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battles over who has the right to make certain types of sausages What do you mean? There are people in England who think that the EU is going to ban British Sa
by rmc 14y ago
battles over who has the right to make certain types of sausages
What do you mean? There are people in England who think that the EU is going to ban British Sausages being called "sausages", forcing them to be called "emulsified high-fat offal tube".
It was actually a joke from the political satire show "Yes, Minister" from 1984 (watch the clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzeDZtx3wUw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzeDZtx3wUw ). There are a lot of euro-scare stories in England of similar levels of ahem reliability.
The European Commission in the UK has a blog where they try to rebut false stories in the UK media ( http://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/blog/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/blog/index_en.htm ). (The UK's Health and Safety Executive also has a "things that are mentioned in the UK media which are wrong" section http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/index.htm http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/index.htm )
- mietek 14y agoIn all honesty, British sausage probably should be renamed.
- Xylakant 14y agoMost of all, all "german sausages" sold in britain show how much the brits still hate us krauts. Each and every one is an insult to every living german - and probably to the dead as well.
- mietek 14y agoThere is one shining beacon of hope! I try to visit every time I'm in London. http://www.herman-ze-german.co.uk http://www.herman-ze-german.co.uk
- jkldotio 14y agoThanks for the knee-jerk anti-British rant, and I am very well aware of Yes Minister as well, but I was actually referring to this case.[1] [1] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17706290 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17706290
- deathcakes 14y agoIn fairness, speaking as a British person, we do fucking go on about EU regulations. Or at least the media like to kick up a fuss.