow?

It's about 240 to Israel (please try and use autocorrect if you aren't able to spell the country's name). Best cancel that Leicester visit if Plymouth Argyle are playing at home and getting a bit rowdy next week, too.

Military bases in Cyprus have been hit.

Your analogies are wide off the mark.

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notabingthing · 01/03/2026 12:05

IwishIcouldconfess · 01/03/2026 12:02

Are you normally so easily offended??

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Are you normally so easily rude?

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notabingthing · 01/03/2026 12:04

nomas · 01/03/2026 10:57

Any sympathy for the people in Iran? Or is it all good as long as you get your ☀️ ?

I get that people are naturally concerned about their flights and money but you seem a bit too blasé.

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What the hell do you expect me to be like ? I’d like to know if you’ve had a holiday in the last 4 years ?!
Of course I have sympathy, but I also don’t live in Iran, don’t have any family in Iran, nor do I know any Iranians. I can still have sympathy and concern and root for the Iranian people while still looking forward to a well earned holiday you know. If you expect me to be sat at home in front of the news crying then you’re mistaken, we still have lives to live here in the uk that were very lucky to be able to live the way we do.

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RedToothBrush · 01/03/2026 12:03

notimagain · 01/03/2026 11:59

TBH I'm not sure the rules have ever been made more liberal, it's simply a case that the newer tech (especially the new scanners) have made it easier to screen to the required standard.

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This. The tech has improved. Security hasn't got more lax.

IwishIcouldconfess · 01/03/2026 12:02

notabingthing · 01/03/2026 10:18

Is there really any need for the fucks sake?

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Are you normally so easily offended??

notimagain · 01/03/2026 11:59

PenelopeAsks · 01/03/2026 11:52

I think the biggest issue for tourists moving forward will be a return to more stringent security rules when flying. The treat of terrorism is only going to increase, sadly.

TBH I'm not sure the rules have ever been made more liberal, it's simply a case that the newer tech (especially the new scanners) have made it easier to screen to the required standard.

Fends · 01/03/2026 11:57

NeverDropYourMooncup · 28/02/2026 16:28

It's the best part of 1200 miles from Cyprus to Tehran. Do you expect somebody to avoid travelling to Leicester from Newcastle because there's a volcano erupting outside Reykjavik or problems with rush hour traffic in Moscow?

It's about 240 to Israel (please try and use autocorrect if you aren't able to spell the country's name). Best cancel that Leicester visit if Plymouth Argyle are playing at home and getting a bit rowdy next week, too.

Imagine being so smug, googling distances and correcting spellings when all the while you’re completely missing the point 🤪

thisfilmisboring123 · 01/03/2026 11:56

notabingthing · 01/03/2026 11:54

Of course it isn’t ! If you knew my mum then you’d understand the 😆 it was at her, not the situation. My god this place, picked apart like fucking bones

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Agree.
It’s pathetic.

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notabingthing · 01/03/2026 11:54

NormasArse · 01/03/2026 11:42

I thought the same. Not really a 😆 situation.

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Of course it isn’t ! If you knew my mum then you’d understand the 😆 it was at her, not the situation. My god this place, picked apart like fucking bones

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PenelopeAsks · 01/03/2026 11:52

I think the biggest issue for tourists moving forward will be a return to more stringent security rules when flying. The treat of terrorism is only going to increase, sadly.

RedToothBrush · 01/03/2026 11:45

FOJN · 01/03/2026 11:38

That's plausible but also possible we're being softened up to accept involvement without seeming too keen at the prospect. Maybe to give the impression we are responding to a changing situation rather than seeking a justification to do something we planned. I'm open minded but sceptical about everything we're told.

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I doubt this is the explanation. I do think it would be more difficult if a missile were to hit Cyprus for the UK to maintain a none aggressive position though. It would make us look weak. We'd be looking at a direct military attack on the UK.

