The UK isn't a country; it's four raccoons in a trench coat.
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The UK isn't a country; it's four raccoons in a trench coat. Only one of them is a brown bear that outweighs the rest by 9:1 and keeps dragging them places they don't want to go (like: out of Europe), and the fourth raccoon has dissociative identity disorder and is self-medicating with cocaine because it's Northern Ireland.
@cstross Yay Northern Ireland. I feel so seen. *snort*
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The UK isn't a country; it's four raccoons in a trench coat. Only one of them is a brown bear that outweighs the rest by 9:1 and keeps dragging them places they don't want to go (like: out of Europe), and the fourth raccoon has dissociative identity disorder and is self-medicating with cocaine because it's Northern Ireland.
@cstross The United Kingdom is the world's biggest oxymoron.
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@alansuspect @cstross Picked up by your wee suspenders and just tossed in the boat are yas.
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@jd @cstross
Seriously? Trump, Bondi, Miller, and Patel for 4 heads of Parliaments that you pick? Donât make me beg.And there are a couple states we could trade for Wales and Northern Ireland. Be careful what you wish for. You have no idea. And weâre not trading West Coast states.
The more I think about it, either trade would make the plot outline of a hilarious TV comedy.
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The UK isn't a country; it's four raccoons in a trench coat. Only one of them is a brown bear that outweighs the rest by 9:1 and keeps dragging them places they don't want to go (like: out of Europe), and the fourth raccoon has dissociative identity disorder and is self-medicating with cocaine because it's Northern Ireland.
@cstross It's weird to me how the UK insists that its constituent parts are "countries" not provinces. Similar to how the USA insists its provinces are actually "states".
Otherwise, this whole situation is pretty similar for most countries. One big province where most of the people live, especially the rich people, that bullies everyone else: Ontario, Ile de France, CDMX, Tokyo. A rural province with a much smaller population that often feels bullied (often this is where you find separatist movements and/or anti-immigrant movements). And then there's the problem child that just doesn't fit in: Quebec, French Guiana, Norfolk Island, Puerto Rico, Xinjiang...
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