tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post3053289880365412872..comments2024-03-05T09:10:31.164+00:00Comments on Coulda Shoulda Woulda: The Newly Burgeoned British Tribes - Brexiteers and RemainiansCoulda shoulda wouldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-27824830085636085692016-07-22T16:31:30.793+01:002016-07-22T16:31:30.793+01:00I'm still shocked! Really cannot believe IT h...I'm still shocked! Really cannot believe IT happened. Then again, Trump is the Republican nominee here.... Woodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-6022547607430888602016-07-17T14:08:00.211+01:002016-07-17T14:08:00.211+01:00Really? In Birmingham - the one city that voted Le...Really? In Birmingham - the one city that voted Leave? That is so interesting. If anything people are much more interested in politics and I hope it makes feel people feel less disenfranchised and involved in the governing of the country - onwards and upwards indeed! xxCoulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-2586893383343335372016-07-17T13:22:33.788+01:002016-07-17T13:22:33.788+01:00Strangely despite the result, I've yet to meet...Strangely despite the result, I've yet to meet anyone who voted out! In fact, I've met more people who have experienced racist remarks post-Brexit. It's fascinating to hear reports of how many more people voted compared to general elections. Oh well whats's done is done - onwards and upwards! xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533644247275257358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-53866281409768705412016-07-17T10:33:16.217+01:002016-07-17T10:33:16.217+01:00I don't know what to do but just laugh about i...I don't know what to do but just laugh about it although for some it is too soon still!! The US elections usually sling mud at each other but this is the first election I have been involved in where people genuinely begrudge someone's vote. If I wasn't involved I would find it so much more interesting :) But indeed life goes on and events are happening that put Brexit in the back burner even xCoulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-43834876212119727492016-07-17T04:40:09.521+01:002016-07-17T04:40:09.521+01:00So, so funny! You really should submit this to one...So, so funny! You really should submit this to one of the newspapers to run. I have watched the reactions with great interest from my perch on the other side of the world. I think you've summed it all up so well. Instagram and blogs and the vitriol on social media from both Europeans and UK slinging mud at each other was interesting. But your summation on every tribe is spot on I think. The world will keep spinning.... !!! Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432089507602828735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-90965195818251303792016-07-15T16:58:30.393+01:002016-07-15T16:58:30.393+01:00It was the most politically charged I have ever li...It was the most politically charged I have ever lived through. I can see why people would vote either funny enough and it's more about what's more important or what triggers the voter but that's just me of course. Others will be more absolute in their opinion! So many elections this year...but at least people can vote so they should!! XxCoulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-32964986803069501502016-07-15T16:46:26.200+01:002016-07-15T16:46:26.200+01:00Gosh I can't comment on all this, but to say t...Gosh I can't comment on all this, but to say that the new PM seems to be a sharp cookie and you all will hopefully be fine. After visiting last month, we were for you all remaining as the EU needs your influence and British practicality. Yet the stories I heard about the decisions and mismanagement of money in the EU seemed bad too. Still seems those that voted to leave were more of the mindset to keep foreigners out. We have a scary situation here with Trump that is similar.He's preying on all those older white voters that want to keep us white, straight and packing pistols. It's a very scary world and a lot of people here are clueless. After your vote, you cannot depend on the common sense of people. it's anything goes. xx Kimkim at northerncalstyle.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12710545630442890027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-25769746220120013852016-07-15T16:38:17.508+01:002016-07-15T16:38:17.508+01:00Well the tribes are rather divided on this so it i...Well the tribes are rather divided on this so it is either a big mistake or a huge relief - have a lovely time and weekend xxCoulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-8921691576027443622016-07-15T15:54:04.424+01:002016-07-15T15:54:04.424+01:00I will be spending the DAY with my BRITISH STEP-MO...I will be spending the DAY with my BRITISH STEP-MOTHER..............she will make me UNDERSTAND.BOTTOM LINE............they have made a BIG MISTAKE Is what I have GATHERED!<br />GREAT POST.........I will forward on to HER!<br />XXLa Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-37447272625437688472016-07-14T18:46:05.969+01:002016-07-14T18:46:05.969+01:00To be fair, after the initial drama in America in ...To be fair, after the initial drama in America in contrast the 6 week campaign here was the most intense I've ever seen and then when I thought it would essentially be over on the 24th either way only started a whole new onslaught. I'm not a labour voter but the whole situation there will surely be made into a tv series in a decade from now let alone the whole Gove episodes?!!Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-86359199126178626572016-07-14T18:41:50.250+01:002016-07-14T18:41:50.250+01:00Golly , just when US politics and the primaries ha...Golly , just when US politics and the primaries had become an all-consuming topic for me, when THIS comes along and blows it all away! I've been having such fun following the day-to-day reactions of my fellow Brits (listening to LBC on my phone has been an eye opener), the "all change" at the top, and the rebellion that is going on within Labour, and the fallout from the new cabinet appointees. I've entirely forgotten about the current race over here. Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-60857446708686329352016-07-14T18:31:10.955+01:002016-07-14T18:31:10.955+01:00I think the news ratings have been staggeringly hi...I think the news ratings have been staggeringly higher than ever!! I watch daily politics news night etc with more relish than I did the game of thrones series finale which I waited for until I got back from holiday and it was so dull in comparison. I must admit I was not detached in Italy just BC too much was going on and everyone was in a state of shock whichever way you voted. I do think you'll have a great time in holiday as the new cabinet is in place and there won't be an interest rate cut news for a few months now :) bonnes vacancies SueCoulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-19758941440501633542016-07-14T17:57:50.876+01:002016-07-14T17:57:50.876+01:00Well, Naomi - you are v brave to put your head abo...Well, Naomi - you are v brave to put your head above the parapet...I live in a Top University town approx. 