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As a UK citizen I live in Spain and I would never dream of having a say in how the Spanish people should live their lives.
by dazc 10y ago
As a UK citizen I live in Spain and I would never dream of having a say in how the Spanish people should live their lives.
- anonymousDan 10y agoWhy not? As an Irish citizen living in the Uk I get to vote in British elections and frankly would find it annoying if I couldn't. Note that I can't vote in Irish elections, but British people resident in Ireland can.
- dazc 10y agoIt's their country, not mine. I didn't know about your right to vote in elections but I'm more comfortable with that than I would be about you having a say in the EU referendum.
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- anonymousDan 10y agoSorry I don't get you. I was able to vote in the EU elections, as were commonwealth citizens. What I was taking issue with was the insinuation that it is ridiculous to think that EU citizens should have been able to vote.
- dazc 10y agoOK, I misunderstood. But, to answer your question I didn't intend to imply it was ridiculous but I don't think any EU citizen (regardless of national citizenship) should have a say in the UK's membership of the EU, not least because they would be somewhat biased. Just my opinion.
- airesQ 10y agoIt's the common market. Safety regulations on microwaves are EU wide. Is that that big of deal? (For Euro countries things are big different, but still.)
- fattire 10y agoYes, the thought that an English person might have a say in how foreigners should live their lives is unthinkable.