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Apparently this is also how the Brexit happened ;) Legend has it that David Cameron asked Merkel. She said "No". He thought it means he can get what he wants –
by runxel 3y ago
Apparently this is also how the Brexit happened ;)
Legend has it that David Cameron asked Merkel. She said "No". He thought it means he can get what he wants – only to find out later, that indeed a German "no" is a clear and tight "no". But by then he already fell over his rhetoric...
- civilitty 3y agoDavid Cameron's understanding of the word "no" has always been a bit suspect [1]. He took Yes, Minister too literally. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggate