I love these threads.
Sneering at your friend obviously makes you feel better.
Do you think she would have voted differently had she understood some of these things properly let's leave the deportation issue to one side for the sake of argument although you may want to re-think friendships with such people)
For example - sovereignty. In the so-called "thick" friend's eyes, she probably thinks "bit weird this EU lark means that the country where I live no longer makes up many rules. See - even my tampon costs more. Bit shite that"
Or, perhaps, "this EU has lots of different countries and everyone can live where we want. Most people speak English and lots of these EU countries are a bit poor right now. There isn't much housing round here. But because of the rules stuff, we can't say no right now to these people. It's maybe ok right now. But i am worried that this will get worse as that Cameron prick admitted he can't change it. Maybe free movement causes problems but everyone tells me it's good"
Or muses said thicko - "the EU is meant to help its citizens. But it's really weird, right, because them Greek people are being right royally shafted and even committing suicide. I don't know what a Eurozone is but I think it means Germany decides economic conditions for that Greece place. See now, everyone tells me, the thick friend, that this Eurozone thing is good. But I like Greek people and nearly half their young are out of work"
Shall I continue? Thick friend "all them clever expert people tells me that we need this EU. And that my country will stop working if we don't. There are lots of clever people in London. Lots of money. But they forgot to tell me the banks were a bunch of shiteheads. They didn't warn me the last time the money in the world went haywire. And these experts thought it was a good idea for our banks to buy stuff full of debts that couldn't be repaid. See, I'm thick but I think that isn't so clever. So maybe I'm not that thick. And they tell me my country is doing well but I can't get Wayne into the village school no more. And they tell me it will take years to sell stuff to Europe. But they have told me lots of things that I think some it is made up but I don't know what bits. So I don't believe no one like"
"I read that leaflet on the EU. It's very impressive. There is Council and a Commision and Parliament and that moves around to make sure French people are happy. Some of these people meet in secret. My clever friend round the corner, who I find increasingly patronising, even told me than the elected people from each county can't even suggest new rules. She said this is great!"
My granny round the corner, she says she voted last time for countries to sell stuff. She said she agree to this shite. I like my granny. Everyone says old people are old fashioned. But she talks sense my granny as she has been here a while and loves Wayne and thinks it's best for him if we get out this EU thing.
I think I might just have a nice cup of tea and have a think now.
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