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I don't do the twitbook 15:51 - Jul 1 with 2950 views

But this was recommended to me yesterday. It's a thoroughly enjoyable read. You can decide if all the details are true or not.

The central message is clearly spot on though.

Just had conversation with a British couple who have a holiday home near us. They voted for Brexit and have made no arrangements whatsoever for what happens on Jan 1. They have now discovered the reality of their situation.

The blame apparently is with "Brussels".
— RS Archer (@archer_rs) June 29, 2020

You need to read the whole 'thread', as the twitters call it.

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I don't do the twitbook on 16:14 - Jul 1 with 2370 views

Plums

It’s superb and a joy to read.
“We knew what we were voting for” will be the epitaph to this great nation.

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I don't do the twitbook on 16:16 - Jul 1 with 2367 views

sparks

I don't do the twitbook on 16:14 - Jul 1 by Plums
It’s superb and a joy to read. “We knew what we were voting for” will be the epitaph to this great nation.

It doesnt really have the ring of truth to it- but that may be poetic licence rather than it being wholly innaccurate.

I have no time for Hartley Brewer- but her comment on the thread seems to have been utterly ignored- which is odd, given that she appears to suggest the whole premise is flawed...

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I don't do the twitbook on 16:20 - Jul 1 with 2341 views

BlueBadger

I don't do the twitbook on 16:16 - Jul 1 by sparks
It doesnt really have the ring of truth to it- but that may be poetic licence rather than it being wholly innaccurate. I have no time for Hartley Brewer- but her comment on the thread seems to have been utterly ignored- which is odd, given that she appears to suggest the whole premise is flawed...

That's remarkably generous of her to admit that the case for Brext was based on flawed premises, exaggerations, lies and outright xenophobia...

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I don't do the twitbook on 16:20 - Jul 1 with 2335 views

Herbivore

I don't do the twitbook on 16:16 - Jul 1 by sparks
It doesnt really have the ring of truth to it- but that may be poetic licence rather than it being wholly innaccurate. I have no time for Hartley Brewer- but her comment on the thread seems to have been utterly ignored- which is odd, given that she appears to suggest the whole premise is flawed...

Hartley-Brewer is best ignored in all honesty.

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I don't do the twitbook on 16:22 - Jul 1 with 2335 views

GeoffSentence

True or not it is excellent entertainment and as a bonus plus point you can no long credibly claim not to do twitbook.

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I don't do the twitbook on 16:23 - Jul 1 with 2328 views

sparks

I don't do the twitbook on 16:20 - Jul 1 by BlueBadger
That's remarkably generous of her to admit that the case for Brext was based on flawed premises, exaggerations, lies and outright xenophobia...

She makes the point that the couple supposedly in difficulty can simply apply for a long term visa if they can show they can support themselves...

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I don't do the twitbook on 16:24 - Jul 1 with 2319 views

BlueBadger

I don't do the twitbook on 16:23 - Jul 1 by sparks
She makes the point that the couple supposedly in difficulty can simply apply for a long term visa if they can show they can support themselves...

In all fairness, they're Brexiteers living abroad. We're not talking about MENSA applicants who will have made an effort to actually learn about they country they're living here.

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It's already a front runner for this year's...... on 16:30 - Jul 1 with 2293 views

Bloots

….DHOTYA.

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I don't do the twitbook on 17:00 - Jul 1 with 2236 views

bournemouthblue

I don't do the twitbook on 16:24 - Jul 1 by BlueBadger
In all fairness, they're Brexiteers living abroad. We're not talking about MENSA applicants who will have made an effort to actually learn about they country they're living here.

I know a work colleague had voted to leave and yet was planning to emigrate to Spain

Honestly you can't make it up

I also know a Brit who lives in Sweden who had voted Leave

Where do we get these people from?

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It's already a front runner for this year's...... on 17:01 - Jul 1 with 2228 views

factual_blue

It's already a front runner for this year's...... on 16:30 - Jul 1 by Bloots
….DHOTYA.

I'd see it more as a contender for the ALOPWPTTICBT Prize*

*'A Lot Of People Would Prefer To Think It Can't Be True' Prize

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I don't do the twitbook on 17:03 - Jul 1 with 2225 views

footers

I don't do the twitbook on 17:00 - Jul 1 by bournemouthblue
I know a work colleague had voted to leave and yet was planning to emigrate to Spain Honestly you can't make it up I also know a Brit who lives in Sweden who had voted Leave Where do we get these people from?

"Where do we get these people from?"

The UK. Which is why I suspect Europe won't miss many of our citizens too much. But sadly we still have to share a country with them.

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I don't do the twitbook on 17:13 - Jul 1 with 2197 views

bournemouthblue

I don't do the twitbook on 17:03 - Jul 1 by footers
"Where do we get these people from?" The UK. Which is why I suspect Europe won't miss many of our citizens too much. But sadly we still have to share a country with them.

I always wonder what the Spanish think of our emigrants who tend to take over certain areas, install their own businesses and generally try and impart their own culture on the area

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I don't do the twitbook on 17:15 - Jul 1 with 2191 views

giant_stow

Sorry to be dim, but what was the first part of the story? Why do they have to move - no residency?

