getting to you in USA
#21
01-06-2008 | 01:38 PM
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RE: getting to you in USA
We in North America think that we are the big-engine kings, but back in 1865 we were just babes in the woods compared to what existed in Britain:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM4Ig...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM4Ig...eature=related
#23
01-06-2008 | 03:13 PM
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Also think about this -85% of Brits have passports and I read that the figure for the USA is about 20%
Also think about this -85% of Brits have passports and I read that the figure for the USA is about 20%
the total area of the entire continent of europe is 10,180,000 km², with 48 countries within that area. that leads to an avg size of 212,083 km² per country.
the total area of our entire COUNTRY is 9,826,630 km². thats almost 46 times the avg size of a country in europe!
we have much less of a need for a passport than you all in europe.
#25
01-06-2008 | 03:40 PM
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From one old fart to another, cheers to you also. Presumably you do most of your mileage on horseback.
From one old fart to another, cheers to you also. Presumably you do most of your mileage on horseback.
#26
01-06-2008 | 03:42 PM
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The point is that Europe is one political entity i.e. one country. we dont need visas to travel around but we are exposed to a variety of cultures. When i was still teaching, my classes were multi- national european-wise. The students made friends everywhere and that can only be a good thing surely. Would you not have fancied going to school in say France and Portugal or Uk and Poland ? We just need passports to roam the rest of the world..
#28
01-06-2008 | 04:22 PM
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The point is that Europe is one political entity i.e. one country. we dont need visas to travel around but we are exposed to a variety of cultures. When i was still teaching, my classes were multi- national european-wise. The students made friends everywhere and that can only be a good thing surely. Would you not have fancied going to school in say France and Portugal or Uk and Poland ? We just need passports to roam the rest of the world..
The point is that Europe is one political entity i.e. one country. we dont need visas to travel around but we are exposed to a variety of cultures. When i was still teaching, my classes were multi- national european-wise. The students made friends everywhere and that can only be a good thing surely. Would you not have fancied going to school in say France and Portugal or Uk and Poland ? We just need passports to roam the rest of the world..
#30
01-06-2008 | 05:20 PM
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And you're proud of that? [sm=insomnia.gif]
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We used to own most of France too
We used to own most of France too