>>I don't mean to labour the point but I find it mildly amusing that Brits who (a) loudly argued for leave and (b) went to Belgium several times a year and brought back 800 ciggies are going to have to pay the full UK price in future.
The two things are not really connected though, are they?
I spoke to my Father the other day on the subject of Brexit. This is always a deeply depressing experience since he makes any Brexit voters we've ever had in here look like a bunch of cosmopolitan liberals.
He absolutely does not give a crap about any economic, financial or any other type of hardship or change. He will absolutely take advantage of duty free, booze cruises etc. etc.* and does not see any of that conflicts in any way with his desperate desire / need to return to the British Empire and stop the damned foreigners telling us what to do.
He doesn't give a crap that he's old and is making decisions that will never impact him but will weight heavily on others. He is deeply deeply offended by the idea that any foreigner can have any control or say in British life. [We have managed to avoid the various nationalities of my wife and children, fortunately].
I find it sad really, because he never used to be like that. Actually I find it also very difficult. It hasn't done family relationships a bunch of good at a time when they really should be good.
*though the days when he was capable of doing so are long gone.
|
