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From: Ivor Jones on 19 Aug 2006 11:15 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:Xns982465510186Badrianachapmanfreeis(a)204.153.244.170 > Ivor Jones (ivor(a)despammed.invalid) gurgled happily, > sounding much like they were saying : > > > > > I'm a UK resident not a European resident. There is > > > > no such country as Europe. > > > > Who said there was? There IS a continent called > > > Europe, and you reside in a country that's part of > > > it. Therefore, you're European. Just as (at random) > > > Ethiopians are also Africans. > > > Wrong, but I'm too tired tonight to pursue that one all > > over again. > > Which is wrong? > > That there isn't a continent called "Europe"? > That you don't reside in a country that's part of Europe? > That Ethiopians aren't Africans? That I'm a European. I'm not. Ivor
From: Ivor Jones on 19 Aug 2006 11:17 "Tony Raven" <junk(a)raven-family.com> wrote in message news:4knprnFcvlilU1(a)individual.net > Ivor Jones wrote on 19/08/2006 02:04 +0100: > > > > > > > However there is a geographical area called Europe > > > which you are in and a political and administrative > > > area called Europe which again, you are in. > > > > True, but that doesn't make me "a European" - my > > nationality is that of the country I was born in, not > > the continent that country is part of. I accept I live > > in Europe, but that does not make me "a European." I > > am an Englishman, if you don't accept UK resident. > > So you don't believe there is such a thing as an > American, Asian or African either? Did I say that..? All I said was I am not a European. You can be one if you like, but don't include me in your decision. Ivor
From: Ivor Jones on 19 Aug 2006 11:19 "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:LJOdncClaJYKIHvZnZ2dnUVZ8tKdnZ2d(a)bt.com > "Ivor Jones" <ivor(a)despammed.invalid> wrote in message > news:4kn6d0Fcr5d5U1(a)individual.net... > > "Conor" <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:MPG.1f5008aa227760eb98d41e(a)news.individual.net > > > In article <4km2s4Fcm9mqU1(a)individual.net>, Ivor Jones > > > says... > > > > [snip] > > > > > > I'm a UK resident not a European resident. There is > > > > no such country as Europe. > > > > > > > However there is a geographical area called Europe > > > which you are in and a political and administrative > > > area called Europe which again, you are in. > > > > True, but that doesn't make me "a European" - my > > nationality is that of the country I was born in, not > > the continent that country is part of. I accept I live > > in Europe, but that does not make me "a European." I > > am an Englishman, if you don't accept UK resident. > > You may well be an Englishman, but that is a nationality. > You are also a human male (I assume) and many other > things. No one has said that Europe is a country, it's > clearly defined geographical region of which England is a > part. I never said any different. Read what I said again. Ivor
From: Ivor Jones on 19 Aug 2006 11:20 "Conor" <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:MPG.1f510b1eabf5938798d431(a)news.individual.net > In article <4kn6e5Fd18mpU1(a)individual.net>, Ivor Jones > says... > > "Conor" <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:MPG.1f5008d9f55dea9a98d41f(a)news.individual.net > > > In article <4km2s4Fcm9mqU1(a)individual.net>, Ivor Jones > > > says... > > > > > > > I'm a UK resident not a European resident. There is > > > > no such country as Europe. > > > > > > > Good. Does that mean you'll be sending a cheque to > > > Brussels to repay all the money you've got out of > > > them in both direct and indirect subsidies? > > > > Oy..! I'm not a farmer..! > > > It's not only farmers who get subsidies. Being in Wales, > I'd be surprised if you're not in an area that's had a > European economic aid grant. I'm not in Wales. I was last weekend, but that's irrelevant. Ivor
From: Ivor Jones on 19 Aug 2006 11:21
"Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:CeWdnSWvU9LHI3vZRVnyuQ(a)bt.com [snip] > So you're an immigrant? No, my father was..! I was born in Essex. Ivor |