I do think the government does want to stay out of it at this stage.

thisfilmisboring123 · 01/03/2026 11:44

nomas · 01/03/2026 10:58

Possibly because people are worried about the people who may get bombed to death and couldn’t care less whether OP goes on holiday or not.

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Hate it when people post stuff like this.

It is possible to be concerned about both things at the same time.

roses2 · 01/03/2026 11:44

Disscombobulated · 01/03/2026 11:25

Where are you seeing this please? I can’t find it on BBC, but there is a similar post on FB from the Daily Mirror.

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I saw it on BBC tv 1.5 hours ago, it’s now in the Independent, BBC and Daily Mail websites as a smaller heading.

NormasArse · 01/03/2026 11:42

MissingSockDetective · 28/02/2026 16:45

How dreadful. I definitely couldn't relax seeing a deadly missile fly across the sky knowing it is probably destined to kill and injure people.

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I thought the same. Not really a 😆 situation.

FOJN · 01/03/2026 11:38

RedToothBrush · 01/03/2026 11:11

The minister can't say the UK based was being targeted for all kinds of political reasons unless the government wants to actively join in with Israel and the US.

He is going to downplay the issue regardless. The fact they've said it at all says there is concern. Especially since Oman - a neutral - has been actively targeted.

I'd be watching with caution.

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That's plausible but also possible we're being softened up to accept involvement without seeming too keen at the prospect. Maybe to give the impression we are responding to a changing situation rather than seeking a justification to do something we planned. I'm open minded but sceptical about everything we're told.

Disscombobulated · 01/03/2026 11:25

Schoolchoicesucks · 01/03/2026 10:53

BBC breaking news is saying that Cyprus air bases have been targeted

Where are you seeing this please? I can’t find it on BBC, but there is a similar post on FB from the Daily Mirror.

notimagain · 01/03/2026 11:17

RedToothBrush · 01/03/2026 11:11

The minister can't say the UK based was being targeted for all kinds of political reasons unless the government wants to actively join in with Israel and the US.

He is going to downplay the issue regardless. The fact they've said it at all says there is concern. Especially since Oman - a neutral - has been actively targeted.

I'd be watching with caution.

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Very much agree, especially with regard to the choice of words used.

RedToothBrush · 01/03/2026 11:11

notimagain · 01/03/2026 11:07

The exact wording used by minister is really kind of important:

Was it UK.bases targetted?
Was it "aimed at Cyprus"
Or was it "in direction of Cyprus?

The minister can't say the UK based was being targeted for all kinds of political reasons unless the government wants to actively join in with Israel and the US.

He is going to downplay the issue regardless. The fact they've said it at all says there is concern. Especially since Oman - a neutral - has been actively targeted.

I'd be watching with caution.

RedToothBrush · 01/03/2026 11:09

If you've only paid the deposit and you have until 20th March id sit on it for two weeks then make a decision - the travel advice may or may not change in that time.

Personally if the situation hasn't improved significantly I'd write off the deposit and go somewhere else.

It's just not worth the stress nor the worry plus you don't want to get to get caught in a more complex situation if other options are available.

But crucially you do have a little time here to play with so don't do anything just yet.

notimagain · 01/03/2026 11:07

The exact wording used by minister is really kind of important:

Was it UK.bases targetted?
Was it "aimed at Cyprus"
Or was it "in direction of Cyprus?

NewZebra · 01/03/2026 11:04

nomas · 01/03/2026 10:58

Possibly because people are worried about the people who may get bombed to death and couldn’t care less whether OP goes on holiday or not.

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what are you on about? 😂

Newname71 · 01/03/2026 10:59

If you’re going to worry about it then cancel and go somewhere else. The run up and the holiday are meant to be enjoyable, not have you spending the time worrying. Go to Spain instead. 😊

nomas · 01/03/2026 10:58

NewZebra · 01/03/2026 10:56

Funny how people on here all back people cancelling their holidays to the US because they “might get rounded up by ICE” but this is “ridiculous” 😂

Possibly because people are worried about the people who may get bombed to death and couldn’t care less whether OP goes on holiday or not.