She is deeply concerned about what this will mean for her. She may not be able to stay in Lucca without getting some kind of a special visa. The unintended consequences of this may be far-reaching and severe. We shall see.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

9. And Italy can get pretty crazy about their visas. Very irregular.

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 23, 2020, 09:25 PM

Jan 2020

hlthe2b

(102,452 posts)

2. I guess he'll be celebrating the final nail in their "United Kingdom," then

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2020, 08:43 PM

Jan 2020

Scotland will go first with Northern Ireland soon on its heals (I predict) I guess Wales is "stuck."

Wounded Bear

(58,755 posts)

12. Not a Brit, but I suspect that unification will look pretty good to NI-ers pretty soon....

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 23, 2020, 10:01 PM

Jan 2020

Putting a hard border back in place sounds like an invitation to restart the troubles.

msongs

(67,465 posts)

3. Liz 2 sells out. she may be out of a job soon enough nt

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2020, 08:43 PM

Jan 2020

Hekate

(90,914 posts)

10. She has no say in political decisions. She's a figurehead.

Reply to msongs (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 23, 2020, 09:28 PM

Jan 2020

kimbutgar

(21,229 posts)

4. I predict this time next year there will be regret in Great Britain for this decision

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2020, 08:43 PM

Jan 2020

Sometimes one has to experience the consequences of their decision to wake up.

Like a bad marriage.

BigmanPigman

(51,646 posts)

6. Yep, that's how it usually works.

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 23, 2020, 08:49 PM

Jan 2020

Why don't humans ever learn?

brush

(53,928 posts)

7. They won't be let back in. What a disaster.

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 23, 2020, 08:59 PM

Jan 2020

underpants

(182,962 posts)

5. Oh good, a whole 8 days

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2020, 08:45 PM

Jan 2020

Good luck with that.

Kid Berwyn

(15,007 posts)

8. Putin wins.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2020, 09:19 PM

Jan 2020

Again.

2naSalit

(86,875 posts)

11. +1

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 23, 2020, 09:38 PM

Jan 2020

rurallib

(62,469 posts)

13. no kidding

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 23, 2020, 10:07 PM

Jan 2020

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)

14. You having a party?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2020, 10:08 PM

Jan 2020

VOX

(22,976 posts)

15. Scotland, start your engines.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2020, 10:20 PM

Jan 2020

They will likely vote for independence now. The Scottish National Party wants its government to resemble the inclusive “Scandinavian model.”

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