To urge you now more than ever to support your country

[sunnyspot]

Not a discussion on Leave v Remain. That s been done to death.
Now that the decision has been made, and our economy is going to take a massive hit, do you think it is reasonable to ask people to support our own economy now and buy goods which are actually manufactured in Britain?

'Yes i will support my country.

My country voted overwhelmingly to stay in Europe and i will support that decision to the hilt.'

This. I'm not interested in 'pulling together'. If you find that negative, so be it.

Thanks Giddy but the anger is making me feel physically ill.
I just want to DO something constructive - negative emotions just eat me up.

Lots of things that you buy, having been manufactured in the uk use raw ingredients from other countries. That's why free trade is quite a big deal. Even foodstuffs. We will be paying more for our goods as our raw materials cost will increase. Even if you think you are buying British. To say nothing of the packing equipment, etc etc.

And the reason I still want to support the UK is because I - again maybe naively- believe that most people here are good. The vast majority didn't want any of this and are innocent victims.
Expat- I really do feel for you too. So so unfair.

As I say , maybe naive, but at least it s borne out of compassion

Compassion is lovely but buying Japanese cars and fancy cheese is both completely unhelpful and totally unaffordable for the vast majority.
Why not do something useful, join a political party, join a movement, DO something real. Don't just post a few unworkable suggestions and think that you've achieved something.

I'm from the same place as MrsSpector and hold exactly the same sentiment. Pull together - like fuck. I voted to remain as did the majority of NI. Apart from worrying about the long ranging implications re a soft/hard border and the general disquiet about being well screwed over - I've little inclination to be supporting the economy by doing my best to be positive.

Sad to see all the negativity. It's happened and whatever the way forward now is everyone can collectively make a difference, so I get where Op is coming from.

There's far, far too much hysteria on here. The world will not stop turning because of this.

There's far, far too much hysteria on here. The world will not stop turning because of this

Easy for you to say, I guess you're not an immigrant or in immediate danger of losing your job? It's not hysteria for many people, its called reality. 7

Negativity is the normal response when fucking awful things happen. You can make a difference, but not with this stuff.

User.
I don t like your patronising style and the way you are telling everyone else how to deal with their feelings. We are all feeling shit about this, not just you, and we are all finding our own ways of dealing with how we feel. Some might want to " join a movement" in the hope that it will help and I fully respect that. Others handle it in different ways. Please respect that too.

And you know something, if it isn't available in the UK then why not look at prioritising spending in the Commonwealth?

Why on earth?

You're doing the exact same thing, sunny, with all these 'we should' x,y,z comments. Speak for yourself.

Op, I'd just settle for doing your bit (as will I). You've no hope on here at the moment - the angry people are shouting too loud. We are where we are and shouting and screaming about it isn't going to change it anytime soon.

I think the quiet people are the ones to watch, as we've already learnt.

loudly

'We are where we are and shouting and screaming about it isn't going to change it anytime soon.'

Who is shouting and screaming? I'm in Scotland. We didn't vote for this, and so the whole 'Yes, you did, because you're part of the UK' makes me think, 'Well, maybe it's time to start working towards ending that then.'

I'm afraid I shall be spending as little as possible. It's uncertain times. I didn't choose that but I can best protect my family by not spending more than I absolutely have to. Each for their own I think, the leavers made that clear!

These are frightening times and I totally get where you are coming from OP. However, leaving the EU seems to me to be like agreeing to have both legs amputated, then suggesting that maybe some germolene and a sticking plaster will help. It probably won't. We need time to get over the shock, let the wound start to heal over and then we will need to learn to walk again, slowly and steadily. It is going to be tough, but it is possible.

And PS, for your information "the decision" hasn't been made. All I can see is a collective political horror of making any such decision.

^ this

I actually can't bring myself to support my country at the minute, I'm too busy being ashamed of it.

Me too RestlessTraveller

And French Brie is much better than Somerset Brie.

I have little interest in trying to protect England and Wales from their own choices, they were warned.

I'm too busy being ashamed of my country. I don't live in the uk, but voted to remain - the result, and the following chaos is mortifying

id rather get off the sinking ship somehow

'I'll continue to buy what's cheapest.'

Me too - no choice!

Op are you aware that the majority of Brits are barely scraping by as it is inc those working full time and once massive import taxes and energy contracts go tits up the poverty is most definitely going to be Dickensian for loads of people.

You can thank thatcher and her bastard sons Blair and Cameron for the complete shafting of any manufacturing in the uk.

British manufacturer here. Well used to shite spouted on mnet about what useless capitalist bastards we are. I'd be fairly confident that a good few people on this thread own or have used something from one of our factories, but would probably assume it was manufactured in furrinland

The UK stuff is likely to become the cheapest anyway given the state of the pound.

Actually Honey a fair few respondents have said they'd love to buy british.

I would if it were cheaper and I don't blame the manufacturers for that at all

You probably are buying British and it is cheap though. It's the lamenting that it's expensive that's frustrating.

As on said on another thread, what does hurt us is when people boycott UK stores etc. We're stuffed then.