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[Closed] Brexit and the curious case of the idiot son.

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I have no idea whether this is actually a true story or a sneaky work of elaborate fiction, but over on Twitter there's a chap in France recounting the ongoing conversations he's having with an "ex-pat" family who've just had the sudden realisation that brexit is bidirectional. And it is hilarious.

Thread rolled for ease of reading here:

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1277505330885386240.html

Clicking on the date under the profile pic takes you to the original Twitter thread with comments, should you prefer.


 
Posted : 02/07/2020 3:15 pm
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Keep up, Cougar, this has been the subject of your Brexit thread for the last day and the verdict is it's a fake story.


 
Posted : 02/07/2020 3:18 pm
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Yes but still very funny.


 
Posted : 02/07/2020 3:26 pm
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It might be fictional but unfortunately based on some all to real "types" out there.


 
Posted : 02/07/2020 3:32 pm
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Do we really need another thread....

😉


 
Posted : 02/07/2020 3:32 pm
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That is funny as, and plausible


 
Posted : 02/07/2020 3:37 pm
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the OP of that twitter thread has closed his account...


 
Posted : 02/07/2020 3:47 pm
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Do we really need another thread….

Yes, deserves it's own. Would never have bothered to check the other thread - this is hilarious 🙂


 
Posted : 02/07/2020 3:49 pm
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The fact that no Eurostars were cancelled today or something has confirmed it as fake. Have to admit I was taken in by it yesterday when I first came across it. Still following as it bloody hilarious even as a work of fiction (and has the bonus of winding up the fumin' porcine crowd screaming FAKE at it).


 
Posted : 02/07/2020 3:50 pm
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It's obviously fake.

Why will they have to sell their property?

A friend of mine bought a place in Spain a couple of years ago and very little is changing come Brexit, regarding being able to own property. I guess in medium term there may be some new visa/residents permit requirement.


 
Posted : 02/07/2020 3:55 pm
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I don't find it funny, the words I used when I first saw it were "unhelpful" and "odd", the stereotypical portrayal of French institutions I don't find funny at all. It's misleading xenophobic nonsense (from whichever side of the channel you look at it) from someone claiming to be a dual national. It manages to be anti-Brexit and anti-French in that it puts people off visiting or buying a holiday/retirement home when as I've pointed out with links to French government web sites on the other thread are still very much possible and encouraged.


 
Posted : 02/07/2020 3:55 pm
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I dont think it is real for one minute but he did say his photo was a "stock image"

I don’t find it funny, the words I used when I first saw it were “unhelpful” and “odd”, the stereotypical portrayal of French institutions I don’t find funny at all. It’s misleading xenophobic nonsense (from whichever side of the channel you look at it) from someone claiming to be a dual national. It manages to be anti-Brexit and anti-French in that it puts people off visiting or buying a holiday/retirement home when as I’ve pointed out with links to French government web sites on the other thread are still very much possible and encouraged

Wow, really?


 
Posted : 02/07/2020 4:08 pm
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Keep up, Cougar, this has been the subject of your Brexit thread for the last day and the verdict is it’s a fake story.

Fair enough, I stopped reading that months ago. (It's not 'my' thread other than on a technicality, I created it in response to everyone asking for it.)

I'll close this off now. Sorry.


 
Posted : 02/07/2020 4:08 pm

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