50miles from London, and there is a collective nervous breakdown ongoing. Still. I am still glued to all media outlets, obviously and can't tear myself away. ( Actually, I am going on holiday tomorrow so the obsession will resolve itself at that point)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09471221804410563557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-9449668656444795102016-07-14T17:08:27.767+01:002016-07-14T17:08:27.767+01:00Yes, I do ideally wish we had a third option in th...Yes, I do ideally wish we had a third option in the referendum. Of course now there are divisions among the leavers so it's all fun and games! Do you know that in parts of the U.K. Avocado toast is still a bit exotic? When Nigella showed Britain how to make it some slated her but it shows how divided this country is hehe. But I'd love to come over if you're having an election night party though I must say you should take advantage of the exchange rate and visit!!!Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-12934914259576088172016-07-14T16:55:46.434+01:002016-07-14T16:55:46.434+01:00Hahaha this is so perfect! I've been wondering...Hahaha this is so perfect! I've been wondering how you're doing amid this sea of absolute bizarrity. At least you can find the humor. And of course those ~soul healing~sunrises :) do you think if we had an avocado toast summit we could unite the land? <br />I'm having my own voter identity crisis as my skin crawls at the thought of voting for Clinton but obviously I will not vote for Trump under any circumstance. We have a third party candidate who sort of represents my party-but voting for him would be basically a throwaway vote. If he even made it to the ballot. Maybe you should move here to the States. Then at least we can trade sarcastic barbs while the world burns down. I've mastered the grapefruit Tanqueray and tonic so there's that. Stephen Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657698116552267561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-35943293295638206112016-07-14T13:14:59.197+01:002016-07-14T13:14:59.197+01:00I wasn't going to write anything people have g...I wasn't going to write anything people have gone over on both sides so I thought we should have a bit of tongue in cheek with it BC what else can we do if we are not chosen for a cabinet position? XxCoulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-55074957678640646062016-07-14T12:43:01.940+01:002016-07-14T12:43:01.940+01:00This is the first time I've had a laugh over t...This is the first time I've had a laugh over the Brexit commotion and kerfuffle and utter shock of it so thank you. I was so hoping you'd write a post on it! XODaniBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633155240779845497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-72381489669332330682016-07-14T10:01:40.337+01:002016-07-14T10:01:40.337+01:00Did you see private eye this week? It was so funny...Did you see private eye this week? It was so funny bc they were saying they won't bother putting anything in print for their issues bc everything is out of date by the end of the day! Oddly yesterday with having a new PM seemed like a rather slow news day hehe xxxCoulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-75309086117747237032016-07-14T10:00:45.224+01:002016-07-14T10:00:45.224+01:00There are already 2 types of referendums this Octo...There are already 2 types of referendums this October - Italy for their banking issues and Hungary for Schengen. Who knows how Switzerland will deal with the freedom of movement issue..?Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-66591656111166588912016-07-14T10:00:01.100+01:002016-07-14T10:00:01.100+01:00Hopefully it will get sorted and I do think the wo...Hopefully it will get sorted and I do think the world will go on and in actual fact all things considering it is still peaceful xCoulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-82637713137846520782016-07-14T09:59:12.372+01:002016-07-14T09:59:12.372+01:00Yep - hugely tough issue and I have never seen the...Yep - hugely tough issue and I have never seen the country more divided on any subject. It is still going on and changing so fast that feelings of yesterday are quickly out of date and not let to form any shape bc one is dealing with something else! We are living in interesting times indeed xxCoulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-87394475337931898962016-07-14T09:50:07.558+01:002016-07-14T09:50:07.558+01:00So much is happening so fast all around the world…...So much is happening so fast all around the world….so I'm hunkering down and focussing on domestic minutiae.<br /><br />Miss you on fb!! xxxxxFaux Fuchsiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317677066408030053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-50054214089471398962016-07-14T01:54:40.847+01:002016-07-14T01:54:40.847+01:00I think the UK is just the first one out the door....I think the UK is just the first one out the door. Others will follow. GSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903412564467078538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-65514112958821698352016-07-14T01:43:21.791+01:002016-07-14T01:43:21.791+01:00We were in a frazzle for all of a day or two with ...We were in a frazzle for all of a day or two with the Brexit and then we realized we have Clinton vs Trump to worry about over here. It all gets sorted out and hopefully the world does not end :)Blue Boobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504819843930360278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-25082456680631675812016-07-14T01:01:38.534+01:002016-07-14T01:01:38.534+01:00Wow, this post makes my head spin. This has been s...Wow, this post makes my head spin. This has been such a tough issue and it seems like it is absolutely fracturing the country into pieces, based on what you've written here! I don't know what to make of it. I feel like something similar is happening here in the US, everyone is going crazy. I despise both choices for the election in the fall and can only see how things will get worse, no matter which one wins. It's very sad. xxJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18062587289685203227noreply@blogger.com