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I don't do the twitbook on 17:17 - Jul 1 with 2182 views

vilanovablue

I don't do the twitbook on 16:16 - Jul 1 by sparks
It doesnt really have the ring of truth to it- but that may be poetic licence rather than it being wholly innaccurate. I have no time for Hartley Brewer- but her comment on the thread seems to have been utterly ignored- which is odd, given that she appears to suggest the whole premise is flawed...

There are about 1,000 responses to Hartley-Brewer on the thread.

Whilst I think it maybe have been amped up for the Twitterati my family live in France and some of the people they know in the ex-pat community have some very peculiar views when it comes to Brexit the myopic idiocy on offer is staggering.

My family voted remain just for the sake of clarity.

I don't do the twitbook on 17:21 - Jul 1 with 2174 views

BlueBadger

I don't do the twitbook on 17:17 - Jul 1 by vilanovablue
There are about 1,000 responses to Hartley-Brewer on the thread. Whilst I think it maybe have been amped up for the Twitterati my family live in France and some of the people they know in the ex-pat community have some very peculiar views when it comes to Brexit the myopic idiocy on offer is staggering. My family voted remain just for the sake of clarity.

The in-laws have been resident in Portugal for five years. Again, some of the British economic migrants over there have been astonishingly thick about the whole thing. Several of them are astounded to discover that they've also been learning how to speak Portuguese as well.

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I don't do the twitbook on 17:21 - Jul 1 with 2169 views

Illinoisblue

Already outed as fake but an amusing read nonetheless

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I don't do the twitbook on 17:22 - Jul 1 with 2168 views

footers

I don't do the twitbook on 17:13 - Jul 1 by bournemouthblue
I always wonder what the Spanish think of our emigrants who tend to take over certain areas, install their own businesses and generally try and impart their own culture on the area

It's a fair cultural exchange. The Brits get Gaudi, Goya, Iberico ham, Rioja, Cervantes, Velazquez, manchego and tapas.

And the Spanish get ham, egg and chips, Carling and karaoke.

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I don't do the twitbook on 17:34 - Jul 1 with 2130 views

BlueBadger

I don't do the twitbook on 17:22 - Jul 1 by footers
It's a fair cultural exchange. The Brits get Gaudi, Goya, Iberico ham, Rioja, Cervantes, Velazquez, manchego and tapas. And the Spanish get ham, egg and chips, Carling and karaoke.

Ah now, don't forget all the endless Fools and Horses repeats.

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I don't do the twitbook on 17:38 - Jul 1 with 2121 views

JakeITFC

I don't do the twitbook on 16:23 - Jul 1 by sparks
She makes the point that the couple supposedly in difficulty can simply apply for a long term visa if they can show they can support themselves...

Think the cost of supporting themselves is massively increased for citizens once we are outside of the EU (medical insurance requirements being one such thing mentioned).

I don't do the twitbook on 17:38 - Jul 1 with 2119 views

footers

I don't do the twitbook on 17:34 - Jul 1 by BlueBadger
Ah now, don't forget all the endless Fools and Horses repeats.

Don't knock Only Fools repeats, you plum.

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I don't do the twitbook on 17:44 - Jul 1 with 2105 views

BlueBadger

I don't do the twitbook on 17:38 - Jul 1 by footers
Don't knock Only Fools repeats, you plum.

I've gone too far here, haven't I?

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I don't do the twitbook on 18:41 - Jul 1 with 2030 views

Swansea_Blue

You're a very wise person FB. It's a strange place. I stumbled onto this thread yesterday. The replies are mind blowing. I don't know whether these are real people, or trolls or bots. If this is a cross section of how people are genuinely thinking in the UK right now, we're f'kd.

"Brides and grooms may not be able to kiss and couples will have to wash hands before and after exchanging rings, under new Government rules for weddings"

This is all designed to break the traditional family unit. It is Marxist.https://t.co/K65qARVsjL
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I don't do the twitbook on 19:32 - Jul 1 with 1957 views

jeera

Not feeling the glee on this one.

Although it appears to be made up in this instance, the prospect of the extra hurdles in movement and living/retiring abroad is sickening for those who didn't vote that way.

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I don't do the twitbook on 19:39 - Jul 1 with 1944 views

Swansea_Blue

I don't do the twitbook on 17:15 - Jul 1 by giant_stow
Sorry to be dim, but what was the first part of the story? Why do they have to move - no residency?

I don't think they have to. It seems they have a holiday home and the parents were planning to retire there. (At this point, it's worth me saying I don't care if it's true - it's a very funny story whether true or not).

Beyond this bit it's just a dream:

"New message from the Father. He's asking me to "look after" his son when he's here. This is the second time he's requested this.

It's possible he's asking for the Corleone option."

The boss, lawyer, the mayor. All wondwrful additions.

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I don't do the twitbook on 19:40 - Jul 1 with 1937 views

gordon

I don't do the twitbook on 18:41 - Jul 1 by Swansea_Blue

"Brides and grooms may not be able to kiss and couples will have to wash hands before and after exchanging rings, under new Government rules for weddings"

This is all designed to break the traditional family unit. It is Marxist.https://t.co/K65qARVsjL
— Simon Dolan #KBF (@simondolan) June 30, 2020

Surely we should be blaming the EU for this?

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