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Does the UK desire be like Switzerland after Brexit?
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostAnd where was all his important work performed? Mmmm, an European organisation in...Switzerland.Last edited by vetran; 31 January 2017, 17:04.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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I ordered some light bulbs a wee while ago from Switzerland (fancy ones like, don't ask) about €170 worth. They were custom made. Anyways when DHL delivered the goods I was given a €45 import tax invoice before the goods could be handed over. But still I buy the odd thing from that way... nearly always because they specialise in that area or the quality is amazing.
I'm sure the UK can turn things around from a low wage economy to a high quality high wage export industry in a few months. Dyson will be returning his manufacturing base to England as quick as a whip, just you wait. And wait. And wait..."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostThe a World Wide Web provides information, connectivity, knowledge, entertainment to millions. By your logic it is terrible, because it is also useful to criminals.
The world is not black and white.
All nations have a past. Look at Germany, Switzerland, USA, Spain, Cambodia etc.
You want history look at the UK, Italy, France.
Maybe the Greeks too.Comment
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Originally posted by original PM View PostWell actually modern Germany was formed in the 17th ish century. So they have as much history as the yanks.
You want history look at the UK, Italy, France.
Maybe the Greeks too.“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by original PM View PostWell actually modern Germany was formed in the 17th ish century. So they have as much history as the yanks.
You want history look at the UK, Italy, France.
Maybe the Greeks too.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostWhat about the Arabs? Didn't they have a big influence on our alphabet and numbering system?
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostUK has only been around since 1707, though that is earlier than Germany which was 1871 so you're only wrong by about 200 years.
The UK is just a political and economic construct.
Which as far as I can tell in general respects those cultures and differences.Comment
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostWhat about the Arabs? Didn't they have a big influence on our alphabet and numbering system?
Arabic numerals
The Indian numerals discussed in our article Indian numerals form the basis of the European number systems which are now widely used. However they were not transmitted directly from India to Europe but rather came first to the Arabic/Islamic peoples and from them to Europe. The story of this transmission is not, however, a simple one. The eastern and western parts of the Arabic world both saw separate developments of Indian numerals with relatively little interaction between the two. By the western part of the Arabic world we mean the regions comprising mainly North Africa and Spain. Transmission to Europe came through this western Arabic route, coming into Europe first through Spain.
Also remember Alexander the great invaded most of the known world and spread knowledge on the way, one wonders how much impact he had?Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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