XPost: soc.culture.british, soc.culture.usa, can.general 
 XPost: us.military.army 
 From: Claire.Easthope@ntlworld.com 
  
 John of Aix wrote: 
 > Claire Easthope wrote: 
 > 
 >>>The Brits are half way ,Brit is  half American , and 10% Euro. 
 >> 
 >>Nonsense, we are Europeans because we are located on the European 
 >>tectonic plate. Americans are our offspring - if anything it is they 
 >>who are 50% British!!! :-) 
 >> 
 >> 
 >>>The Brit government now wants to change into an Euro poodle from an 
 >>>American poodle. 
 >> 
 >>Nah, never, we are the stroppy little island on the edge! :-) 
 > 
 > 
 > There's another big Island further west which isn't stroppy at all, has 
 > fully participated in and benefitted from the EU it has joined and is 
 > now rapidly passing sad old Britain by. 
 > 
 > 
 Ah the Celtic Tiger! :-) I qualify for citizenship there so if the 
 Euro-sceptics muck things up here I could..., It's bizarre though, my 
 cousin has put in an application for Irish citizenship because 
 apparently it is easier to get an American green card as an Irish citizen! 
  
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