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lazza
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Post by lazza »

I always wondered how the UK managed to be part of the EU when we still occupy parts of other EU nations....

(In fact, I am going to Belfast for this first time in February for a "stag" weekend... not sure if I should be nervous as it will be a group of English/Scottish....)
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Well as long as you don't wear a British football jersey you should be ok!
Northern Ireland nowadays is so different to the country I knew when I was growing up. There was a time when you would get spat at and stones thrown at you if you drove through certain areas with a ROI reg on your car.
I'm happy now to see the changes in my lifetime, and not have to hear about bombs going off every second day. Belfast is now probably safer than Dublin both for Irish and British people, and is a great city to visit! You'll have a ball....
If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation.
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Fjon wrote:Well as long as you don't wear a British football jersey you should be ok!
Unless it's a George Best top, I presume, but you wouldn't catch me dead in a man u shirt....
Fjon wrote: Belfast is now probably safer than Dublin both for Irish and British people, and is a great city to visit! You'll have a ball....
Great! Looking forward to it.
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