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    What does it mean to you to be English?

    His lack of any understanding of other's beliefs and feelings, and the self righteous assumption of superiority.
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    What does it mean to you to be English?

    My life? As part of the counter culture of the '60s, very little, probably less than you. But I am able to see how others might not feel the way I do, and not simply despise them for it, nor wish them harm for feeling that way. Can you say the same?
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    What does it mean to you to be English?

    It must be so depressing being you. How do you even get out of bed in the morning?
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    What does it mean to you to be English?

    Likewise. I consider Great Britain to be the remains of the English empire, and not something to be proud of. But being English isn't a source of pride either, just an accident of birth. I did nothing to be proud of, and similarly I feel no personal shame for historical actions by the country...
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    Old and new Mini next to each other

    Oh they did. But without witnesses they couldn't prove it. I have no complaints about their actions.
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    Anti Climatic....

    Can the title of this thread be changed to Anti Climactic? I keep thinking it is about climate denial!
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    Old and new Mini next to each other

    I had a black Mk3. For 3 weeks, until a drunk truck driver rammed it into our hedge and wrote it off. He ran away and then claimed he had left his lorry at a pub. He lived about 100 yards further down our road, but the police couldn't prove it was him. So with 3rd party insurance I got...
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    Rwanda

    This. After saying he wouldn't. But then he never imagined the vote would be to leave, so he thought it an easy promise to make.
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    Rwanda

    I looked at this previously, and it's optional. I usually use spelt.
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    Old and new Mini next to each other

    Ah, but a Fiat 124 Special T looked exactly like a Lada (same body, Fiat sold the tooling to Lada, IIRC). And from the lights left many a boy racer in a stunned cloud of exhaust smoke. Until it dropped its valves. But only bent them and was fixed for 3/6d. :cool:
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    Old and new Mini next to each other

    Dogshit orange Marina auto, anyone? Or was that just me? :( But this is a proper first "car". £20 in 1971.
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    Rwanda

    Isn't that what happened with Labour? Not necessarily "good", but new.
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    Rwanda

    You mean this approach? “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
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    Nostalgia

    😢
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    Nostalgia

    If it's £40 I'll take it! Please? 🙏


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