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From: Adrian on 20 Aug 2006 12:30 Ivor Jones (ivor(a)despammed.invalid) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : >> Could you *please* explain to everyone how someone with a >> British passport, resident in the UK, which is part of >> the EU cannot be considered a European? > Because a continent is not a country. Who *EVER* said it was? > If I move to Australia, I will still be English. And you'd still be European.
From: Adrian on 20 Aug 2006 12:31 Ivor Jones (ivor(a)despammed.invalid) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : > I have stated I am not European, and also why. The best reason you've come up with is "Europe isn't a country". > If you can't or won't accept that it's your problem, not mine. " "
From: Ivor Jones on 20 Aug 2006 12:32 "Rob Morley" <nospam(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:MPG.1f529e1a184ebd7398a5a3(a)news.individual.net > In article <4krgp8FddfvkU1(a)individual.net> > Ivor Jones <ivor(a)despammed.invalid> wrote: [snip] > > You don't have to understand. Besides, if you don't by > > now you never will. A decent human being would respect > > my wishes regardless, considering it would have no > > adverse reaction to them. > > > Unless they find untruth and denial offensive - many do. Tough. I am not a European. That is not untruth. If you think it is, then you are the one in denial. Ivor
From: Brimstone on 20 Aug 2006 12:32 Ivor Jones wrote: > "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:neKdnfSLJad-FnXZRVnyrw(a)bt.com > > [snip] > >>>> What insult is being levelled at you? >>> >>> You know perfectly well. You are calling me a European >>> and I have asked you not to. It doesn't matter if you >>> don't understand why I consider it an insult, merely >>> that you know I do. >> >> So tell us why you consider it an insult. > > Why does someone from Pakistan consider being called a "Paki" an > insult..? They don't, mmany use it to describe themsleves and/or their businesses. > I don't know, but they do and I would never dream of > insulting someone from that country in such a way. Not using a perfectly normal term is your choice. Do you feel insulted when someone calls you a "Brit"?
From: Adrian on 20 Aug 2006 12:32
Ivor Jones (ivor(a)despammed.invalid) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : >> Calling someone a European (when they are) is not an >> insult. > It is an insult to me. > > Stop it. European! European! European! European! European! European! European! |