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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
7. It was rather shocking to wake up to, but
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 05:12 AM
Jun 2016

it'll probably take some time, even a couple years, to negotiate the departure, etc.

A Brit on Joe pointed out that Britain has been part of a European union for most of her life, and another speaker feels that most voters have no idea just how profound what they've set in motion is. Younger voters went overwhelmingly to remain.

We know a couple who live near Cambridge in a tiny cramped rental. They both earn decent livings, but real estate is so tight and prices so high that they have little hope of owning the home she dreams of. She'd never mentioned influx of people from the continent as a factor, preferring to grouse about strict laws against developing England's green countryside. I wonder how she voted, but suspect I know. They're in their 40s.

Whatever. It's not war. It's a peaceful separation. They'll work it through.

The question seems to be what will happen with the rest of the EU.

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