Well all countries have blood on their hands. We shouldnt have equal power over our own affairs because England have been "dick heads" in the past?

So you agree that our economy matters to England? Despite telling ILoveTRW the opposite?

I don't think Shasown's response was all that patronising. And I don't think at all that he reckons England can lay claim to a bit of Ireland like you said.

It pays to think clearly a small bit before being so trigger ready to defend Ireland.

of course our economy matters to England as it does to the rest of Europe, the comment I made to ILTRW was a bit defensive yes, forgive me for being so in a thread that is about the UK but ILTRW saw fit to tell jokes about IRA bombings in one breathe and then expected people to talk rationally to him in the next.

and yes I did find Shasowns post "
I am so glad you understand the inter relationships between international economies" patronising towards me.

I am sorry that you found my post so patronising, it was simply a response to your obvious Anti English prejudices.

I was merely pointing out that even though your country's economy is now within the Euro financial zone, it is still a major concern to the UK's economy with so much trade between the two countries.

Not only will the UK have to put money into supporting it through Europe but it concerns us so much we are willing to put extra money above and beyond that which Europe will require us to.

Obviously a sensitive subject for you, the injustices heaped upon the Irish Nation over the centuries by the English. For that I do of course apologise.

It may never happen, but it is definitely on the shortlist, and if they don't get canceled after season 26 it will probably be the next international season (although they will almost certainly go back to London for 2012).

Yes we a Inter connected to Ireland
But getting rid of the Corrupt Euro
is the way forward.

Its Not One Size that Fits All.

Germany is the Key Master.

I know you ain't having a go, I get what you mean :) , I'm 3/4 Irish myself and the English were virtually responsible for the potato famine so I know how heartless they have been, but its all in the past now. I just would like an English Parliament for the sake of balance. Its weird that no-one has bothered to sort it out thus far imo.

The truth is they really arn't separate countries. The individual 50 US states are just as if not more independent as/than the UK "countries". The rest of the world see's the UK as a country, not england/scot/wales/N.Ire.

There is only 1 seat at the UN, called "Great Britain" there is not a Scotland or Wales or England seat at the UN. In Iraq and Afghanistan, there is a British military, not an English army and a Scottish army, etc..

I think you'll find more cultural differences between Californians and New Yorkers, than you'd find between the English and Scottish.

Really the "countries" in the UK are states, not countries, by American definitions at least.

Just an outsiders point of view. Take it for whatever it's worth.

I'm certainly not anti-English Shasown, I do find though on this site that there are a few people who are blatantly anti-Irish and yes I do get annoyed about that sometimes (I'm not talking about you btw)